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Suggesting it may have been as innocuous as photos of orphans begging. he's now a bargaining chip for new leader kim jong-un. >> north korea looks at any u.s. citizen as a mere asset. a commodity that can be traded in the open market, and so kenneth bae, at the wrong place at the wrong time. >> reporter: and bae is not the first. scenes like this are becoming all too family. cue emotional captives reunited with their families, accompanied by high-profile politician this was 2009. journalist laura ling and euna lee. former president bill clinton takes the president. a year later, jimmy carter w...