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Lynn A. Westmoreland: “I just want to clear up one thing. Let's clear the smoke out of the room here and put some facts in the discussion. The…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2007
I just want to clear up one thing. Let's clear the smoke out of the room here and put some facts in the discussion. The Clinton administration awarded the Halliburton contract. Mr. Cheney only extended it. The Bush administration only extended it after trouble in the Middle East broke out.

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Addressing the awarding and extension of the Halliburton contract during a discussion on government contracts.

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