White House: North Korea deal important first step
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The White House on Tuesday said the six-party deal on North Korea's nuclear program was an important first step toward Pyongyang's denuclearization.
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North Korea agreed to take steps toward nuclear disarmament under a groundbreaking deal struck on Tuesday that will bring the impoverished communist state more than $300 million worth of aid.
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President George W. Bush on  Wednesday said the agreement reached with North Korea on its  nuclear program was "unique" and an important step in the right  direction.
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NEW YORK - The United States and North Korea were set to begin groundbreaking talks Monday as a first step toward normalizing ties and cementing Pyongyang's commitment to scrapping its nuclear arms program.
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The Bush administration called a deal to begin dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program a breakthrough, but the North's history of broken promises kept the celebrations to a minimum.
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Top negotiators from the United States and North Korea said on Saturday they had made progress on the first day of talks meant to advance an international effort to end Pyongyang's nuclear program.
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The White House on Thursday sought to ease concern among conservatives, including at least one key aide to President Bush, that a nuclear disarmament deal with North Korea goes too easy on the communist country.
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US Vice President Dick Cheney reassured Japan on Wednesday that the breakthrough North Korea nuclear deal was a &quot;good first step&quot; as a worried Tokyo stood by its refusal to fund the pact.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The North Korean nuclear issue lies at the heart of US policies toward the Korean Peninsula. The North Korean nuclear issue is one of top priority foreign policies of President Bushâs second administration.
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North Korea made clear on Saturday it  would not return to six-party talks on its nuclear programs  until President Bush assembled his new team and Washington  decided its policy toward Pyongyang.
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U.S. and North Korean officials start talks on Monday aimed at eventually normalizing diplomatic ties as part of a agreement under which Pyongyang has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs for aid.
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The White House stressed the need Friday for global adherence to nuclear safeguards after South Korea&#39;s embarrassing disclosure its scientists were involved in illicit nuclear activity.
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The United States said it had "very good" talks with North Korea on Tuesday and it appeared that a deal on ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions was on track for now.
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BEIJING -- Deadlocked over energy aid to North Korea, envoys to six-nation denuclearization talks decided last night to give themselves one more day to come up with an agreement on the first steps toward getting rid of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
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BEIJING -- Envoys from six nations reached a tentative agreement early today on the first steps toward North Korea's nuclear disarmament, a potential breakthrough in talks that have faltered repeatedly since 2003.
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The White House yesterday found itself fending off a conservative revolt over the North Korea nuclear deal, even scrambling to mollify one of its own top officials who expressed sharp disagreement with a provision that could spring Pyongyang from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism, U.S....
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North Korea agreed to take steps toward nuclear disarmament under a groundbreaking deal struck on Tuesday that will bring the impoverished communist state some $300 million worth of aid.