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Baghdad Museum director flees job, Iraq [audio 4min]

The director of the Baghdad Museum, Donny George, left his job earlier this month and fled the country last Sunday. He complained of interference by Shiite Muslim extremists with connections in the Iraqi government. New York Times correspondent Ed Wong, reporting from Baghdad, talks with Alex Chadwick.
Read entire article at NPR "Day to Day"