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$10.5 billion hurricane relief almost gone

September 8th, 2005
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As of this evening, the $10.5 billion from the original hurricane relief bill will probably all have been spent, the AP reports budget aides as having said.
The next proposal would spend over $50 billion in less than two months. As for the investigation:
…Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada said on the Senate floor that such […]

Halliburton taps $500 million Katrina contract; Allbaugh connection

September 7th, 2005
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In February, Joe Allbaugh's company registered to become a lobbyist for Kellogg, Brown & Root, a Halliburton subsidiary. KBR is currently tapping a $500 million contract to do emergency repairs related to Katrina.
A leftie site says:
Just last week, the Wall Street Journal reported, "Senate Appropriations staffers warn business lobbyists are maneuvering to tack on special-interest […]