Record field of competitors starts Iditarod race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A record 96 mushers started the Iditarod race on Saturday, driving dog teams out of downtown Anchorage in the ceremonial launch of the world's most famous sled-dog competition.
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