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A new Pentagon report says the Iraqi Oil Ministry's ability to administer its capital budget is slowly improving, Ben Lando reports for United Press International.

The report, "Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq," released Tuesday by the U.S. Defense Department, said the ministry spent 36 percent, or $727 million, of its $2.4 billion capital budget through Nov. 1.