[Steve_Seattle]

"questionable charges"

Anyone who has ever worked with government contracts knows that there are almost always "questionable charges" in any large contract containing hundreds or thousands of line items. There are legitimate differences as to what is allowable, choice of materials, timing, substitutions, change orders, and simple interpretation of language. This is all routine, not scandalous. These are routine matters usually worked out between clients, contractors, and auditors.

[rocklobster11]

This story was orignally push October 21. They are trying to make something of it. Check out the usual suspect in this quote from the October 24 Time article:

"These charges undercut months of assertions by Administration officials that the Halliburton contract was on the level," says Democratic Representative Henry Waxman