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By Rachel D’oro / The Bulletin
March 6, 2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The 38th running of the world’s most famous sled dog race kicks off today amid depleted finances that have slashed the cash purse even as the cost of competitive mushing continues to climb.
Yet the mystique of the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race keeps drawing mushers....