U.S. and North Korea caution on hope for deal
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The prospect of initial steps toward ending North Korea's nuclear arms program brightened on Friday as negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend operations at a nuclear plant within two months.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed cautious optimism Thursday that North Korea would stick to a deal to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.
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The determination of North Korea to  develop nuclear arms could harden after President Bush and his  rival, Senator John Kerry, clashed over how to proceed with  six-party talks on Pyongyang's ambitions, analysts said.
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North Korea has set tough terms for a freeze of one of its nuclear facilities, demanding that the United States exceed commitments made under a Clinton-era deal that the Bush administration previously derided as inadequate.
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The White House tried to convince  conservatives, including a top aide, on Thursday that a  breakthrough deal with North Korea would not free Pyongyang  anytime soon from a list of countries that sponsor terrorism.
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Prospects of ending North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions brightened a little on Friday as negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend activities at a nuclear plant as a first step to dismantlement.
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U.S. and North Korean negotiators will start talks on Monday aimed at normalizing diplomatic ties as part of a complex agreement under which Pyongyang has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs for aid.
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Prospects for an initial agreement on ending North Korea's nuclear arms program were clouded on Sunday as talks entered a fourth day without an accord on how to compensate Pyongyang for moving to disarm.
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North Korea, facing a looming deadline in a nuclear disarmament deal, blamed the United States on Monday for hurting the prospects for peace on the Korean peninsula with plans to attack the reclusive state.
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The United States warned North Korea against thinking it could use worries over a possible long-range missile to force the United States into direct talks.
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North Korea hopes that a permanent peace treaty with the U.S. will enable it to spend less on its military.
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The United States reacted cautiously   on Tuesday to reports of an imminent deal between major powers   and Iran on the nuclear standoff, saying Tehran so far has not   provided a definitive response.
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U.S. and North Korean officials  started talks on Monday aimed at eventually normalizing  diplomatic ties as part of an agreement under which Pyongyang  has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs in exchange for  aid.
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Bluffs and bluster, then capitulation and compromise. North Korea has decades of experience dancing a diplomatic tango with its allies and enemies to get what it wants &#151; and leaving the rest of the world guessing as to the real intent of the isolated communist regime.
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Six-way talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program resumed on Saturday with a dim promise of progress, but envoys remained cautious as the United States spoke of at least one hurdle in the way.
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A proposed free-trade deal between the United States and South Korea would probably be doomed if Washington succeeds in putting rice on the negotiating table, according to a source familiar with the subject.
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Negotiators over North Korea's nuclear program prepared on Thursday to consider a proposed deal that promises rare progress toward disarmament, as Pyongyang said it was willing to consider initial steps.