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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55271-2003Sep23.html
Iraqi Council Denies Access to Two Arab Satellite Networks
(Washington Post) Iraq's Governing Council banned two popular Arab satellite television stations - al-Jazeera and al-Arabiya - from covering the council's news conferences and entering government ministries for two weeks because of what it called "irresponsible activities" that threaten the country's "democracy and stability" and encourage terrorism.