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Two Arrested in Crackdown on Online Rumors

Police in Changsha have detained two men suspected of online rumor-mongering, part of a nationwide push to implement recently-passed measures designed to aid a more forceful approach to information control on the web. From Xinhua News: The pair, arrested in the city of Changsha Sunday, were accused of spreading a rumor that 5,000 policemen and 100 police vehicles were seen guarding a wedding convoy i