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KCNA did not state precisely when the picture was taken. Credit: Reuters/KCNA By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON | Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:57pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Whether North Korea's new leader will follow the dangerous path of his father is unclear, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday, despite worrying behavior by the reclusive state during his first year in power. "The bottom line is we still don't know whether or not he will simply follow in the steps of his father or whether he represents a different kind of leadership for the future," Panetta said, flanked by South Korea's defense chief at a Pentagon news conference. The still largely untested Kim Jong-un, in his late 20s, has appeared to be trying hard to soften the dour image of his dictator father, whom he succeeded in December. He has appeared waving and smiling at public events, even attending a pop concert that included Disney characters. 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