Clinton leaves N. Korea after winning pardons for 2 reporters

Clinton leaves N. Korea after winning pardons for 2 reporters

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton greets U.S. journalists Laura Ling (middle) and Euna Lee as they board a chartered plane at an airport in Pyongyang on Aug. 5. Clinton won a special pardon from North Korean leader Kim Jong Il for two American journalists after their talks on Aug. 4.

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