Top of the Hour: South Korea Open to Nuclear Talks With North, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

South Korea says it is willing to reopen nuclear talks with North Korea. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said aid-for-nuclear-disarmament talks could resume if North Korea stopped its nuclear development.

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