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Watch Clip: 'Watchmen'

In this clip from "Watchmen," based on the 1980s comic book series, a group of crime-fighting superheroes talk about the saving the world from a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

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Where Have All the Criminals Gone?

Want to understand what made the crime rate drop in the 1990s? Look back to the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973.

Watch Exclusive Clip: 'American Violet'

In "American Violet" a young African-American single mother, Dee Roberts, who lives in a small Texas town is wrongly accused of a major crime and fights to clear her name. In this clip, she asks her lawyer if her lawsuit against the D.A. will help.

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Watch Trailer: 'The Spirit'

"The Spirit," is based on the popular comic book series and follows a cop who returns from the dead to fight crime. The film stars Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson and Eva Mendes.

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Cold Crime

From Chicken Soup for the Soul: ;"> Cold Crime From Chicken Soul for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog

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MTV Takes on Hate Crime

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Reckoning in Sudan

Did the world ignore another African genocide? The U.N. investigates Darfur's horrors.

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Hate Speech and the Beliefnet Community

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The Aces of Your Hearts

Based on a true story, "Ace of Hearts" is the tale of a police officer and his daughter as they are brought closer together when their dog, Ace, is accused of a crime and they must prove his innocence. Plenty of Beliefnet readers also have stories of the heroic deeds and unconditional love of their pets, from a reader who says her dog is an angel sent by God to one whose cat helped her through the death of a loved one.

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