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Democracy-Wary China Does 'American Idol' Print E-mail
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A new documentary called Supergirls! shows how a Chinese TV-singing contest is more than a chance for aspiring singers to get famous — it's also brought one of the biggest spasms of voting and campaigning for votes modern China's ever seen.

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Utah, Ariz. Prosecutors Vow Not to Raid Polygamists Print E-mail
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The attorneys general of Utah and Arizona say they won't do what Texas did. They won't raid polygamist groups in their states, even though the polygamists targeted in Texas last month are based on the Utah-Arizona border. The officials spoke at a town meeting on polygamy Thursday night in Utah.

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Who Is West Virginia? A Pre-Primary Tour Print E-mail
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In advance of the Mountain State's Tuesday primary, in which 39 delegates are up for grabs, West Virginia Wesleyan College's Robert Rupp says the Democratic presidential hopefuls should focus their campaigns on the state's bedrock priorities: family, faith, food and the flag.

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Report Tracks a Decade of NYPD Bullets Print E-mail
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A 10-year account of bullets fired by New York Police Department was published Thursday. It's a record, says retired NYPD deputy inspector John C. Cerar, that demonstrates overall progress — but others say not enough.

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China's Underground Submarine Base Scrutinized Print E-mail
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An underground nuclear submarine base on China's Hainan Island is drawing scrutiny from the United States and India. According to satellite imagery on the Web sites of Jane's Intelligence Review and the Federation of American Scientists, the base has a sea entrance wide enough to allow submarines to enter the underground facilities. The photograph reveals what appears to be a ballistic missile submarine moored to one of the piers outside.

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