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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill is headed to Pyongyang to try to prevent a nuclear agreement from unraveling. North Korea has moved to reconstitute its nuclear infrastructure amid complaints from both sides over the deal.

President Bush called House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) Thursday to offer his appreciation for the way Hastert has handled the situation involving former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL). The call came as Hastert weathered criticism for his handling of the political crisis. Hastert says he will not step down as speaker.

The incoming Obama administration will inherit ongoing nuclear weapons negotiations with North Korea. One expert says that, though an agreement is likely to take years, the only way to rein in the reclusive nation is by continuing talks.

Once the strongest element of post-Watergate campaign reforms, the presidential public financing system now seems to be going down the drain. Its spending limits are too restrictive for the current era of mega-campaigns, and so far at least, every major candidate for 2008 has opted out, in favor of private contributions.

North and South Korea make a historic pledge to move toward a formal peace treaty to replace a cease-fire that has been in place since 1953, when the two sides halted hostilities in a bitter three-year conflict.

As opposition to the attorney general nominee grows, President Bush defends the former judge's refusal to say if waterboarding is illegal torture. If the Senate fails to confirm Michael Mukasey, Bush hints he might skip the process and appoint someone.

Say "Cheese" to Vote: The High Court Decides

Democrats failed to win a key test vote Wednesday on a measure to allow certain illegal immigrant children to put themselves on a path to citizenship if they go to college or join the military.

The Democratic National Committee has sued the Federal Election Commission, saying the commission failed in its obligation to investigate Sen. John McCain's campaign finances. It's another consequence of the FEC being nonfunctional in the midst of the biggest fundraising season in history.

Gabriele Salvatores' Italian thriller