Not the U.S. President, though. At today's Rose Garden press conference, it was South Korea's Lee Myung-Bak who made a strong statement on the detention of Current TV reporters Euna Lee and Laura Ling.

"I urge the North Koreans to release not only the two American journalists but also the South Korean worker -- without any conditions, to release them as soon as possible," he said. "The international community is asking the North Koreans to take that path. And once again, I urge in the strongest terms that they release these two American journalists, as well as the Korean worker being held."

Obama was not asked about the reporters, nor did he mention it in his opening statement. As the press conference wrapped up, however, a reporter asked if former Vice President Al Gore was being sent there to work for their release. Obama ignored the question.

You can read more about today's presser over at Politics Nation.

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