Baghdadi florists stock up - but not too much - for Valentine's Day
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
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Hopeful Baghdad florists have stocked up with imported red roses and affectionate gifts for sweethearts and mothers, but a dark shadow of fear hangs over this year's Valentine's Day. Sixty kilometers separate 34-year-old Ali from his girlfriend, but it might as well be a thousand. The hour-long drive from Baghdad to his hometown Baqouba.
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