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N. Korea Nuclear Report Spurs Bush to Lift Sanctions

By Renee Montagne, Anthony Kuhn

Published June 26, 2008 at 3:00 AM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

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North Korea on Thursday submitted its long-awaited declaration detailing its nuclear weapons activities. In turn, the Bush administration said it will lift some trade sanctions against the country, and move to take it off the U.S. terrorism blacklist.

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Renee Montagne, one of the best-known names in public radio, is a special correspondent and host for NPR News.

Anthony Kuhn

Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent based in Seoul, South Korea, reporting on the Korean Peninsula, Japan, and the great diversity of Asia's countries and cultures. Before moving to Seoul in 2018, he traveled to the region to cover major stories including the North Korean nuclear crisis and the Fukushima earthquake and nuclear disaster.