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World Service,22 Jan 2005,22 mins

Iraq Goes to the Polls

From Our Own Correspondent

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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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