Freed Journalists Return Home – Pictures

Here is the moving moment when Laura Ling and Euna Lee were reunited with their families at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CA.

Euna Lee and Laura Ling walked off the plane to an emotional reunion with their family members. A crying Lee hugged her 4-year-old daughter and husband as Ling shared an embrace with her husband, parents and sister Lisa Ling.

The two journalists had been held prisoner in North Korea since March after reporting from the border of North Korea and China, in June they were sentenced to 12 years in a labor prison for illegal entry into North Korea, and unspecified hostile acts.

Both of the reporters work for Al Gore‘s media company, Current TV. Speaking during a press conference, Ling said:

“We feared at any moment that we could be sent to a hard labor camp and then suddenly we were told we were going to a meeting, we were taken to a location, and when we walked through the doors, we saw standing before us President Bill Clinton. We were shocked, but we knew instantly in our hearts that the nightmare of our lives was finally coming to an end. The past 140 days have been the most difficult, heart-wrenching time of our lives, we are very grateful that we were granted amnesty by the government of North Korea, and we are so happy to be home.”

Clinton himself spoke on the matter saying, “I am very happy that after this long ordeal, Laura Ling and Euna Lee are now home and reunited with their loved ones. When their families, Vice President Gore and the White House asked that I undertake this humanitarian mission, I agreed. I share a deep sense of relief with Laura and Euna and their families that they are safely home.”

President Obama also spoke of his happiness, “We are very pleased with the outcome, their release is a source of happiness not only for the families but for the entire country, I think that not only is this White House … extraordinarily happy, but all Americans should be grateful to both former President Clinton and Vice President Gore for their extraordinary work.”

I love happy news.

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Carmen Electra in Playboy Magazine’s 55th Anniversary Issue – See Photos!

Although this is her fifth time posing for Playboy, Carmen Electra naked never gets boring.

How are those ears holding up?

The Baywatch babe, covergirl and former lady love of Dennis Rodman and rock wife of Dave Navarro keeps it hot in the magazine’s 55th anniversary issue.

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At 36, Carmen Electra bares all thirteen years after her first Playboy appearance. Check out a sneak peak at Carmen’s red hot layout for Playboy!

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• Dlisted says, “Carmen Electra has a bunny head coming out of her snatch (and someone tell Jennifer Aniston that this is how *klassy* nudity is done.”

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