the case of U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who were pardoned Wednesday by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il:

March 17: Ling and Lee are detained by North Korean border guards during a reporting trip to China

March 22: North Korea announces their arrest

March 31: North Korea says that preliminary investigation confirms they entered the country illegally and that they will stand trial

June 4: Trial begins

June 8: Ling and Lee convicted, each sentenced to 12 years of hard labor

July 9: State Department says it is "deeply concerned" about the sentences; the White House says it is "engaged through all possible channels" in seeking the journalists' release

Aug. 5: Ling and Lee are pardoned at the request of former President Clinton, who traveled to North Korea to negotiate their release

Sources:Korean Central News Agency; Associated Press

For The Record Los Angeles Times Friday, August 07, 2009 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 4 National Desk 1 inches; 44 words Type of Material: Correction Journalists' Burbank arrival: In some editions of Thursday's Section A, a photo caption with an article about the emotional homecoming of U.S. journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee from North Korea said that Lee's daughter was 4 months old. She is 4 years old.

For The Record Los Angeles Times Friday, August 07, 2009 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 4 National Desk 1 inches; 44 words Type of Material: Correction Journalists' Burbank arrival: In some editions of Thursday's Section A, a photo caption with an article about the emotional homecoming of U.S. journalists Laura