05/19/2009
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"Leadership is about making the right decision, not the easy one."
"The three nations jointly condemned North Korea and rejected the call by China to return to six-party talks to resolve the long-running conflict."
"Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met today in Washington with South Korean and Japanese diplomats for talks on how to respond to North Korea's recent attacks in nuclear arms proliferation."
"the conflict between Israel and Palestine and between Israel and its Arab neighbors is a source of tension and an obstacle to prosperity and opportunity for all of the people in the region."