9:34 am: Richardson urges diplomacy in North Korea

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9:34 am: Richardson urges diplomacy in North Korea
http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/50419.html
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
October 9, 2006

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson, a former U.N. ambassador who has parleyed with North Korea, is urging diplomacy in dealing with an announcement by North Korea that it had set off an underground nuclear test.

Richardson, who said he considers the test a hostile act, urged the Bush administration to seek immediate support from the United Nations Security Council for U.S. efforts to stop North Korea's nuclear weapons development.

The crisis needs face-to-face diplomacy, Richardson said in a statement released late Sunday.

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Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., said the U.N. Security Council "must take swift action to stop this rogue nation from exporting this technology."

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Name and Place your bets: How long will it take for the repugs to issue a statement or otherwise "label" Richardson and/or any who agree with face-to-face diplomacy as "appeasers"?