The reported invitation comes after Pyongyang was said to have proposed a summit with South Korea over the weekend, though Seoul denied the report. The US and South Korean governments reiterated their insistence Monday that the isolated North à ‚¬" often called the "hermit kingdom" à ‚¬" must give up nuclear weapons. US special envoy Stephen Bosworth is said to have accepted the offer |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.