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Qatar World Cup hosting victory still faces serious challenges

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James M. Dorsey
May 31, 2012
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Eighteen months after becoming the first Middle Eastern nation to win the right to host a World Cup, Qatar is still fending off increasingly serious challenges to its controversial victory.

With Qatar’s labor minister set to meet lat…

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