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Summary: Against the overwhelming consensus of advisers outside the administration, the Republicans in the White House funnelled money through the CIA to support the campaigns of Iyad Allawi and his followers for seats in the Iraqi national assembly. The money was spent for media coverage, travel expenses, ballot-box stuffing, and other covert actions.