Alaskan Native Pete Kaiser Wins Iditarod Dog Sled Race

Pete Kaiser has become the latest Alaska Native to win the Iditarod dog sled race. Kaiser won the race for the first time early Wednesday, crossing the finish line in Nome after beating back a challenge from the defending champion, Norwegian musher Joar Ulsom.   Crowds cheered and clapped as Kaiser came off the Bering Sea ice and mushed down Nome's main street to the famed burled arch finish line.   The 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) race began March 3 north of...

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