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To: JDN who wrote (408676)5/23/2003 3:55:54 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
So, is 'bill padding' to the federal government, or illegally trading with terrorism-sponsoring nations "hanky-panky"?

PS - shareholders WERE affected, because Halliburton was forced to pay tens of millions in fines for these actions (on the other hand... maybe the financial benefit of no-bid contracts in Iraq and for constructing military bases through central Asia outweighs the financial negatives of these actions to the shareholders....)