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As fresh violence engulfs Iraq, the officials in charge of its government pressed a major meeting of donor nations gathered in Amman, Jordan on Monday for billions of dollars in new financing to repair a country that remains in a state of physical and economic collapse. But in a finely balanced argument, the Iraqi officials also said their country and its fledgling financial institutions were stable and secure enough to manage the influx of that much money. Full Story