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By SINAN SALAHEDDIN and SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press
Sat, 01/31/2015 - 12:00am

BAGHDAD (AP) -- When Islamic State group militants invaded the Central Library of Mosul earlier this month, they were on a mission to destroy a familiar enemy: other people's ideas....

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