American Group Begins Private Trip to North Korea

American Group Begins Private Trip to North Koreahttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/08/world/asia/bill-richardson-and-eric-schmidt-of-google-visit-north-korea.html?_r=0

 North Korea welcomes Google's Schmidt to Internet black holehttp://in.reuters.com/article/2013/01/07/korea-north-google-idINDEE90202920130107

Why Is Google’s Eric Schmidt Going to North Korea?http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-07/why-is-googles-eric-schmidt-going-to-north-korea

Ex-governor in North Korea with Google chief; seeks American's releasehttp://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/07/us-korea-north-richardson-idUSBRE90600A20130107

John Podesta lends heft to Bill Clinton's N. Korean delegation

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The former chief of staff may have played a vital role in the mission to free the journalists.http://articles.latimes.com/2009/aug/09/nation/na-ticket9