April 18, 2012

Billionaires Make Killing in China Murder Row

William Pesek, Bloomberg

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It's the rare scandal that involves murder, corruption, Harvard University and comparisons to Jacqueline Kennedy. The Bo Xilai kerfuffle now mesmerizing China offers all this and perhaps more: It could forever change an entire political system.

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TAGGED: China, Bo Xilai, Gu Kailai, Neil Heywood

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