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SOUTH KOREA: /NORTH KOREA: A little more from that Yonhap story: "South Korea's

top nuclear envoy arrived in Washington on Wednesday for talks with U.S.

officials as North Korea has been ratcheting up tensions with a series of angry

actions against Seoul, including the blowing up of an inter-Korean liaison

office. Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and

security affairs, was seen arriving at Dulles International Airport in footage

aired by Korean broadcaster KBS. His visit was unannounced, leading to

speculation that he may have been sent as a special envoy by the presidential

office, Cheong Wa Dae. Lee refused to answer reporters' questions about the

purpose of his visit or whom he will be meeting."