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Catalonia assembly outlaws bullfighting

By JOSEPH WILSON AND DANIEL WOOLLS THE ASSOCIATED PRE

Posted: July 29, 2010 at 5:13 a.m.

Lawmakers in Catalonia outlawed bullfighting Wednesday, making it Spain’s first major region to ban the centuries-old ballet between matador and beast after heated debate that pitted animalwelfare groups against a pillar of traditional culture.

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