Prometheus 6

Then again, rising money is the Republican's greatest skill.

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MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Nudged by the United States, donors came through Friday with pledges big and small for Iraq but were falling short of the estimated $56 billion needed to rebuild the country.

While the pledges were greater than expected, many were in the form of loans or debt relief for a nation already burdened with an estimated $120 billion in debt run up during Saddam Hussein's rule.