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Yesterday imprisoned reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee safely arrived back to the U.S. with former president Bill Clinton by their side. The reporters were jailed in North Korea after being arrested for trespassing four and a half months ago. Last month the reporters were convicted by North Korea's highest court to serve 12 years of hard labor.

When asked about the whole experience Laura Ling said to reporters, "The past 140 days have been the most difficult, heart-wrenching days of our lives...Thirty hours ago we feared that any moment we could be sent to a hard labor camp."

Immediately after his arrival to North Korea Bill Clinton was greeted by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to discuss the reporters' release. Shortly afterwards the reporters were released into U.S. custody and boarded a plane headed back to the U.S. Upon arrival the reporters were greeted by their family, Al Gore, and the media.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/04/north-korea-welcomes-bill_n_250682.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/04/world/main5213560.shtml