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U.S. Seeks to Privatize State-Run Iraqi Industries

The United States is trying to move Iraq toward capitalism. The U.S.-led post-war Iraq administration wants to sell off state-owned industries to private companies. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

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Tom Gjelten reports on religion, faith, and belief for NPR News, a beat that encompasses such areas as the changing religious landscape in America, the formation of personal identity, the role of religion in politics, and conflict arising from religious differences. His reporting draws on his many years covering national and international news from posts in Washington and around the world.