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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Laura - Ling 'Thrilled Beyond Words' By Sister's Release: PHOTO
Revered U.S. newswoman Lisa Ling is "thrilled beyond words" following the release of her journalist sister Laura from a detention facility in North Korea. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton persuaded North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to grant Ling and her colleague Euna Lee a special pardon during a trip to North Korea on Tuesday (04Aug09). Ling and Lee spent five months in captivity after reportedly illegally crossing the Chinese border with North Korea, where they were preparing a report about...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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 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...

Breaking News: Journalists Back On US Soil
Laura Ling and Euna Lee are safely back on US soil after being set free in North Korea yesterday. Laura Ling said during a press conference this morning that she's happy to be home and free. "Thirty hours ago," she said, fighting back tears as she spoke in a California airplane hangar, "Euna Lee and I were prisoners in North Korea. We feared that at any moment we would end up in a hard-labor camp. Then we were told that we were going to a meeting. We were taken to a location, and when we walked...

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...

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...

Clinton's Jet Arrives with Freed Journalists
Clinton's Jet Arrives with Freed Journalists at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CA. Posted August 5th, 2009 by Iria Similar News Stories View Related News Laura Ling, Euna Lee Return from North Korea Psycho Donuts Are Driving People Crazy Ahmadinejad Sworn in For Second Term Home | About Huliq | Contact | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Editorial Reviews | RSS | News Archive | Login | © 2008 Huliq.com

US journalists released from North Korea after Bill Clinton visit: PHOTO
Bill Clinton secured the release of two American journalists from a North Korean prison last night after a meeting with Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang.

North Korea Releases Two U.S. Journalists
Two American journalists detained for nearly five months in North Korea are expected to return to U.S. soil Wednesday morning accompanied by former president Bill Clinton, who secured their release in a rare, hours-long meeting with reclusive dictator Kim Jong Il.

William Jefferson Frees Imprisoned Journalists Inside N. Korea: VIDEO
Leave it to ex-Presidents such as highly revered William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton to roll his staffed Boeing towards North Korean airspace, straight for the lair of Kim Jong-il! Yes, Bill did just that according to reports Tuesday morning, in efforts to negotiate the release of (wrongfully) imprisoned Current.tv journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee . Wouldn’t you know, these two are old pals with a colorful, friendly history together, making Bill a rare 4th soul out of 6 billion humans on...