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now through porous borders and the defectors from north korea, maybe up to 20,000 in south koreas, basically north koreans are learning that they have to change. >> warner: a lot to walk. thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> ifill: again, the other major developments of the day. home prices rose again in july, thanks in part to a federal tax credit for home buyers. but consumer confidence was down this month to the lowest point since february. and former president jimmy carter was taken to a cleveland hospital after he got sick on a flight from atlanta. a grandson said he had a "stomach bug." and to hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: if you're weighing whether to rent or buy a home, we rounded up online calculators to help you sort through the pros and cons. that's on the rundown. judy woodruff talks to the co- author of a new book that looks at the "up" side of earmarks. are they good for u.s. democracy? >> brown: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add
now through porous borders and the defectors from north korea, maybe up to 20,000 in south koreas, basically north koreans are learning that they have to change. >> warner: a lot to walk. thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> ifill: again, the other major developments of the day. home prices rose again in july, thanks in part to a federal tax credit for home buyers. but consumer confidence was down this month to the lowest point since february. and former...
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lately there's been sort of an argument and a pundit ocracy that it's korea, that iraq is korea. >> lehrer: that's the kind of ceremony. >> that's right. that korea didn't take root as a democracy in its economy until the late '80s. believe me, there is not the will or the commitment for a 35-year stay in iraq. but i mean the sectarian thing, jim, for 1,000 years-- understand this-- the sunni minority has run iraq. over the shia majority. is there going to be sectarian strife? you better believe it. if that doesn't turn to strife i don't know what will. >> lehrer: what about his message on afghanistan? was there a coherent message there? did he set parameters that you could go away from the tv set tonight and say now i know what we're doing about afghanistan? >> i thought he was deliberately sort of vague on afghanistan. of. >> lehrer: do you agree, david? >> absolutely. >> lehrer: why deliberately? you tell me. >> i mean, it was ... the vagueness took the form of we will start coming out next july but we keep our word, i've kept my promise on this. but conditions will dictate , you know,
lately there's been sort of an argument and a pundit ocracy that it's korea, that iraq is korea. >> lehrer: that's the kind of ceremony. >> that's right. that korea didn't take root as a democracy in its economy until the late '80s. believe me, there is not the will or the commitment for a 35-year stay in iraq. but i mean the sectarian thing, jim, for 1,000 years-- understand this-- the sunni minority has run iraq. over the shia majority. is there going to be sectarian strife? you...
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they don't want to be north korea. they have had centuries of integration commercially with the outside world. they don't view themselves as a her might nation. we believe that this sort of isolation that they're experiencing now is isolation that they don't welcome . >> warner: he says iran's decision will be made not by its merchant class but by an aging and powerful clerical leadership that wants to hold on to power led by supreme court ali khammenei. >> there's no question about the fact that many within the iranian elite are disturbed by the country's isolation and loss of economic opportunities. but those in leadership, the supreme leader, the president and others may not want to pay the ideological cost of economic benefits. >> warner: levy believes the sanctions course is still worth a shot. >> i think anyone trying to predict the way that the leadership will ultimately react has to admit that it's uncertain. no one knows for sure. we do think that the kinds of measures that were ... we're imposing are leading
they don't want to be north korea. they have had centuries of integration commercially with the outside world. they don't view themselves as a her might nation. we believe that this sort of isolation that they're experiencing now is isolation that they don't welcome . >> warner: he says iran's decision will be made not by its merchant class but by an aging and powerful clerical leadership that wants to hold on to power led by supreme court ali khammenei. >> there's no question about...
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also needs china as a partner in tackling thorny global issues like iran and north korea. president obama tried to walk that line when he met with chinese premier wen jiabao at the united nations last week, with encouraging words in public. >> the world looks to the relationship between china and the united states as a critical ingredient on a whole range of security issues around the world. >> reporter: but when the doors closed, president obama bluntly expressed his disappointment in beijing's failure to act on the currency issue and warned of trade actions if it didn't. the u.s. is also pushing back with a stronger diplomatic role in the region at the request, u.s. diplomats say, of china's nervous neighbors. in new york last week, president obama met with leaders of the asean, an asian security organization, a group in which china is not a memr. and he plans another trip to asia in november-- this time to indonesia and india. michael pillsbury says china is taking a gamble with its new boldness. >> you have a number of thoughtful chinese intellectuals already cautionin
also needs china as a partner in tackling thorny global issues like iran and north korea. president obama tried to walk that line when he met with chinese premier wen jiabao at the united nations last week, with encouraging words in public. >> the world looks to the relationship between china and the united states as a critical ingredient on a whole range of security issues around the world. >> reporter: but when the doors closed, president obama bluntly expressed his disappointment...