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Oil Giant Takes Home Big Profits

Reuters | Posted 04.19.2012

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* EPS ex-items of 89 cts top Wall St view of 85 cts * Revenue rises 30 pct to $6.9 bln * Shares up 4.5 pct ...

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The Supreme Court Applies Immunity to Prevent Suits

Brad Reid | Posted 04.11.2012

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Federal law preempted state law tort claims of negligence and fraud against the Army contractors that the heirs had sued. Consequently, the public policy question to consider is how broadly to extend immunity from suits?

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Man Up America: It's Time for the Draft

Pat LaMarche | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Mitt Romney Taxes, Halliburton, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Abel-Gutierrez, Afghanistan War, Afghanistan Veterans, Robert Bales, Iraq Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News

It's evident that the economically challenged 99 percent don't just vote for elitists who won't pay their fair share financially but that they likewise elect representatives that won't require the citizenry to shoulder equally the human cost of war.

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McKibben's Extreme Energy: Why Not Frack?

Carol Pierson Holding | Posted 05.06.2012

Still, if we forgo natural gas, what are our alternatives? And that was my stance too until I read McKibben's article. Now I'm fiercely on the environmental side. How did he persuade me? His masterful command of language.

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Former Top Halliburton Exec Heads To Prison For Bribery

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 02.24.2012

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A former top Halliburton executive will serve 2 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty in Houston federal court to orchestrating a $180 million bri...

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Huge Company Ditches BlackBerrys For iPhones

Posted 02.07.2012

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TORONTO (Reuters) - Oil field services company Halliburton plans to stop issuing BlackBerry smartphones to employees and switch over to Apple's iP...

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Judge: BP Contract Shielded Transocean From Spill Damages

AP | CAIN BURDEAU and HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 03.27.2012

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Judge: BP Contract Shielded Transocean In Spill

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'Green News Report' - December 6, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.05.2012

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TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: It's not ...

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BP Makes High-Stakes Oil Spill Accusation Against Halliburton

AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 02.04.2012

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NEW ORLEANS — BP in a high-stakes court filing is accusing Halliburton of destroying damaging evidence about the quality of its cement slurry th...

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BP Faces More Oil Spill Citations

AP | By MATTHEW DALY | Posted 11.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration says BP and two other companies are likely to face new citations for alleged safety and environmental violation...

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Halliburton Benefits From Drilling Projects In North America

AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 12.17.2011

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NEW YORK — A five-month slump in oil prices hasn't spooked the petroleum industry so far. Halliburton Co., a major provider of oil industry ser...

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Offshore Safety Chief Pushes For Stiffer Fines

AP | By DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The head of the offshore drilling safety agency is telling Congress current fines for offshore violations need to be much stiffer. Mich...

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'Green News Report' - September 15, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 11.15.2011

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TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Republica...

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Final Government Report on BP Blowout Cites "Poor Risk Management

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 11.14.2011

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Today, the Joint Investigation Team issued its final report on it's investigation of BP's Macondo Well Blowout and subsequent oil spill that occurred on April 20, 2010.

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A Rick Perry Presidency? Get Ready for the Next Gas Spike

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.06.2011

Most worrisome about a Rick Perry presidency for those of us who don't live in Texas and are not engaged in the oil business is the prospect of staggeringly higher gasoline prices, and the impact that would have on the nation's economy.

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Windfalls of war: Ex-Halliburton subsidiary KBR, the government's concierge

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 10.30.2011

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By Sharon Weinberger, iWatch NewsThe rush to war in the months following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 created an urgency in the Pentagon, not just ...

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Halliburton Executive Drinks Fracking Fluid

AP | By CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 10.22.2011

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DENVER -- An energy company executive's sip of fracking fluid at an industry conference this month has been called a demonstration by some and a stunt...

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Federal Fracking Response Could Be Years Away

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 10.18.2011

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By Evan Bush, iWatch News 6:00 am, August 18, 2011A liquid concoction, often laced with toxic chemicals, is a central villain in the controvers...

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HuffPost Review: The Whistleblower

Marshall Fine | Posted 10.05.2011

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Based on a true story, The Whistleblower is dark, grim and harrowing. It tells the tale of Kathy Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz), a Nebraska cop looking to make some big dough so she can afford to follow her children.

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Halliburton Profit Jumps Amid U.S. Drilling Boom

Posted 09.17.2011

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Halliburton Co (HAL.N), the world's second-largest oilfield services company, reported a forecast-topping 54 percent jump in quarterly profit on M...

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Woman Testifies In KBR Rape Case: I Was 'Scared To Death'

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 08.20.2011

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HOUSTON — A Texas woman tearfully told jurors Monday that she was "scared to death" and held against her will by her employer after being drugge...

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Who Really Controls Iraq's Oil Industry?

NY Times | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Lukoil, Iraq Oil, Baker Hughes, Iraq Oil Industry, Schlumberger, America, Halliburton, Exxon Mobil, Oil, Exxon, Iraq, Oil Companies, World News

MOSCOW — When Iraq auctioned rights to rebuild and expand its oil industry two years ago, the Russian company Lukoil won a hefty portion — a field...

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Supreme Court: Halliburton Lawsuit Can Proceed

AP | Posted 08.06.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Halliburton Co. shareholders can pursue a class-action lawsuit claiming the oil services compan...

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What About...?

Carolita Johnson | Posted 07.30.2011

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In New Film, Residents of the Gulf Say Impact of Spill Persists

Robert Redford | Posted 06.22.2011

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In a powerful new documentary, Stories from the Gulf, residents make it clear they are still suffering the aftermath of the largest oil spill in U.S. history. We must not minimize their struggle or sense of loss, which persists to this day.

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