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Iditarod sled dog race gets underway in Alaska

MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press
Musher Jessie Royer of Darby, Mt., drivers her dog team along Campbell Air Strip near the end of the ceremonial start of the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Saturday, March 1, 2014, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

WILLOW, Alaska — A New Zealander was the first musher en route to the town of Nome when the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race began Sunday.