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ANALYSIS-N.Korea's broken economy the key to nuclear talks

SEOUL, Nov 2 (Reuters) - A promise by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to improve the state's broken economy is forcing him to ask for massive aid and may even bring him back to nuclear talks that Pyongyang once declared dead. Full Article at Reuters Alert Net

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  1. Chen Zhili (3rd L), vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress, poses for a photograph with her delegation upon their arrival at an airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, November 30, 2009, in this picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA D...
  2. North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (sitting) smiles during a visit to a swimming pool at the Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang, in this undated picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA October 1, 2009. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken.

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