Obama sets new policy to nudge Sudan toward peace - Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration, after months of fierce internal debate, outlined a new approach Monday to settling the conflicts in Sudan, asserting a moral obligation to end "a vast sea of human misery" and a need to prevent the African nation from serving as a haven for terrorists.

The new policy rests on offering incentives for the Sudanese government to end the violence and threatening stronger pressures if it does not. While emphasizing the role of diplomacy, it is a less accommodating approach than the White House's own special envoy to Sudan, Scott Gration, had been advocating.

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