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U.S. Halts North Korean Food Aid After Country Launches Long-Range Missile
"The U.S. will halt planned shipments of thousands of tons in food aid to North Korea after the reclusive Asian nation's launch of a long-range rocket, two Obama administration officials said," Bloomberg News reports (Talev, 4/13). "Under a recent food deal with the United States, North Korea agreed to refrain from long range missile launches and nuclear tests," CNN's "1600 Report" writes (Yellin, 4/12). "North Korea's rocket launch was a failed effort that nonetheless violated international law and jeopardized regional security, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said," according to Bloomberg (4/13).
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