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The Illinois Democrat reiterates his denunciation of remarks by his former pastor but says of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright: "I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community."

The highest-ranking U.S. official to meet with North Korean president Kim Jong Il remains former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who served under President Clinton. Albright says the Clinton administration "ran out of time" in its diplomatic efforts. Albright speaks with NPR's Bob Edwards.

South Korean President-elect Roh Moo-hyun's proposed summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il would be the latest effort at serious talks between the bitter rivals. Sandwiched between China and Japan, Koreans on both sides of the DMZ have a long history of negotiating from a position of relative weakness. Their strategies reflect that history. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

Pyongyang resident Richard Ragan has a unique perspective on life in North Korea: His is the only American family with permission to live in the highly secretive country. Ragan heads the United Nations' World Food program there.

Nearly 30 years after North Korean prisoners came to Russia's Far East to build a massive railway, many still remain in the desolate region. Though they aren't prisoners, many North Korean laborers who log the region's forests remain isolated from the local population.

Upon his return from the North, a South Korean envoy says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il will talk only with the United States over North Korea's disputed nuclear program. The envoy says he had not been able to meet with the North Korean leader himself. NPR's Rob Gifford reports.

President Bush sends Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten to Congress for negotiations on a new spending bill to fund United States military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democratic leaders are telling President Bush they feel it would be a serious mistake to increase U.S. troop levels in Iraq. The comments come as Mr. Bush prepares to unveil his new war strategy.

North Korea will disclose the extent of its nuclear operations and disable its main reactor complex by the end of the year under an agreement reached during six-nation talks held in Beijing on Wednesday.

House Republicans, led by Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL) act on their longstanding dissatisfaction with the United Nations. Following their lead, the House votes cut in half the U.S. contribution that sustains the international organization and its worldwide activities. There is no companion bill in the Senate.