Word: halliburtons
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...already stained American faith in the presidency. Crooks, liars and cheats are nothing new to the White House, but Bush has exceeded all presidential precedents of subterfuge. Never before has a White House been so crass about doling out the spoils of war to its corporate cronies—Halliburton, Bechtel et al—while using the afterglow of victory to cow those who might object. The same administration that used patriotism as a gag on dissent is responsible for a treasonous leak that, if it had happened under a Democrat’s watch, would have Republicans calling...
...billion Estimated value of Gulf War II contracts awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Halliburton Co., whose former CEO is Vice President Dick Cheney...
...million Estimated value of Gulf War II contracts awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development to Bechtel Group, Inc., Halliburton's chief competitor...
...stake is a big investment and a big potential payoff. Early deals to get the oil fields producing again, and to rebuild the country, might be an indicator that the U.S. is in no rush to bring foreign companies into the mix. Halliburton Co., the Houston oil-field supplier, and Bechtel Corp., the San Francisco engineering and construction firm, have been awarded contracts worth close to $800 million. Halliburton was headed by Dick Cheney before he joined the Administration, though the White House says he played no role in the selection...
...district. His was one of the first restaurants to move beyond "American chop suey," Huang says, and became a favorite of Houston's oil barons. A white-tablecloth place dominated by a massive copper mural and carved teakwood partition, Hunan is where Vice President Dick Cheney, then CEO of Halliburton, once was host of a contract-signing ceremony with senior Chinese officials...