The Bush administration is taking steps toward rebuilding relations with a country it once said was part of an "axis of evil." President Bush announced Thursday that the United States is lifting some trade sanctions against North Korea and removing it from a list of countries that the U.S. considers state sponsors of terrorism.
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New S. Korean President to Take Tougher Approach
South Korea's new president, who took office last week, plans to take a harder line against North Korea. Before the election, Lee Myung-bak said he would do away with the rapprochement...
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