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Verification Will Be the Next Hurdle for the North Korea Nuclear Deal
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- July 1, 2008
The United States needs to confirm that Pyongyang has come clean on past bomb-making activities.
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News Buzz: North Korea Blows Up Reactor Tower, the Obama-Clinton Unity Show, and More
Nation & World
- June 27, 2008
North Korea meets its denuclearization.
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Public Opinion: How Should the United States Deal With North Korea?
Opinion
- June 27, 2008
Bush is ready to take the country off the terror list and ease sanctions—should he be tougher?
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North Korea Makes Partial Disclosure on Its Secret Nuclear Weapons Program
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- June 26, 2008
With diplomacy paying off, the United States responds by lifting some sanctions.
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Blog Buzz: North Korea, Guns, and the Christian Conservative Vote
Opinion
- June 26, 2008
Taking Korea off the terror list, the right to bear arms, and veepstakes
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Nuclear Disclosures Imperil a North Korea Deal
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- April 25, 2008
U.S. says North Korea aided a secret Syrian nuclear reactor project.
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News Buzz: Intelligence on Syria, Ford's Surprise, and more
News Desk
- April 24, 2008
Members of the House and Senate will receive briefings today by top U.S. intelligence officials, who are expected to present what they say is video evidence that North Korean researchers or officials provided assistance to Syria for a now destroyed nuclear reactor facility.
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The New York Philharmonic Tries to Strike the Right Notes In North Korea
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- February 26, 2008
Will this interlude of musical diplomacy make a difference?
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Morning Buzz: Feb. 26, 2008
News Desk
- February 26, 2008
A former rival for the White House, Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, is expected to endorse Barack Obama in Cleveland today. Dodd's endorsement will come before tonight's debate between Obama and Hillary Clinton. It will be the last time the Democratic candidates square off before the all-important primaries in Ohio and Texas on March 4.
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U.S. Offers Mixed Report on Security Threats
News Desk
- February 5, 2008
Al Qaeda and Iraq were the main subjects when the top leaders of the U.S. intelligence community appeared this morning on Capitol Hill to deliver their annual threat assessment to the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Taking North Korea Off the U.S. Terrorism List
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- February 4, 2008
The Bush administration says OK, with conditions. And that's where things get complicated.
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Condoleezza Rice Hits Back at Critics of Her North Korea Nuclear Strategy
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- January 24, 2008
Signs of discord within the Bush administration
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Morning Buzz: Dec. 6, 2007
News Desk
- December 6, 2007
The White House disclosed today that President Bush himself wrote a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il asking him to fully disclose the country's nuclear program. Bush sent his letter to the North Korean leader on December 1 and also wrote letters to the leaders of other countries involved in six-party talks about North Korea, expressing the desire to resolve the nuclear standoff.
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Hagel Blasts Bush Foreign Policy
News Desk
- November 1, 2007
In a broad-ranging talk at a dinner Tuesday night in Washington, GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska warned of dangers in the way the Bush administration is handling the Iran issue, previewing a major policy speech on Iran that he will give next week.
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Getting Rid of the Nukes
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- October 5, 2007
First thing, a short timetable to disable a nuclear reactor.
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A Nice French Burgundy to Seal the Deal
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- October 5, 2007
A Carefully Choreographed North-South Get-Together
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A Change of Attitude by North Korea?
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- October 2, 2007
A rare summit on halting North Korea's nuclear program raises expectations on the Korean Peninsula.
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Israel Takes a Swipe at Syria
By Larry Derfner -
Nation & World
- September 22, 2007
Israelis cheer reports that their Air Force hit what may have been a secret nuclear-related target
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