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Yahoo! News MENA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -
Haj pilgrims pelted stones at symbols of the devil on Friday, with many saying they were targeting President Bush...
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... "Yes, the devil is Bush and that other one from Israel -- (Prime Minister Ariel) Sharon. And there's (British Prime Minister) Blair too," 050122
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http Hajj pilgrims stone symbolic Satan

Thursday, 1202005 12:45 PM EST (1745 GMT)

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/20/hajj.ap/
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Saudi Arabia Pilgrims stone pillar representing devil in Mena, near Mecca.

Most of the 2 million pilgrims were expected to begin carrying out the ritual later in the day, historically one of the most dangerous because of stampedes as pilgrims elbow their way close to the pillars, then return to Mecca to circle the holy Kaaba in the final ritual of the pilgrimage.
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dandy oh,only 2 million this year? I heard extimates of 4 before Eid-al-Adha arrived.

It's like, in a way, when you drop salt, throwing a pinch over you left shoulder to hit a devil in the eye to avoid the evil eye or whatever.

Some people play to leverage it into new meaning of talisman against Bush but possibly because its such an attractive idea, not because it's "kosher"
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1232005 16 States Lift Flu Vaccine Restrictions

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U.S. After the restrictions were initiated in October 2004, many of the 98 million people in America's
high-risk groups did not get vaccinated,
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