Ri Gun is North Korea's second most senior envoy in multinational talks aimed at ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

sanctions resulting from the launch will deal a fatal blow to six-nation talks aimed at ending the North's nuclear weapons programs.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

The Japanese economy,he says, is not strong enough for the government to discuss ending stimulus programs yet.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

His speech meandered through a checklist of old-school Democratic mantras (funding social programs, ending discrimination) before it arrived on Gore's doorstep with a deafening thump.

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Diplomats are discussing initial steps that could lead to North Korea ending its nuclear programs.

NPR: Hope Seen at North Korean Nuclear Talks

The great uncertainty produced by a never-ending avalanche of new regulations, programs and proposals puts small business people in a position of inaction.

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