Iraqi women running in Iraqi elections

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Thousands of Iraqi women are on the ballot in this weekend’s provincial elections. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with reporter Sahar Issa in Baghdad, who’s covering the elections for McClatchey newspapers. She says these female candidates are taking big risks to participate in the polls.

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