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Were any breakthroughs made when U.S. and North Korean officials met with other diplomats from Northeast Asia at UC San Diego this week? We speak to the organizer of the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue about the purpose of the meeting, and what came out of the international discussion.

U.S. Reps. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and Peter Roskam (R-IL) have both traveled to Iraq recently. They talk about their trips and the effects on their thinking on the Iraq war.

U.S. and North Korean officials in San Diego have wrapped up unofficial talks with other northeast Asian countries about regional security, but no major breakthroughs are expected.

For the first time in its history, North Korea had a film screened at the Cannes film festival, which was held earlier this year. Observers say it's a cultural indication of the secretive nation's interest in opening up to the West.

As both sides sort out who won and who lost in the budget deal, the next phase of wrangling ensues.

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The group of congressional newcomers largely stuck to their guns through tense debt-ceiling negotiations, forcing a first-ever cap on discretionary spending and staving off tax increases.

As both sides sort out who won and who lost in the budget deal, the next phase of wrangling ensues. The current-year budget deal still needs full congressional approval. The House is expected to approve a new budget plan for 2012 that includes big changes in Medicare and Medicaid. And there's the looming battle about raising the federal debt ceiling.

House Republicans passed a largely symbolic stopgap spending bill on Thursday, as congressional leaders met again with President Obama to try to hammer out a compromise that could keep the government from a partial shutdown.

The president said he hoped to be able to announce a deal on Friday but "there's no certainty yet." He said he told House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that he wants an answer in the morning.