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  • July 2008
    • Booze Flows in Baghdad

      Booze Flows in Baghdad

      (Newser) - Iraq may be a war-torn nation with deep-seated sectarian divisions, but things are picking up for a certain thirsty segment of the population. That’s right: booze is flowing again in Baghdad, McClatchy Newspapers reports. Though a predominantly Muslim nation, Iraq, even under Saddam Hussein, permitted any citizen to sip, though only non-Muslims could sell the stuff. More »

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      Iraq   alcohol   retail   sectarian violence   Muslim   liquor   prohibition

  • April 2007
    • Chavez Decrees Dry Holy Week

      Chavez Decrees Dry Holy Week

      (Newser) - No Easter imbibing, decrees Venezuelan president and socialist icon Hugo Chavez. Chavez has instituted a Holy Week liquor ban in restaurants to combat the hundreds of drunk driving deaths that occur during holidays in Venezuala. While some citizens applaud his boldness, others say they cannot follow their fearless leader quite this far. More »

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      alcohol   Venezuela   Hugo Chavez   drunk driving   Easter   socialism   Holy Week   prohibition

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