Chinese and American officials tried to persuade Mr Kim that this was merely a bureaucratic hitch and that he should get on with discussions about the nuclear problem.

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Reverend Rees is calling for immediate discussions on how to tackle the problem, ahead of a meeting arranged in Cardiff at the end of September.

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But he criticised the suggestion of holding a review within a year of the bill's passage as an "artificial" timeframe which could "limit the scope" of discussions on how to address the problem.

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Illegal immigration is a serious problem, but our national focus on it drowns out discussions of other problems that are just as pressing, if not as public, like strategic immigration.

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Gonzales, in summary, told Waxman that Rove "either had passing, inconsequential contacts or participated in broad policy discussions, neither of which presents an ethical problem under applicable regulations, " but said he would be happy to discuss the matter further if his letter did not satisfy Waxman's concerns.

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Chu: The problem with APEC is that there are a lot of initiatives and discussions.

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The problem, in simplest terms, stems from boardroom leaks of closed door discussions, deliberations and decisions.

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But a HFEA spokeswoman said discussions with focus groups held before the consultation process began did not indicate that would be a problem.

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