edition.cnn.com - 8/4/2009
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Supporters rally for U.S. journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling on June 4 in Seoul, South Korea.
guardian.co.uk - 8/4/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
Laura Ling and Euna Lee, reporters for Al
Gore 's Current TV, were detained by North Korea
along the border with China in March. Accused of illegally entering the country and engaging in "hostile acts", the pair were sentenced to 12 years' hard labour ...
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Profiles: Laura Ling and Euna Lee, US journalists ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 8/4/2009
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news.bbc.co.uk —
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has issued a
special pardon to two detained US journalists, the country's
state news agency reports. Laura Ling and Euna Lee had been found guilty of entering illegally in March. The news comes hours after former US ...
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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | North Korea pardons US reporters
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The WonkLine: August 4, 2009
Wonk Room —
... Former President Clinton met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il today in North Korea, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, citing North Korean state-run media reports. Clinton is in Pyongyang trying to negotiate the release of two American journalists, according to the White House. ...
Kim Jong-Il Pardons Journalists
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo —
... Bill Clinton worked his magic today and convinced North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Il to agree to grant a "special pardon" for the two journalists arrested earlier this year by state police. According to the state-run KCNA news agency: ...
Clinton Successful in North Korea? Not So Much
PoliGazette —
... When former President Bill Clinton travelled to North Korea earlier this week in order to convince Pyongyang to release two American journalists it accused of spying, many (especially conservative) commentators worried his trip would be in vain and perhaps even counterproductive. Since the two were released yesterday we can now say that these concerns were at least partially unfounded. ...
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