Bill Clinton's North Korea Rescue Mission

Bill Clinton's North Korea Rescue Mission
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Former President Clinton is welcomed to the Pyongyang airport on Aug. 4. The details of his trip, in discussion for weeks, were a closely guarded secret until he set off for the North Korean capital.

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