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Petition Seeks Zhou Yongkang’s Resignation

A group of retired Communist Party officials have signed a petition calling on two of China’s top leaders, including security chief Zhou Yongkang, to resign as the political aftershock of the Bo Xilai scandal continues to reverberate through the party. From The New York Times: In a petition that began to circulate Wednesday on social media and overseas Web sites, the 16 signers — all of them