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...agreements it pulled out of in 2002 when it acknowledged its nuclear program, specifically the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) and safeguards outlined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In exchange, The United States offered energy aid and the possibility of diplomatic relations, confirmed that it does not intend to invade North Korea, and agreed to a step-by-step approach to disarmament. Previously, the U.S. had insisted that Pyongyang surrender it's nukes completely before the country received...
Mitchell said that the College does not currently intend to alter the construction plans to accommodate the visiting students...
...push for a full-scale inquiry like the 9/11 commission, which Bush bitterly opposed until the pressure from Congress and surviving families made resistance futile. Congressional Democrats have said they are unwilling to settle for anything less than an outside panel, but White House officials said they do not intend to give in, and will portray Democrats as politicking if they do not accept a bipartisan panel proposed by Republican congressional leaders. Ken Mehlman, the party's chairman and Bush's campaign manager last year, told TIME that viewers at home will think it's "kind of ghoulish, the extent...
Unlike most people in earlier generations, the Bours view the equity in their home as a smart source of cash for the lifestyle they intend to maintain. And they are far from alone. In 2004, Americans took almost $400 billion in cash out of their homes in refinancing and home-equity loans, says David Lereah, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors. People ages 45 to 59 are the most likely to refinance, according to Demos, a nonprofit public-policy organization in New York City. Is refinancing so close to retirement a smart financial move...
...general--are getting into trouble is in using their home as their personal ATM. "We're seeing more people get new mortgages in order to consolidate debt or buy a new car, for example," says Jim Nabors, president of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers. How do they intend to build equity? They are counting on escalating home values--not a smart plan...