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China Dismisses Local Leaders after Angry Protest

AP reports on the aftermath of the recent protests in Shishou, Hubei:The Communist Party boss of a Chinese city and head of law enforcement were dismissed Saturday for mishandling violent protests last month after a young man’s mysterious death, a state news agency said. About 1,000 people gathered June 19 after the 24-year-old chef was found dead outside a hotel in Shishou city in central