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US lawmakers move to toughen North Korea sanctions
May 30, 2014
US lawmakers moved today to toughen sanctions against North Korea by targeting money laundering and human rights violations, voicing impatience with the hardline regime.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the bill hours after Japan, a US ally that has usually championed a hard line on North Korea, unexpectedly eased sanctions after rare talks between the arch-enemies.