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Apr 15 2008, AP

Iraq’s financial free ride may be over. After five years, Republicans and Democrats seem to have found common ground on at least one aspect of the war. From the fiercest foes of the war to the most steadfast Bush supporters, they are looking at Iraq’s surging oil income and saying Baghdad should start picking up more of the tab, particularly for rebuilding hospitals, roads, power lines and the rest of the shattered country.

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In this photo provided by KDWB Radio, Minnesota high school teacher Jim Salava celebrates his victory, lasting 20 hours on the Avatar Airbender in the Ride the Tide Challenge at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., Tuesday July 22, 2008. Salava, of...