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Iraq Goes to the Polls

Elections in Iraq, Kobe earthquake, natural disasters and President Bush's inauguration

Elections in Iraq, Kobe earthquake, natural disasters and President Bush's inauguration. As Iraqis prepare to vote in the country's first democratic election, old religious rivalries are starting to come to the fore. Also a UN conference in Kobe discusses how to deal with natural disasters, 10 years after the city suffered an earthquake. How small island states are competing in the big world and President Bush's inauguration. Presenter: Jerry Smit

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