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"We will return whenever we bring [
Paul Salopek] back," says New Mexico Gov.
Bill Richardson. "My hope is we bring him back before the election. I have other responsibilities. We are going to be very persistent, let me say that." Richardson, Chicago Tribune editor
Ann Marie Lipinski and the jailed reporter's wife,
Linda Lynch, left Thursday to meet with Sudanese President
Omar al-Bashir to seek Salopek's release. || Related
Peter Osnos column.
