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47-year-old man weds 8-year-old girl in Saudi Arabia

By Sun-Times Wire

CNN has a very disturbing report about a 47-year-old man marrying an 8-year-old girl to settle a debt in Saudi Arabia.

It seems like a no-brainer that this is just wrong, but as Nic Robertson reports, the issue is a tricky one for those looking to end it.

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