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South Koreans watch a news report on former U.S. President Bill Clinton's surprise visit to North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. North Korea welcomed Clinton to Pyongyang with flowers and hearty handshakes as he arrived in the communist nation on a mission to bring home two jailed American journalists. The women were later pardoned.
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A defaced portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is placed on the street during a rally demanding the release of American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who are being detained in North Korea, and for the North to abandon its nuclear weapons development programs in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. The reporters were detained in March and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor.
Washington, D.C.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton answers a question during her town hall meeting at the State Department in Washington, Friday, July 10, 2009. Clinton called for North Korea to grant amnesty to Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the two American reporters sentenced last month to 12 years of hard labor for entering North Korea illegally. She said the reporters have showed remorse, and should be set free.
South Korea
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South Korean conservative activists march, holding photos of American journalists Euna Lee, left, and Laura Ling detained in North Korea, during a rally denouncing North Korea's policy in Seoul, South Korea, July 10, 2009. North Korea delayed sending the convicted U.S. journalists to a prison labor camp, in a possible attempt to seek talks with Washington on their release.
Sacramento, Calif.
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Ian Clayton, the husband of imprisoned journalist Laura Ling, speakes at a rally in support of her sister at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, July 9, 2009. More than 250 people gathered at a vigil in support of Laura Ling and fellow journalist Euna Lee who were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor by North Korea for entering the country illegally and "hostile acts."
Sacramento, Calif.
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More than 250 people rallied calling for the release of imprisoned American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, July 9, 2009. The vigil was held for Ling and Lee who were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor by North Korea for entering the country illegally and "hostile acts."
Sacramento, Calif.
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Actress Lisa Ling, the sister of imprisoned journalist Laura Ling, wipes her eye during a rally at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, July 9, 2009. More than 250 people gathered at a vigil in support of Laura Ling and fellow journalist Euna Lee who were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor by North Korea for entering the country illegally and "hostile acts."
San Francisco, Calif.
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Demonstrators hold hands at a City Hall rally in San Francisco, Wednesday, June 3, 2009, in support of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, American journalists currently on trial in North Korea for "hostile acts."
Santa Monica, Calif.
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A candlelight vigil for Laura Ling and Euna Lee at the Wokcano Cafe in Santa Monica, Calif., on June 3, 2009. The journalists, who work for Al Gore's Current TV network, were reporting on human trafficking when they were detained March 17.
Santa Monica, Calif.
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Journalist Lisa Ling breaks down while addressing attendees of a vigil for her sister, Laura Ling, and Euna Lee on June 3, 2009 at the Wokcano Cafe in Santa Monica, Calif. The two American journalists went on trial in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday. If convicted, they face up to 10 years in a labor camp.
Seoul, South Korea
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Laura Ling and Euna Lee received support from around the world as they are put on trial in North Korea. Protesters at a park in Seoul, South Korea shout slogans during a June 4, 2009, rally. The signs read, "Release Immediately American Journalists!"
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U.S. journalists, Laura Ling, right, and Euna Lee, were arrested near North Korea's border with China on accusations of illegal entry and "hostile acts." Their trial is currently underway in Pyongyang.
Santa Monica, Calif.
AP Photo/David Zentz
A sign is lit by a candle at a vigil for Laura Ling and Euna Lee, two American journalists who are scheduled to go on trial in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, at the Wokcano Cafe in Santa Monica, Calif., on June 3, 2009. The reporters for California-based Current TV, were arrested March 17 near the North Korean border while on a reporting trip to China.