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"The oil law is a proxy for something much larger,'' Rice said.

Rice said she hopes the security sweep ``may have now a little bit of a spur to some other things as well.''

The U.S. has urged the government to move more quickly on benchmarks such as a national law governing the distribution of oil wealth. Iraqi leaders informed her that the oil deal was almost done, but Rice later told reporters she has heard that before. The secretary said she made clear to Iraqi officials that she hopes this time it is for real.

"The oil law is a proxy for something much larger,'' Rice said.

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