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Published 12/25/2008 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - The General Assembly increased its 2008-2009 budget to $4.86 billion Wednesday, adding nearly $700 million to fund U.N. work in 27 countries including Iraq and Afghanistan, and additional staff for development and conflict prevention.
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