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Bush: 'Diplomatic Solution' Sought for Korean Crisis

President Bush faced down questions about the scandal involving former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL), the continued U.S.-led occupation of Iraq, and especially North Korea's recent reported nuclear test.

The president vowed to work within the existing six-nation framework to pressure North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program.

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Mara Liasson is a national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazine programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Liasson provides extensive coverage of politics and policy from Washington, DC — focusing on the White House and Congress — and also reports on political trends beyond the Beltway.
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Madeleine Brand is the host of NPR’s newest and fastest-growing daily show, Day to Day. She conducts interviews with newsmakers (Iraqi politicians, US senators), entertainment figures (Bernardo Bertolluci, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Ricky Gervais), and the everyday people affected by the news (an autoworker laid off at GM, a mother whose son was killed in Iraq).
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