Kerry: No Deal in North Korea Prisoner Release

North Korea says a detained American was freed this week following "repeated requests" from U.S. President Barack Obama. The brief note by Pyongyang's official KCNA news agency said "criminal" Jeffrey Fowle was released on orders of leader Kim Jong-Un. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said no deal – no "quid pro quo" - had been struck with North Korea in Fowle's case. The 56-year-old from Ohio landed in the United States early...

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