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Special topics:

SARS COVERAGE. From China, Hong Kong and the USA.
YAO MING and CHINESE BASKETBALL. From China and the USA.
CAMBODIAN ADOPTION CRISIS. From Cambodia and the USA.

All coverage:

"At some schools, failure goes from zero to 50." May 19, 2008
"Great education debate: Reforming the grade system." May 19, 2008.
"Chesney: ACM Award Lost Its Integrity." May 19, 2008.
"Cher and her sequins settle in at Caesars Place." May 7, 2008.
"What happened on 'Oprah' taping didn't stay in Vegas." April 28, 2008
"'Winner Takes All' delivers inside look at Vegas history." March 31, 2008.
"Midler's 'Showgirl' is made for Vegas." Feb. 20, 2008.
"Bette Midler's energy proves grand enough for Vegas." Feb. 19, 2008.
"Palazzo Las Vegas: Glitz, glamour and grandiosity." Jan. 18, 2008
"Hotel king adds a jewel to his crown." Jan. 16, 2008
"Ellen DeGeneres defends staying on the air." Nov. 15, 2007.
"Disabled war veteran's activism forges onto film." Nov. 6, 2007
"Hair-raising ideas to cure baldness." Oct. 8, 2007.
"Cartoon creator hopes reinventing 'For Better' is for the best." Sept. 10, 2007.
"Ingesting the placenta: Is it healthy for new moms?" July 19, 2007.
"'Robinsons' casts adoption in poor light, advocates say." April 12, 2007.
"More Men Taking Wives' Last Names." March 21, 2007.
"U.S. government scrutinizing Guatemalan adoptions." March 18, 2007.
"Roseanne Raising the Bar on TV, Internet." Nov. 17, 2006.
"Maher Talks Elections, Kerry." Nov. 16, 2006
"Caesars Gives A Big Thumbs Up To Rickles." Nov. 15, 2006.
"Five days, 130 comics and a barrel of laughs." Nov. 14, 2006.
"Vegas primed for the rebirth of Playboy cool." Sept. 29, 2006.
"$40,000 to make like Hefner for a night." Sept. 29, 2006.
"He amplifies hearing aids." Profile of audiologist to the stars. Aug. 10, 2006.
"Why the high price for a little device?" The price of hearing. Aug. 10, 2006.
"Phantom is here in $40m haunts." June 19, 2006.
"Show some love for the Fab 4." George + Giles Martin. June 14, 2006.
"Santa Fe's higher wage rate cuts both ways." May 10, 2006
"Monestary: On-Air Seekers." A reality show set in here? April 5, 2006.
"Parents get together via iPod 'radio.' " Feb. 14, 2006.
"Book provides open talk about adoption." Jan. 19, 2006.
"Overseas adoptions have a somber side." Sept. 14, 2005
"Broadway puts on a show for Las Vegas." Aug. 25, 2005.
"NFL may ban 'Vegas' promos during games." Aug. 5, 2005.
"Folding Her Hand in Hollywood." Poker star Jennifer Tilly. July 6, 2005.
"The dead get the living pondering." Bodyworlds in Chicago. April 20, 2005.
"Laptop design can be a pain in the posture." April 14, 2005.
"Adoption not best way to help victims now, experts say." Jan. 10, 2005.
"Garner bounces back for 'Elektra' premiere." Jan. 10, 2005.
"Memory does not always serve, and that's no lie." Sept. 13, 2004.
"What makes the effects of torture linger?" The Iraq prison furor. June 28, 2004.
"Technology to the Rescue." Ambulances for the obese. March 21, 2004.
"Vegas and weddings: A marriage made in heaven." Jan. 6, 2004.
"Anxious fans pray for mauled entertainer." Oct. 6, 2003.
"Welcome news for adoptive U.S. parents." June 25, 2003.
"Foreign adoptions fraught with unforseen problems." June 9, 2003.
"China freezes foreign adoption." Lead story on 1A. May 16, 2003.
"SARS cases are close to overloading Hong Kong hospitals." April 22, 2003.
"China takes drastic steps to rein in SARS crisis." April 21, 2003.
"Preparations for covering war come into play for SARS stories." April 17, 2003.
"In Hong Kong, SARS fears infect hearts and minds." April 16, 2003.
"Spotlight on quarantined apartment complex eases." April 16, 2003.
"No letup in adoptions of Chinese babies." April 14, 2003
"Questions escalating with the deadly epidemic." April 7, 2003.
" 'Yo, can u plz help me write English?' " April 1, 2003.
"A new wave of war brides washes over military towns in the USA." Feb. 18, 2003.
"NFL, Las Vegas at odds over TV ads for Super Bowl." Jan. 15, 2003.
"The slots they are a-changin'." Sept. 27, 2002.
"Nursing crisis at crossroads." Sept. 17, 2002.
"INS to allow adoptions of Cambodian children." Sept. 13, 2002.
"Doctors inject political influence into laws." Sept. 3, 2002.
"Adoption dilemma: Cambodian orphan promised to 2 families" Aug. 11, 2002.
"US looks abroad for nurses." Page 1A. August 20, 2002.
"Think agents are tough? NBA dealing with China for Yao." June 26, 2002.
"Rockets' plan to draft Yao hits snag during negotiation." June 26, 2002.
"Libraries enjoying increase in building, visitors" June 19, 2002.
"Yao might be hurt by Wang's situation." June 7, 2002.
"Signing Yao will take plenty of paperwork." May 15, 2002.
"NRA counts on 9/11 momentum at convention" April 25, 2002.
"U.S.-Chinese relations stronger despite plane flap" April 18, 2002.
"Students observe silence for gays" April 9, 2002.
"Malpractice insurance soars, doctors feel hit." April 8, 2002.
"40 U.S. families allowed to adopt Cambodian kids." March 31, 2002.
"Empty cribs will be filled." March 05, 2002.
"Adoptive parents, kids languish in Cambodian limbo." February 26, 2002.
"The trouble with Olympic trinkets." 2008 Olympics. Dec. 12, 2001.
"AIDS in China: Voice of protest is heard." Profile of HIV+ Chinese teen. Nov. 11, 2001.
"China embraces Bora's game." World Cup soccer profile. Nov. 7, 2001.
"Events put China in a tough spot." Terrorism aftermath. Sept. 25, 2001.
"China's hot economy on pace for 7% growth." Sept. 12, 2001.
"USOC offers praise for Beijing." Aug. 23, 2001.
"China tries to soften image while maintaining grip." July 27, 2001.
"U.S. lawyer sees 'little sense' in case of Conn. businessman held." July 26. 2001.
"China convicts two US scholars." July 25, 2001.
"U.S. firms see Olympic opportunity in China." 2008 Olympic decision. July 16, 2001.
"The Scene From Tian'anmen Square: 'We win.' " 2008 Olympic decision. July 13, 2001.
"Product piracy poses biggest threat to China's economic status." June 28, 2001.
"Wacky packaging gives knockoffs away." June 28, 2001.
"Despite friction, US-China are bound together." Spy-plane coverage. April 18, 2001.
"View from Tiananmen Square." Spy Plane coverage. April 12, 2001.
"The missing Chinese star." April 9, 2001.
"Yao yearns for the NBA." April 6, 2001.
"No sabers rattling on Beijing streets." Spy-plane coverage. April 5, 2001.
"Chinese league: Yao won't leave this year." April 4, 2001.
"Wang on his way to the Mavericks." March 29, 2001.
"NBA may get assist from China Dallas expecting 7-foot star Wang." March 27, 2001
"On-court détente Wang's arrival in NBA transcends the sport." March 27, 2001.
"Yao Ming faces more difficult road." March 27, 2001.
"Chinese gays slowly come out into the open." March 9, 2001.
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