Gov. Sarah Palin drops the starting flag Sunday for Todd and Kyle Malamute of Fairbanks, the first team out in the 2,000-mile Iron Dog snowmobile race, which began in Big Lake. Twenty-eight teams left the starting line for the 1,100-mile ride to Nome before heading to the finish in Fairbanks.
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