Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman back in N.Korea
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Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman gestures as he leaves for Pyongyang from Beijing International Airport
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Retired U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman disembarks from a plane upon arriving in North Korea
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Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman is surrounded by the media at Beijing International Airport before he leaves for Pyongyang
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Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, left, arrives at the capital airport for a flight to North Korea, in Beijing, China, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. Rodman is flying to North Korea to help train the national team and renew his friendship with the North’s young leader Kim Jong Un, a visit unaffected by the recent execution of Kim’s uncle in a dramatic political purge. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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North Koreans look down from a balcony as former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman enters the Koryo Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. Rodman arrived to the North Korean capital to help train the national team and renew his friendship with the North's young leader, Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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Retired U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman arrives at Pyongyang airport
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Retired U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman shakes hands with officials upon arrival at Pyongyang airport
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Still image taken from video of retired U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman walking behind an official upon arriving in North Korea,
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Still image taken from video of retired U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman shaking hands with officials upon arriving in North Korea
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Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman is seen at Beijing International Airport before he leaves for Pyongyang
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Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman is surrounded by media at Beijing International Airport before leaving for Pyongyang
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FILE - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch North Korean and U.S. players in an exhibition basketball game at an arena in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Rodman arrived in Pyongyang on Monday with three members of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team to shoot an episode on North Korea for a new weekly HBO series. (AP Photo/VICE Media, Jason Mojica, File)
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Former NBA star Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea on Thursday to meet leader Kim Jong Un and put the finishing touches on plans to bring 12 ex-NBA players to Pyongyang for a Jan. 8 exhibition game marking the leader's birthday. Rodman said the game is on track despite the recent execution of Kim's uncle in a dramatic political purge. (The Canadian Press)