2005.07.02

Japan-BSE (Kyodo) U.S. government expresses appreciation for Prime Minister Koizumi's measured response on 2nd American mad cow case. 2005.07.02

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Optimism raised on DPRK talks, no date fixed (Reuters). Informal discussions on the North Korean nuclear crisis have ended with participants optimistic that Pyongyang will return to six-country negotiations, the organizer say, but no date is fixed. 2005.07.02

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DPRK Wants USA to Withdraw Remark (AP). North Korea tells the United States that it must withdraw its description of the communist nation as an "outpost of tyranny" and treat Pyongyang as a friend if it wants nuclear talks to resume. 2005.07.02

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