"No, Congressman, Ambassador Crocker isn't grieving over

3,774 American soldiers killed in Iraq. He is just trying to

get over the fact that Halliburton's stock is still 35 percent

below its high of $54.69 on Sept. 6, 2000, just weeks after

Dick Cheney left his post as CEO to campaign to become the

nation's Vice President."

The Department of Defense has awarded a $20 million

contract to Halliburton to develop effective countermeasures

against Improvised Slingshot Devices.

Police forensic officers examine a red van found

abandoned just outside Baghdad. Investigating detectives

say that "a significant amount of cash" was recovered

from the latest Halliburton heist.