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From the BBC:

Iraq pleads for funds to rebuild

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Iraq's prime minister has appealed for other countries to write off its debts, at the start of a summit called to try to rebuild and stabilise the country.

Nouri Maliki urged delegates at the talks in Egypt to help "build a united, democratic and federal Iraq".

Rich nations and regional powers are meeting for two days of talks in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

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U.S. buildup nearly complete in Iraq

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By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published May 3, 2007 <

BAGHDAD - The U.S. military said Wednesday that its troop buildup in Baghdad was nearly complete.