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Unlikely heroes for Chinese blogosphere

By NBC News' Ed Flanagan BEIJING – It’s not often that a confessed murderer is feted publicly for her heroism and bravery, but that is precisely what happened to Deng Yujiao in China’s blogosphere following her release from house arrest last week.... ...full story at NBC World Blog

from NBC World Blog on Tue, Jun 23 2009

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