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...rebels signed a peace deal that will install insurgent leader John Garang as Vice President. Khartoum announced that fresh talks with rebels in the western Darfur region would start within weeks. Making Nice NORTH KOREA Pyongyang indicated it was willing to resume talks on its nuclear program, following a four-day visit by a U.S. congressional delegation. Weathering Disaster UNITED STATES Rain- and snowstorms killed 28 people in California and caused an estimated $100 million in damage in the southern part of the state. Ten of the victims died when a mudslide buried part of the beachside town...
...news the world wanted to hear: at the end of a four-day trip to Pyongyang last week, a U.S. congressional delegation declared North Korea was ready to return to the long-delayed six-party talks over its nuclear weapons program. Pyongyang had pulled out of negotiations with the U.S., China, South Korea, Japan and Russia last August, citing a "hostile" U.S. attitude; this time, said delegation leader Republican Curt Weldon, talks could resume in "weeks, not months or years." But, as Weldon conceded, there's a catch: before they come back to the table, the North Koreans want...
...Thomas' four-day Tarkine Trail ($470, including gourmet organic meals, transport from Hobart or Launceston and tent accommodation) skirts the ridge above the magnificent Eason's Creek, before plunging into the wooded gorge. It took Thomas more than 100 days to pick out the trail, following animal tracks that zigzag through giant ferns across the forest floor and following the natural contours of the land?a practice that reflects his commitment to causing minimum disruption to the environment. Along the way, walkers encounter the Tarkine Falls?a majestic, three-tiered wall of water, partly veiled by fern?and the magical...
...seven requests she brought into the greivance meeting, Thomas said only one was granted—an allowance for a four-day flexible schedule that will allow her to take Wednesdays...
...called the most deadly phrase in politics: "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it," said Kerry about his vote against supplemental funding for the war. The trap looked foolproof: If Kerry defended his vote, that would seem to be at odds with his four-day convention attack on the war. If he changed his position, he would undermine his convention's theme of strength. If he wiggled, the G.O.P. would use his running mate Edwards' devastating line during the Democratic primaries: "Senator, that's the longest answer I've ever heard...