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 on Monday.
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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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The Bush administration&#39;s plans to divert $3.46 billion in Iraq reconstruction funds for security could increase dangers in the long run
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DAMASCUS, Syria -- The State Department's second in command said yesterday that Syria had improved security along its border with Iraq but needed to do more to keep armed supporters of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from sneaking across.
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Citing newly disclosed State Department documents, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) called yesterday for further congressional hearings on Halliburton Co.'s contracts in Kuwait and Iraq.
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The Iraq insurgency has become financially self-sustaining, raising tens of millions of dollars a year from oil smuggling, kidnapping, counterfeiting, corrupt charities and other crimes, The New York Times reported in Sunday editions.
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Frustrated by the pace of rebuilding  in Iraq, the State Department announced on Tuesday it would  switch $3.4 billion in U.S. funds from water and power projects  to boost security, oil output and jobs for Iraqis.
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The Bush administration is working on its largest-ever appeal for more Iraq war funds &#151; a record $100 billion, at least, and that figure reflects cuts from wish lists originally circulating around the Pentagon.
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United Nations, Sep 15 - Iraq has appealed to the international community to send more troops to protect the United Nations staff needed for holding of elections by January 31 next year and thwart terrorist attempt to disrupt the poll process.
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The Bush administration wants Congress' permission to shift nearly &#36;3.5 billion of the &#36;18.4 billion in Iraqi reconstruction aid to security and faster economic growth, documents submitted to lawmakers show.
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Private security contractor Blackwater USA said on Wednesday it supports recommendations by a State Department panel to boost oversight of contractors in Iraq.
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The Pentagon plans to boost troop levels in Iraq to about 150,000 for the elections scheduled for late January, a Defense Department official said today.
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The former U.S. commander in Iraq issued an urgent plea to the Pentagon last winter for supplies, saying he was "unable to sustain readiness." In a memo obtained by the Washington Post, Army Lt.-Gen. Ricardo ...
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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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U.S.-funded reconstruction in Iraq  is gaining pace in some areas, albeit on a smaller scale than  hoped, despite mounting attacks and intimidation by insurgents,  said a senior U.S. official on Wednesday.
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UNITED NATIONS - Iraq urged regional and world powers yesterday to back an expanded United Nations role in Iraq, but UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said there was more to be done on security before he could increase UN staff.
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The U.S. government will pay $5.8 billion to help Iraq expand further its army and police force, which are deemed too small for its security needs