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...Don’t succumb to a feud between libertarians who blame the midterm losses on social conservatives and social conservatives who feel overlooked and taken for granted. The episodes of blatant pandering to either side—e.g. Halliburton favoritism and Terri Schiavo interventionism—that were rightly condemned by liberals as well as by many conservatives were driven as much or more by a cynical leadership trying to buy support for upcoming elections as by the intended beneficiaries themselves. The Republican Party’s coalition of libertarians, social conservatives, and national defense voters is a winning...
...Shortly after that, Halliburton came along, and I enjoyed running Halliburton, spent five years in Dallas. The President persuaded me to come back. I'm glad I did. I don't regret that for a minute, but that's different than making a decision -- ready to jump into the arena out there and run for President. And I really think my -- the value of my service in this administration had been in part because I haven't had my own agenda. I'm not worried about how I'm going to do in the Iowa caucuses in January...
...HALLIBURTON A 2004 government audit found that Halliburton's Kellogg, Brown & Root subsidiary could not account for 34% of the U.S. goods it was responsible for in Baghdad (worth $18.6 million), including two armored trucks and a $735,000 generator. KBR disputes the audit...
...around them, subtle jokes litter the landscape. The name of a bar; the sponsors of Ferrell's car; the sportscasters at the race; the way Ricky Bobby says grace at the dinner table; the Halliburton executives watching from the V.I.P...
...Swan said Lamont has no plans to sell either the Halliburton or the Wal-Mart stock. "At this time he is not looking to getting into directly managing or investing any of his funds," Swan said, "If he is fortunate enough to be elected, Mr. Lamont realizes that there are a variety of investing decisions that he will have to make," including "how to deal with [his investments] in the most ethical manner...