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To: PartyTime who started this subject	2/14/2004 12:23:26 AM
From: geode00	Read Replies (2) of 173976

Halliburton: theft and gouging - what else can you call it? Does anyone else get that sinking feeling that everyone is working to make death's head Cheney richer? Why aren't more people outraged by this bs? abcnews.go.com WASHINGTON Feb. 13 — Frustrated that they couldn't convince Republicans to conduct hearings on Vice President Dick Cheney's former company, Democrats convened a panel of their own Friday to hear a former Halliburton employee testify that the company wastes taxpayers' money. Halliburton, which supplies military support services in Iraq and elsewhere, routinely purchased items at higher prices from preferred suppliers, said Henry Bunting, who worked for the company in Kuwait last year. There were frequent instructions by procurement supervisors and management to keep ... requisitions under the $2,500 threshold to avoid competitive bidding," Bunting, of Houston, told the Senate Democratic Policy Committee. "Remember, this is a 'cost plus contract' so Halliburton would get reimbursed for its costs plus a percentage," he said...."

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