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United States Removes North Korea from Terror Sponsor List

The Bush Administration removed North Korea from its state sponsors of terrorism list Saturday, a decision likely to have little impact on U.S. economic sanctions against the country. The removal of North Korea from the list follows the communist country's decision to resume dismantling a plutonium plant and allow inspectors to verify forensically that it is ending its nuclear program, according to Sean McCormack, a U.S. State Department spokesman. Potential plans to delist North Korea were first announced on June 26. The decision reverses past policies by allowing companies to import North Korean goods without the approval of the U.S....

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