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US State Department Unhappy WIth Google Chairman's N. Korea Trip

Description:The U.S. State Department said on Thursday (January 03) the time was not right for Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and former diplomat Bill Richardson to travel to North Korea. State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland said Schmidt and Richardson would be traveling as private citizens, not representatives of the U.S. government. "Frankly, we don't think the timing of this is particularly helpful," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters, citing North Korea's launch (2:09)

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