Bolton Decries Release Of Euna Lee And Laura Ling
Euna Lee and Laura Ling are safe at home and in the warm embrace of loved ones and it's hard to feel bad about this. But, since Bill Clinton has a hand in their release, someone's got to step up and naysay the effort, and predictably, that task has fallen to former UN ambassador and noted rage-walrus John Bolton , who says the "Clinton trip is a significant propaganda victory for North Korea, whether or not he carried an official message from President Obama." Of course, holding Lee and Ling as...

Freed journalists Laura Ling, Euna Lee reunite with families in California after North Korea pardon: PHOTO
Two American journalists freed by North Korea have returned home to the United States on a flight with former President Bill Clinton . The jet carrying Euna Lee and Laura Ling landed at Burbank's Bob Hope Airport early Wednesday. The women spent more than four months detained in North Korea. The reporters were granted a pardon by North Korea on Tuesday, following rare talks between Clinton and the reclusive leader Kim Jong Il . They had been sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for entering the...

Lisa Ling on Sister Laura: Shes 'Really Anxious' to Eat Fresh Food: PHOTO
TV journalist Lisa Ling , along with the husband of her newly freed sister Laura Ling , spoke candidly Wednesday about the condition of the journalists on their first day back home from North Korea. Lisa Ling described her sister as being "exhausted," revealing what she's looking forward to: "She said she's really, really anxious to eat fresh fruit and fresh food. She was telling us how there were rocks in her rice…she's just anxious to eat fresh food. I know that there will be a sushi...

BILL CLINTON TO BRING IMPRISONED JOURNALISTS HOME FROM NORTH KOREA
Former President Bill Clinton has won the release of Current TV journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who have been jailed in North Korea since March on charges of entering the country illegally. The state-run Korean Central News Agency announced that the two women had been pardoned by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and would be allowed to leave the country with Clinton. No mention of Clinton's visit to the country was made by either the North Korean or U.S. governments until the former...

Bill Clinton Frees US Reporters From Kim Jong-Il's Clutches [Reporters In Peril]
Bill Clinton went on over to North Korea, met the crazy dictator there, and won: North Korea has pardoned Current TV reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee for their slanders and calumnies.

Freed journalists home in US after NKorea pardon: PHOTO
Two American journalists jubilantly reunited with family and friends early Wednesday upon returning to the United States with former President Bill Clinton , whose diplomatic trip to North Korea secured their release nearly five months after their arrests. The jet carrying Euna Lee and Laura Ling , reporters for Al Gore 's San Francisco -based Current TV, and Clinton arrived at Burbank 's Bob Hope Airport at dawn. Clinton met with communist leader Kim Jong Il on Tuesday to secure the women's...

Lisa Ling on Sister Laura: She's 'Really Anxious' to Eat Fresh Food: PHOTO
TV journalist Lisa Ling, along with the husband of her newly freed sister Laura Ling, spoke candidly Wednesday about the condition of the journalists on their first day back home from North Korea.

North Korea Pardons Imprisoned Journalists
Good news from North Korea: Imprisoned journalist Euna Lee and Laura Ling have been pardoned by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. That means that

Kim Jong Platform Shoes (Photo!)
Kim Jong Platform Shoes - Now that Bill Clinton has met with North Korean ruler Kim Jong Il, successfully convincing him to release US reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee, we can all talk about Kim Jong's platform shoes. Kim Jong Il, an insecure leader who feels the need to puff his hair up in order to appear taller and less unintimidating, wears platform shoes. In case you didn't know it already (We've known this for a while, folks), Kim Jong is insecure and needs to wear shoes that add up to 6...

North Korean Detainees Released!!!: PHOTO
Hooray!!! Laura Ling and Euna Lee , the American journalists detained in North Korean, have finally been pardoned by leader Kim Jong Il. The release was announced during a visit by Bill Clinton , who traveled to Pyongyang hoping to secure the freedom of both reporters. The journalists were sentenced in June to 12 years of hard labor for illegal entry into North Korea and engaging in "hostile acts." Lee has a 4-year-old daughter and husband at home whereas Ling is also married and sister to...

Euna Lee & Laura Ling Exhausted But in Good Health, Says Family: PHOTO
A few hours after landing on American soil , Euna Lee and Laura Ling were back home resting – and looking forward to a home-cooked meal. "[Laura] seems like she's in pretty good physical health so we're very happy about that," Ling's husband, Iain Clayton, told reporters outside their home in Studio City, Calif. "At the moment now she's going to relax and take it easy." "My sister is absolutely exhausted and just resting," added Ling's sister, Lisa. "She could barely speak she's...

Laura Ling & Euna Lee Back In The U.S.: PHOTO
Bill Clinton scores!Clinton, returning from North Korea, accompanied accompanied by the two American journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, whose release he secured five months after they were captured on the border with China.In a joint statement, the families of the journalists said they were ‘’overjoyed by the news...

Euna Lee & Laura Ling Exhausted But in Good Health, Says Family: PHOTO
A few hours after landing on American soil , Euna Lee and Laura Ling were back home resting – and looking forward to a home-cooked meal. "[Laura] seems like she's in pretty good physical health so we're very happy about that," Ling's husband, Iain Clayton, told reporters outside their home in Studio City, Calif. "At the moment now she's going to relax and take it easy." "My sister is absolutely exhausted and just resting," added Ling's sister, Lisa. "She could barely speak she's...

Euna Lee & Laura Ling Home & Healthy: PHOTO
-Photo by Getty Images- Such wonderful news for the two U.S. journalists who were finally released from N. Korean captivity earlier this week. Euna Lee and Laura Ling returned home Wednesday, where they shared a tearful reunion with their families. The women, who were held against their will for over four months and sentenced to 12 years hard labor , are in remarkably good shape . "[Laura] seems like she's in pretty good physical health so we're very happy about...

Bill Clinton and Freed Journalists Leave Korea: PHOTO
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and formerly imprisoned journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling have left North Korea and are bound for Los Angeles.

The Wall Street Journal On Clinton's Successful Trip To North Korea: PHOTO
In the wake of Bill Clinton's successful trip to North Korea to secure the release of jailed journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, some Republicans couldn't wait to express their hearty congratulations on a job well done: You get the idea. And perhaps realizing that their rightwing brethren were sounding a little harsh about the safe return of two American citizens who had been imprisoned by a branch of the "Axis of Evil," the Wall Street Journal editorial page decided to be a little more...

An Emotional Reunion: Imprisoned Reporters Lisa Ling & Euna Lee Reunite with Family: PHOTO
Take a look at the touching photos of the two freed American journalists Lisa Ling and Euna Lee as they reunite with their loved ones in Burbank, CA. More from this gallery Posted August 05, 2009 10:35:00 AM See All: gallery E-Mail | Print | | RSS  |  An Emotional Reunion: Imprisoned Reporters Lisa Ling & Euna Lee Reunite with Family Aug 05, 2009 10:35 AM (PDT)   'Bachelorette' Couple Ed & Jillian Address Infidelity Allegations Aug 05, 2009 09:29 AM (PDT)   Ryan Seacrest...

Overheard During The Laura Ling - Euna Lee Coverage
This morning, from the time the plane carrying Laura Ling and Euna Lee touched down until Ling came to the mic to speak, there was that sometimes awkward news coverage downtime - at least a half hour, by our count. And during these kinds of events we invariably end up overhearing lots of interesting, improvised and sometimes inaccurate remarks from the tvnewsers. Here are some of our favorites: FNC's "Fox & Friends": Steve Doocy : We heard from one of the fathers of one of the young women...

Lisa Ling's Sister Released From North Korean Labor Camp
After a visit from former President Bill Clinton , North Korean leader Kim Jong Il pardoned and ordered the release of two U.S. journalists who were convicted of illegally entering the nation in March. See photos of stars in court. Laura Ling -- the younger sister of former View cohost Lisa Ling -- and Euna Lee were working as reporters for former Vice President Al Gore 's Current TV when they were captured by North Korean security on the totalitarian state's border with China. On June 8, they...

Laura Ling, Euna Lee Return from North Korea
No sense wasting time, right? Laura Ling and Euna Lee, two journalists who were arrested near the North Korean - Chinese border in March while on assignment from Current TV, arrived in California this morning. Their release was facilitated by former President Bill Clinton, who made an unannounced visit to North Korea and spoke directly with Kim Jong-il.

Stephen Bing & Elizabeth Hurley: Bing fathered Hurley's son (photos)
Stephen Bing is a billionaire and Hollywood producer. Bing has been a staunch supporter of Bill Clinton, the Democratic Party and the Clinton Foundation. Bing supplied his private jet for Clinton to fly to North Korea. Clinton helped to bring home the jailed journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Stephen Bing was named by Elizabeth Hurley as the father of her son, Damian Charles. Hurley was pregnant with Damian in 2001. A DNA test has proven beyond doubt that Bing is the father of Damien Charles....

ESPN to Staff Tweeters: Back Away from the Keyboard
ESPN throws a flag on staff Tweeters. August 05 Newspaper Rolls Out After Town Waits 166 Years An Alabama town gets a newspaper after waiting 166 years August 05 (3) At Current TV: Joy, and More Attention The mood was overjoyed Tuesday at the headquarters of Current TV, an upstart cable channel that was thrust into the news this year by the detainment of two of its journalists in North Korea. The two journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, were pardoned by the North Korean government Tuesday after...

North Korean Captured Journalists Return Home: PHOTO
We won't lie, we teared up at the sight of this. The two American journalists, Euna Lee and Laura Ling , who were imprisoned in North Korea, are now back in the US! The women were greeted by their families and members of the media capturing the emotional moments of their reunion. At the press conference this morning, Laura Ling explained that she and Euna were told 30 hours earlier by North Korean officials that they were going to a meeting. When they arrived at the meeting to find former...

US journalists return home from North Korea with Bill Clinton
Euna Lee and Laura Ling, the two US journalists freed after 140 days in captivity in North Korea, have returned home with Bill Clinton to a tearful reunion with their families in Los Angeles.

Trip puts Clinton back in limelight
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- It will be a while before the real impact of former U.S. President Bill Clinton's North Korea trip is known, but it has already kicked up expectations on the future of the two countries' relations, which currently are at their contentious worst. Clinton's main mission was securing the release of two U.S. journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, held in the Communist country since March on charges that have never been clearly explained. That task was achieved...