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	<title><![CDATA[Army Official Ousted For Refusing To Approve $1 Billion In Questionable Iraq Funds]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/16/army-official-ousted-for_n_107477.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>The Army official who managed the Pentagon's largest contract in Iraq says he was ousted from his job when he refused to approve paying more than $1 billion in questionable charges to KBR, the Houston-based company that has provided food, housing and other services to American troops.</p>

<p>The official, Charles M. Smith, was the senior civilian overseeing the multibillion-dollar contract with KBR during the first two years of the war. Speaking out for the first time, Mr. Smith said that he...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-06-24T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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