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Iraq to Net Record $70B Oil Windfall  

Posted Apr 30, 08 2:58 AM CDT in World,  US    Most Covered

(newser) – US analysts estimate that record-breaking oil prices and a fall in insurgent attacks on pipelines will boost Iraq oil revenue this year to $70 billion—double earlier estimates, the Wall Street Journal reports. The latest figure has sparked a call among US lawmakers to demand that Iraq pay more of its reconstruction costs. But the White House has warned that slashing aid could prolong the war.

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Iraq to Net Record $70B Oil Windfall
An oil tanker, Patris, is seen docked next to Iraq's vital al-Basra oil terminal, in Persian Gulf waters, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008.   (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Iraq to Net Record $70B Oil Windfall
An oil tanker, Episkopi, is seen docked next to Iraq's vital al-Basra oil terminal, in Persian Gulf waters, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008.   (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Iraq to Net Record $70B Oil Windfall
An Iraqi soldier stands guard as a pipeline burns after an explosion northeast of Tikrit, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. Attacks on pipelines have fallen, meaning Iraq's oil revenues could jump.   (AP Photo/Bassem Daham)
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