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Waxman Says White House Knew About Hunt Oil Deal In Iraq

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02-Jul-2008
        
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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/waxman_says_white... sent by protect_democracy since 2 minutes House oversight committee Chairman Henry Waxman says the Bush Administration knew about the September 2007 deal that Texas-based Hunt Oil struck with Kurdish officials in Iraq. That contradicts what President Bush said at the time. When President Bush was asked about the Hunt Oil contract, he stated: "I knew nothing about the deal. I need to know exactly how it happened. To the extent that it does undermine the ability for the government to come up with an oil revenue sharing plan that unifies the country, obviously if it undermines it I'm... [read full story]                    

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