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　　In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Obama said his advisers¹ are weighing how to respond in kind to the attack.

　　"No, I don't think it was an act of war. I think it was an act of cyber vandalism that was very costly², very expensive. We take it very seriously. We will respond proportionately, as I said."

　　Obama said his government was considering putting North Korea back on a U.S. list of countries that sponsor terrorism. It was removed from the list six years ago.

　　On the other side, North Korea on Saturday proposed a joint³ investigation⁴ with the US to determine the true culprit.

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　　It warned of "serious" consequences if Washington rejects a probe that it believes would prove Pyongyang had nothing to do with the cyber attack.

　　"We will never pardon those impure⁵ elements keen on insulting the dignity of the supreme⁶ leadership of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. If we need to retaliate⁷ we will target with legitimacy⁸ those responsible for any attack against us, targeting the attackers and their bases, not innocent audiences in cinemas."

　　But the White House rejected the idea.

　　Also on Sunday, a lawyer for Sony Pictures Entertainment called the hacking⁹ a "state sponsored criminal attack."

　　The lawyer, David Boies, promised the movie, which depicts¹⁰ a fictional¹¹ assassination¹² of the North Korean leader, will eventually come out.

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