In an effort to get North Korea to release Current TV journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, former President Bill Clinton arrived in Pyongyang today to meet with Kim Jong Il. This "surprise" visit. Accordind to , "North and South Korean news outlets reported Clinton arrived in the capital of Pyongyang by charter jet after receiving word through back channels that Laura Ling and Euna Lee might be released to the former President after nearly five months in captivity. No word yet if Clinton managed the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee. After crossing the border into North Korea, Ling and Lee have been sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator, Kim Kye Gwan, "was among the official greeters on the tarmac," which could perhaps signal "that the Communist nation was also seeking a breakthrough on the standoff with the U.S. over nuclear disarmament." Update: Clinton will meet this morning with Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Fingers crossed. (An ABC source claims that they could come home tonight.)

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