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North Korea seeks aid amid nuclear arms diplomacy
Reuters - North Korea is seeking humanitarian aid
at talks with the South, an official said on Thursday,
signaling Pyongyang was trying to cash in on a reduction of
tensions on the Korean peninsula.
U.S. concerned about Canadian ecstasy production
Reuters - The United States
is concerned about increased production of the drug ecstasy by
Canadian organized crime groups, according to a State
Department report released on Thursday.
Clinton wins only praise from L.A. mayor
AP - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton kicked off a national volunteer drive to clean up litter and graffiti — an event that showcased environmental activism and presidential politics.
Conservatives laud Gingrich at meeting
AP - Conservative stalwart Newt Gingrich has done nothing to lay the foundation for a presidential run except talk — yet he ranks third among Republicans in most national polls.
Romney tops straw poll of GOP activists
AP - Mitt Romney won the most support for the Republican presidential nomination in a straw poll of GOP activists attending an annual conference.
Breyer to be a guest on radio humor show
AP - Justice Stephen Breyer, in a first for the Supreme Court, plans to follow in the footsteps of John McCain, Barack Obama, Weird Al Yancovic, Elmo and many other notables.
Richardson: 4 states will decide nominee
AP - Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson thinks the race for his party's nomination will be all but over by the end of next January after the first four contests.
Morocco to present Sahara autonomy plan
AP - Morocco will present an autonomy plan for Western Sahara to the United Nations next month in hopes of ending a three-decade conflict that has stranded 160,000 refugees in the Sahara, a top Moroccan official said Friday.
Security bottlenecks snarl U.S.-Canada trade
WINDSOR, Ontario (Reuters) - The Canada-U.S. border stretches a full 8,891 km (5,525 miles), touches three oceans and is a crossing point for a trading relationship worth C$1.6 billion ($1.4 billion) a day.
U.S.-North Korea talks face pitfalls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the United States and North Korea prepare to discuss normalizing diplomatic relations on Monday, many pitfalls threaten the process, including U.S. promises to discuss lifting sanctions and removing Pyongyang from the U.S. terrorism list.
Former Sen. Thomas Eagleton dies
AP - Former U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton, who resigned as a vice presidential nominee in 1972 after it was revealed he had been hospitalized for depression, died Sunday. He was 77.
Former US vice presidential candidate Eagleton dead at 77
AFP - Former US senator Thomas Eagleton, who was dropped as George McGovern's presidential running mate in 1972 after he admitted having undergone shock treatment for depression, died Sunday at age 77, his family said.
Biden courts independent voters in S.C.
AP - Sen. Joe Biden told South Carolina audiences on Sunday he expects to spend a lot of time campaigning in the state because the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination essentially will be determined by the first Southern primary.
Clintons, Obama pay homage to activists
AP - Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton crossed campaign paths for the first time Sunday as they paid homage to civil rights activists who they said helped give them the chance to break barriers to the White House.
Edwards: Janitors continue rights push
AP - Democratic presidential contender John Edwards on Sunday called a janitors' campaign for better wages at the University of California, Berkeley, a continuation of the civil rights struggle that began in the 1960s.
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