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Halliburton to lose exclusive Army deal

WASHINGTON – The Army is discontinuing a controversial multibillion-dollar deal with oil services giant Halliburton for logistical support to U.S. troops worldwide, a decision that could cut deeply into the firm’s dominance of government contracting in Iraq.

The choice comes after several years of attacks from critics who saw the contract as a symbol of politically connected corporations profiteering on the war.</i>

Suddenly, Big Dick Cheney’s retirement nestegg ain’t as rosy…boo f’n hoo.


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