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more about #billrichardson more comments → Diziet_Sma: This is bad; but boy, will they have a story to tell when they get out. more » MilointheMeadow: Just got home and I could not believe this headline when I saw it on the NYTimes website. I'm so angry, I just want to shake out of sheer helplessnes... more » squeaky yet unclean: as dumb as the whole "world police" policy is, I doubt invading North Korea could make things any worse for the people living there. more » SomeAuthorGirl: This is one situation that the much-maligned Bill Richardson can be of service. He is no small shakes as a diplomat with the North Koreans. He brought... more » muppetprincess: I'm still confused as to how they were captured. From the article I read it didn't appear that they were in North Korea, but rather that they were in... more » RainbowBrite: I'm confused because I haven't been following this story that closely. Did these women actually cross the border into North Korea, or were they filmin... more » Jello Mix: In return, North Korea may demand that an envoy visit and discuss its nuclear program. All they want is a friendly conversation about how bad-ass they... more » NefariousNewt: It must be nice to be a tiny country with the power to annoy and irritate so many bigger countries. more » RosietheRiveting: Where the hell is China in all this? Aren't they supposed to be able to wield some sort of power over Pyongyang? And what exactly is a not-real prison... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: There was a lot of yelling and obscenities in my car when I heard this on the radio this morning. It is so frustrating what North Korea has been able... more » Santos L Halper: Alright Al Gore/Current TV, time to lift that veil of silence and try to do something about this. I presumed that the silence was to keep from influe... more » morninggloria: What we should do is negotiate their release, promising to send someone to talk to them about their nuclear program, and then send a team of 1980's er... more » whatsername: are very unlikely to be sent to a real prison, since there they would learn too much about things outsiders are not supposed to know. Shit. This is th... more » Kate is a sleepy Kate: I'm sorry, but can we just drop a big damn bomb on North Korea already and end this? Please? We're going into a new cold war, and I'm fairly sure that... more » RedHotz: Love this Megan. I wasn't sure what I was gonna do without CH and this really helps. more » -
#axisof
American Journalists Sentenced To 12 Years Hard Labor
Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the American journalists accused of entering North Korea, have been sentenced to twelve years of "reform through labor" — but many hope they will be released sooner. More » -
#newsat11
Obama To Get Two Puppies, At Least One More Scandal
Although Crappy Hour has died, that doesn't mean you don't need all your Grabbyhanded, Burris-y Frankenstein goodness, which is why, in the spirit of the Inaugural concert series, we're inaugurating something of our own. -
#notsofast
So Much For Secretary Richardson
Whoops: citing an ongoing investigation focused on his state's potentially shady dealings with a California company, CDR Financial Products, Gov. Bill Richardson has withdrawn his name for the cabinet position of Secretary of Commerce. -
#newsroundup
Hillary Clinton Is Not Getting Involved In Her Seat, But She's The Only One Who Isn't
- Clinton told her supporters to stop talking smack about Caroline Kennedy unless they're going to endorse someone else. She doesn't want people to believe it's coming from her. [Politico]
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