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Summary Clinton arrived Friday in S. Sudan for a brief visit to congratulate the new nation.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is visiting the worlds newest country, South Sudan, to press its leaders and their counterparts in the north to resolve differences that threaten to re-ignite civil war.Clinton arrived Friday in South Sudans capital of Juba for a brief visit to congratulate the new nation and offer U.S. support, but, more importantly, to stress the urgency of ending disputes with Sudan over oil and territory.Those disputes have led to clashes between the two countries that many fear could kill the 2005 peace deal that ended a long-running civil war.The two sides had faced a Thursday U.N. Security Council deadline to reach agreement on the issues or face possible sanctions. But the council deferred action until at least Wednesday.
