The Third Member of the Axis of Evil

There is a major shift today in the United States' public stance on negotiations with North Korea:

If North Korea gives up its nuclear programs, the United States is willing to engage in "a bilateral process" to establish "a normal relationship," the chief U.S. negotiator said here Wednesday after two days of one-on-one talks with his North Korean counterpart.

Reading about the - long neglected in the Bush Administration - use of diplomacy makes a nice break from other foreign policy news, doesn't it?