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Gloves Are On For These Women In Iraq Punching At "Macho Society" Taboos
Iraqi boxer Bushra al-Hajjar jumps into the ring, gloves raised to eye level, and strikes out at her sparring partner.
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Suicide Bombing Wounds 19 At Iraq Ballot Warehouse
A suicide bombing Sunday targeting a warehouse in Kirkuk where ballot boxes from Iraq's May elections were stored wounded 19 people, days before a vote recount, a security source said.
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Ballot Box Storage Site Catches Fire In Baghdad
A storage site housing half of Baghdad's ballot boxes from Iraq's parliamentary election in May has caught fire, just days after parliament called for a nationwide recount of votes, citing allegations of widespread violations.
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Vikas Krishan Yadav Enters Asian Boxing Championships Final, Three Others Settle for Bronze
Vikas Krishan defeated Iraq's Waheed Abdulridha 3-0 to advance to the final of the Asian Boxing Championships. Satish Kumar, L Devendro and defending champion Shiva Thapa lost their respective semi-final bouts.
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Training ends for Olympic hopefuls in Iraq
Iraqi boxers aiming for a spot in the 2004 Olympic team completed their last day of training under US coach Maurice "Termite" Watkins on Sunday.
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Gloves Are On For These Women In Iraq Punching At "Macho Society" Taboos
Iraqi boxer Bushra al-Hajjar jumps into the ring, gloves raised to eye level, and strikes out at her sparring partner.
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Suicide Bombing Wounds 19 At Iraq Ballot Warehouse
A suicide bombing Sunday targeting a warehouse in Kirkuk where ballot boxes from Iraq's May elections were stored wounded 19 people, days before a vote recount, a security source said.
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Ballot Box Storage Site Catches Fire In Baghdad
A storage site housing half of Baghdad's ballot boxes from Iraq's parliamentary election in May has caught fire, just days after parliament called for a nationwide recount of votes, citing allegations of widespread violations.
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Vikas Krishan Yadav Enters Asian Boxing Championships Final, Three Others Settle for Bronze
Vikas Krishan defeated Iraq's Waheed Abdulridha 3-0 to advance to the final of the Asian Boxing Championships. Satish Kumar, L Devendro and defending champion Shiva Thapa lost their respective semi-final bouts.
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Training ends for Olympic hopefuls in Iraq
Iraqi boxers aiming for a spot in the 2004 Olympic team completed their last day of training under US coach Maurice "Termite" Watkins on Sunday.
