"We are committed to complying with all laws and regulations and are in the process of implementing a number of specific, concrete actions to strengthen our compliance program in India, " the Wal-Mart spokeswoman said.

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The U.S. position, shared with South Korea, has been that Pyongyang must first show it is willing to take concrete steps toward a suspension of its nuclear program before those talks can resume.

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They prefer to focus on the first stage of his plan, which is more concrete: If elected, Bush says he would immediately push through a four-year program to provide a prescription drug subsidy for low-income seniors and the disabled until the larger reforms are in place.

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