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Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Fueling frustration in Iraq

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Prices at the gas pump are coming down here in the US, but now it's the Iraqis who are howling. Gas used to be cheaper than water in Iraq, but the government just raised the price between 700 and 900%. From Baghdad, Ben Gilbert reports.

Photo: Karim Sahib/AFP © Getty Images

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