WASHINGTON: The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed sweeping changes to ethics and lobbying rules, overcoming bipartisan reluctance to ban many of the favors that lobbyists do for lawmakers and to illuminate the shadowy legislative practice of earmarking money for special projects. Read more

North Korea said talks between its Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan and chief U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill this week to prepare for new six- nation talks reached “a certain agreement.”

The two days of discussions in Berlin took place in a “positive and sincere atmosphere and a certain agreement was reached there,” the official Korean Central Read more

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