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Bush rallies China's help on North Korea
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Contributed by World News
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LIMA, Peru - In a last dash of diplomacy, President George W. Bush on Friday sought China's help in pinning down North Korea to keep its shaky promises of nuclear disarmament. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao privately tried to push along a way to verify North Korea's nuclear declarations - the latest hang-up in a showdown that has vexed six nations. The meeting came as Bush began his last scheduled foreign journey, at a yearly Asia-Pacific forum, where the world's economic collapse and the North Korea standoff dominated. Bush even allowed that he "felt a little nostalgic" over his final meeting as a head of state with Hu, White House press secretary Dana Perino said. It was some rare...
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