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To: Dan B. who wrote (471576)	10/5/2003 8:28:58 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Respond to of 769670

Problem with Cheney and Haliburton goes beyond any paper money trail. When you award no bid contracts to a company who you were an officer in, you have already crossed the line. I have no problem with Haliburton being in a competitive bid process, but sweetheart deals will be called into question. Then when Cheney leaves office, he may get paid back by Haliburton with being called back to work. Then he'll be paid for sure. Orca

To: Dan B. who wrote (471576)	10/5/2003 10:01:38 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I said he should sell the stock. If you have options, and you were to divest, you'd still have to sell the stock (possibly in a same day sale, where he won't have to put up any cash, if that were an issue). I agree that Cheney's trust should be scrutinized, and he should give more information about how it is set up. If it is set up as most charitable trusts, then he will gain some tax benefit. But, it is possible that he will derive no benefit. The point is that he should disclose the details, and remove that cloud of doubt.