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Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics amid feud

Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, Iraq was told Thursday it's not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud in Baghdad that angered the games' guardians and exiled a country that arrived to ...

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Bunko

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Jul 24, 2008
 
Politics and sports shouldn't be mixed.
Mr Bill

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Jul 25, 2008
 
Jeez, can't we keep politics out of sports. It's just a game. Let them play.
Screamineagle

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Jul 25, 2008
 
That's why that can't play because politics are involved in sports in Iraq. Get the politicians out of the way and clear a path to the games!
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