I just have to sadly shake my head in frustration while deciding whether to laugh or cry when reading this story with blaring headlines about being robbed...

Enquirer News Update - Updated 6:11 p.m.

Local Bush/Cheney headquarters robbed


DOWNTOWN - Cincinnati's headquarters for the Bush/Cheney re-election campaign was broken into overnight.

Money and a sign were taken from the office, on Seventh Street near Court Street. The thieves got in by breaking out a window.

The office was also ransacked, officials said. It also houses other Republican organizations.

No one had been arrested.

...after reading this one:

Halliburton may keep disputed money

Report: Army may let company retain billions of dollars from Iraq work, despite auditors' questions.
October 22, 2004: 7:51 AM EDT


NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Army is laying the groundwork to let Halliburton Co. keep several billion dollars paid for work in Iraq that Pentagon auditors say is questionable or unsupported by proper documentation, according to a report published Friday.

According to the report, Kellogg Brown & Root has so far billed about $12 billion in Iraq, and about $3 billion of that remains disputed by government officials.