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L. Coyote

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Wed May-16-07 02:56 PM
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38. Cheney Scandal * Candidates and War Powers "$180 million in bribes"

Like Nixon, (we wonder ?? if) the people re-elected these guys given how scandal plagued election year was! ??

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* Cheney Scandal * Tauzin/PHARMA * Candidates and War Powers
WASHINGTON - February 5 - 2004
Institute for Public Accuracy
http://www.commondreams.org/news2004/0205-07.htm

* PRATAP CHATTERJEE (www.corpwatch.org, www.commondreams.org)... said today: "Newsweek reported Wednesday that the Justice Department has opened up an inquiry into whether Halliburton paid $180 million in bribes to win a contract in Nigeria when Dick Cheney was chairman of the company.... Last year Cheney received two dollars from Halliburton for every dollar he earns as vice president by taking advantage of loopholes in the tax code while the company made $8 billion from military contracts in Iraq...

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Reply #38: Cheney Scandal * Candidates and War Powers "$180 million in bribes" [View All]

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