1.   Dole and Speaker Newt Gingrich plan to hold a joint briefing on Tuesday to call attention to the legislation before they send it to the White House.

2.   At a joint briefing with reporters, the two said they discussed military, political and humanitarian issues surrounding the Afghanistan conflict.

3.   North Korea claimed that Washington promised assistance in a December agreement that called for the joint briefing and subsequent bilateral talks between Pyongyang and the United States.

4.   Nor told a joint briefing for reporters and analysts.

5.   But North Korea has yet to respond, prompting Seoul and Washington to offer a joint briefing for Pyongyang on details of their proposal.

6.   Foreign ministry delegations from both sides are due on Wednesday to attend a US-South Korean joint briefing of Pyongyang officials in New York.

7.   The warning came a day after the departure of a North Korean delegation for New York for a crucial joint briefing by Seoul and Washington on proposed peace talks.

8.   Kabariti refused to criticize the Israeli operation at a joint briefing with Peres.

9.   North Korea has agreed in principle to participate in the joint briefing with South Korea and the United States, but no venue or date has been set.