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By Gerry J. Gilmore American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2008 – Today’s increased price of oil is fueling Iraq’s ability to pay more for its reconstruction costs that up to now have been heavily funded by U.S. taxpayers, a senior U.S. official said at the White House yesterday. Since Saddam Hussein was deposed by U.S. and coalition forces in 2003 “a lot of the heavy lifting” in ...