North Korea Frees Journalists

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- Date: August 4, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/...
- Location: Pyongyang, North Korea http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/...
- Journalists arrested on March 17, 2009, for improperly entering North Korea http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/...
- Reportedly refused to stop filming near the border of China and North Korea http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/...
- Sentenced to 12 years of hard labor each http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/...
- Journalists: Laura Ling and Euna Lee http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/...
- Pardoned by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/...
- Former President Bill Clinton traveled to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong Il http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/...

American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were detained in North Korea in March of 2009 for illegally entering the country while hiking.
Initially sentenced to perform 12 years of hard labor, the two journalists received a pardon and were released on August 4, 2009. The news came after former President Bill Clinton traveled to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong Il.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8184583.stm

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jasoncalacanis added a comment August 04, 2009 09:12 PM
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Bill Clinton is the man..... period!

koreankoreaklan added a comment August 06, 2009 01:21 PM
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North Korea wants to leave China. USA, Korea ( United). Best for Asia and Northeast stability.

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