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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney probably did not intend to direct millions of television viewers to a Web site calling for President Bush's defeat but that's what a slip of the domain achieved. Anyone who heeded Cheney's advice and clicked on "factcheck.com" was greeted on Wednesday morning with a message from anti-Bush billionaire investor George Soros entitled "Why we must not reelect President Bush." "President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests, and undermining American values," Soros' message said. Defending his record as Halliburton's chief executive, Cheney said in the Tuesday night debate that Democratic vice-presidential...

Why is a company called "domain name sales" redirecting inquiries to www.factcheck.com to www.georgesoros.com?

On KFI 640AM it was said Dick Cheney mis-spoke when he pointed folks interested in the FACTS about Halliburton to "factcheck.com" when the actual site is "factcheck.org". The "factcheck.com" site points to a George Soros anti-Bush site.

Kerry Ad Falsely Accuses Cheney on Halliburton Contrary to this ad's message, Cheney doesn't gain financially from the contracts given to the company he once headed.September 30, 2004 Modified:September 30, 2004 Summary   A Kerry ad implies Cheney has a financial interest in Halliburton and is profiting from the company's contracts in Iraq.  The fact is, Cheney doesn't gain a penny from Halliburton's contracts, and almost certainly won't lose even if Halliburton goes bankrupt. The ad claims Cheney got $2 million from Halliburton "as vice president," which is false. Actually, nearly $1.6 million of that was paid before Cheney took office. More importantly, all of it was...

VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY: Well, the reason they keep mentioning Halliburton is because they're trying to throw up a smoke screen. They know the charges are false. They know if you go, for example, to factcheck.com, an independent website sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania, you can get the specific details, with respect to Halliburton.