Vince Gill and Amy Grant perform for President Bush in Washington
Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) attends a performance by recording artists Vince Gill and Amy Grant at the White House in Washington on February 24, 2008. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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Former South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint said implementing the bipartisan immigration reform proposal before Congress would cost trillions of dollars.
The United States urged North Korea to grant amnesty and release U.S. national Kenneth Bae, who has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in that country.
Some experts analyzing North Korea's threats of war and pre-emptive strikes said they need not be taken literally but also didn't dismiss them.
A string of visits to North Korea by foreign officials and private media executives is part of Pyongyang's efforts to improve its image, a scholar said.
The North Korean leadership of Kim Jong Un appears to be stressing economic gain over "belligerent rhetoric," a South Korean scholar said.
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said he discussed Internet access for North Koreans during a "productive" trip to Pyongyang with Google's executive.
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Google head Eric Schmidt Thursday ended their North Korea visit, which Richardson described as "successful."
The North Korean state news agency confirmed Monday that Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson arrived Monday in Pyongyang.
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson say his trip with Google chief Eric Schmidt to North Korea is purely for humanitarian reasons.
U.S. actions in the Asia-Pacific region suggest the country aims to start a war on the Korean Peninsula, a North Korean newspaper reported Friday.
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