N. Korea Open to Aid Deal ; Pact Trades Food for Nuclear Halt.

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea signaled today it remains open to suspending uranium enrichment in exchange for U.S. food aid, a deal that appeared imminent before leader Kim Jong Il died last month.

The North complained the United States had "drastically" changed the amount and kind of aid it would send but said officials would wait and "see if the United States has a willingness to establish confidence" with North Korea -- which observers saw as its precondition for making the deal happen.

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N. Korea Open to Aid Deal ; Pact Trades Food for Nuclear Halt.

The North's statement offers an early look at how the government now led by ...

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