CHINA: Ex-Chongqing leader Bo stripped of party posts, wife detained. “Bo Xilai, the charismatic former Communist Party chief in the Chinese city of Chongqing, has been stripped of his remaining leadership roles for ‘violations of party discipline’ and his wife has been detained on suspicion of murdering a British businessman, state-run media reported Tuesday. . . . Bo, the son of Communist Party founder Bo Yibo, had been considered a contender for the top leadership in China for his revolutionary zeal and inspirational powers in his populous southwest municipality. He was sacked as Chongqing party leader on March 15. The move was seen as censure after a longtime ally and former police chief, Wang Lijun, sought temporary refuge at a U.S. consulate in February.”