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Buried in the internals of the newest Fox News poll (released late last week) are two questions about former President Bill Clinton’s trip to North Korea to win the release of journalists Euna Lee and Linda Ling. First: Will Clinton’s trip improve relations with the country? Most people say no. The second question:

Just out from the White House:
Good morning, everybody.  I want to just make a brief comment about the fact that the two young journalists, Euna Lee and Laura Ling, are safely back with their families.  We are obviously extraordinarily relieved.  I had an opportunity to speak with the families yesterday once we knew that they [...]

Via ThinkProgress, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton observed the safe return of Euna Lee and Laura Ling from North Korea by saying, “I worry that the outcome is a lot better for North Korea than for the United States. I mean this is a classic case of rewarding bad behavior.”
Let’s see: the United States got [...]

Before Bill Clinton secured the release of Euna Lee and Laura Ling, I made the longshot prediction that the noontime State Department press briefing would be dominated by questions about the former president’s North Korea trip. Well, just now I got the transcript, and here’s my favorite exchange between deputy spokesman Robert Wood and a [...]

As you may have seen by now, the North Korean state news agency has announced that psychotic dictator Kim Jong-il will pardon captured American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling, hours after granting a surprise audience to former President Bill Clinton. I can’t wait to hear how Clinton’s ability to secure the release of two [...]

In a surprise move first reported by South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper, former President Bill Clinton has secretly traveled to the North Korean capital of Pyongyang to plead for the release of Euna Lee and Laura Ling, the two American journalists captured by North Korean authorities and sentenced to hard labor for “spying.” No guarantees, [...]

While Roxana Saberi’s imprisonment by the Iranians has attracted widespread international attention, fellow U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, detained in North Korea, have been less visible cases. The Wall Street Journal reports things appear to be getting worse for them:
Under international criminal law, defendants have the right to access diplomatic officers of their [...]