Negroponte Wants More Funds for Iraqi Security-WSJ
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The new U.S. ambassador to Iraq wants  to shift $3.37 billion in aid earmarked for water, sewage and  electricity projects in the country to efforts to improve  Iraq's security and oil output and create more jobs, the Wall  Street Journal reported Monday.
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A new contract proposal put forward last week by the Joint Contracting Command-Iraq shows that the U.S. military believes there is going to be a continuing need for private, armed, security services such as Blackwater USA in that country for years to come.
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The U.S. commander for northern Iraq has asked for more troops to clamp down on insurgent attacks and sectarian violence in the volatile province of Diyala, he said on Friday.
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The Bush administration,  facing  mounting violence in Iraq and demands for upgraded equipment,  is assembling a funding package for operations in Iraq and  Afghanistan that could surge beyond earlier estimates to as  much as $75 billion to $100 billion, congressional sources and  experts said on Thursday.
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The U.S. envoy to Iraq wants to  shift $3.3 billion set aside for Iraqi water, sewer, power and  other reconstruction projects to improve security, boost oil  output and create jobs, a U.S. official said on Monday.
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The Bush administration asked Congress yesterday for permission to transfer nearly $3.5 billion from Iraqi water, sewer and electricity projects to pressing security, economic
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Increasing production and higher oil prices mean Iraq could see an influx of extra reconstruction money, a report says.
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The ministerâs comments suggested a longer U.S. commitment in Iraq than had previously been indicated.
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U.S. officials have raised their  estimates of the size and financial support of Iraq's  insurgency, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing  unnamed sources.
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Iraq needs some 50 billion dollars (36.6 billion euros) in investments to get the oil and electricity sectors produce enough to meet demand, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday asked Congress to approve nearly $190 billion more in spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi announced plans Monday to extend a cash-for-weapons program for Shiite fighters in Baghdad's Sadr City to cities nationwide in an attempt to disarm the country.    The announcement came as fresh violence erupted in Baghdad and Mosul...
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American money has helped maintain security in Iraq, but now budgetary constraints are slowing the flow of cash
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A top Iraqi official called for partnerships with international companies to boost his country's oil industry on Sunday, saying Iraq's emergence as a "secure petro-democracy" could quell rampant sectarian violence.
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The White House said on Tuesday it  will seek more than $80 billion in new funding for military  operations this year in Iraq and Afghanistan, shattering  initial cost estimates and pushing the total for both conflicts  to almost $300 billion so far.
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Bolstered by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's assurances that there's been "substantial improvement" in security and stability in Iraq, the United Nations is considering boosting its presence in the country.
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The Bush administration has decided to ask the U.S. Congress for funds aimed at bolstering security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, sources with knowledge of the plan said on Wednesday.