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To secede from iraq heading also coming up german chancellor of the machall hits the campaign trail again just days after winning the general election this time around shes helping out in a vote and one of germanys states. And hugh hefner the founder of playboy dies at the age of ninety one did he empower women or was he just a peddler of porn. Im brian thomas welcome to the show iraqs kurds are facing growing political isolation after the massive yes to independence and mondays referendum airlines from turkey egypt jordan lebanon all saying theyll be halting flights to Iraqi Kurdistan at the request of baghdad now turkey has also warned it could stop cross border trade with the region and iraq. Central government has threatened its own sanctions. There were euphoric scenes among iraqs kurds after the official result was announced Kurdish Authority said that with a seventy three percent voter turnout the poll had been a resoundingly success. At this historic moment i want to congratula