Bush to Ease Sanctions Against North Korea

Published June 26, 2008 at 1:00 PM EDT

President Bush says he will lift key trade sanctions against North Korea as well as remove it from the U.S. terrorism blacklist. Madeleine Brand speaks with Diplomatic Correspondent Mike Shuster about the thinking behind the dramatic change in policy.

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