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U.S. Postpones Decision On Food Aid To North Korea; Aid Groups Worry Situation Could Worsen
"Humanitarian groups fear that the death of Kim Jong-il could worsen North Korea's dire food situation, after the U.S. postponed a decision on potential aid," the Guardian reports (Branigan, 12/21). "'We need to see where (the North Koreans) are and where they go as they move through their transition period,' said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland addressing questions about food aid on Tuesday. 'We will obviously need to reengage at the right moment, but ... we haven't made any internal decisions here,'" MSNBC.com notes.
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