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Pentagon, Congress Discuss Iraq Price Tag

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By David Welna

Published September 5, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

Gen. John Abizaid and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz discuss the cost of rebuilding Iraq in a closed-door session with members of Congress. An emergency spending request that could run as high as $100 billion is expected in coming days. NPR's David Welna reports.

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