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THE three-day meeting starting Tuesday in Pyongyang will be over before all the pre-summit speculation about the intent of the two Korean leaders finally dies away.
This is only the second such summit since the Korean War was put on indefinite hold, but the two sides have negotiated and traded up a storm in recent years. Oddly, instead of celebrating easier, more facile exchanges between once-fierce enemies, there is gloomy talk about diplomatic missteps behind closed doors. There's even unnerving chatter that South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il might announce a symbolic peace agreement. Apparently, engaging North Korea is good, but not too much engagement.See the full content of this document
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Savoring a Civil Moment
The doubters see this summit as Roh's a...
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