Photo: American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling greeted by family in Burbank - LAP2009080503
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Euna Lee (L) and Laura Ling (R), two American journalists who were arrested in March after allegedly crossing into North Korea from China, are greeted by former president Bill Clinton after the two arrived at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California on August 5, 2009. UPI/Jim Ruymen
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05 August 2009- Burbank, California- Two American journalists, Euna Lee, left, and Laura Ling, right, hug their families after being detained for nearly five months in North Korea. They returned to U.S.
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Clinton, journalists arrive in U.S. - POLITICO
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Photo: American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling greeted by family in Burbank - LAP2009080512
Journalists return from North Korea - Los Angeles Times
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Home again
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Home again
Arrival of Freed Journalists
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Home again
Journalists arrive home
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Freed journalists back home – New York Daily News
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05 August 2009à Burbank, Californiaà Two American journalists, Euna Lee, left, and Laura Ling, middle, hug their families and loved ones after being detained for nearly five months in North Korea. They