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Quick facts on Iraq reconstruction:
_ Since 2003, Congress has appropriated about $47.5 billion while the Iraqis have budgeted $50.6 billion. International contributions have totaled $15.8 billion.
_ The U.S. has allocated most of its money, but Iraq hasn't. In 2006 and 2007, for example, Iraq designated $16.3 billion as its capital budget, which is used to invest in reconstruction projects. But it spent only $2.9 billion.
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