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With the news that Vice President Dick Cheney's old firm Halliburton may have overcharged for gasoline it sold in Iraq, the field of Democratic presidential hopefuls are having a field day charging that President Bush allowed the company to engage in so-called "war profiteering" in return for its campaign contributions.

White House wannabe Wesley Clark's comments were typical, with the retired general telling reporters that Bush is "more concerned about the success of Halliburton than having a success strategy in Iraq."

But what about Gen. Clark's political sponsors, Bill and Hillary Clinton, whose administration, it turns out, funneled tens of millions of dollars to Cheney's old firm at a time when he actually ran the company.

In a deal cut in June 2000 under President Clinton, the New York Post reports that Halliburton won 11 Navy contracts worth $110 million to build jails at Guantanamo Bay, a base in Kuwait, a ferry terminal on Vieques, an air station in Spain, a breakwater in the Azores and facilities slammed by a typhoon in Guam.

Though the company is known for its strong backing of Republican candidates, Halliburton contributed over $140,000 to Democrats from 1992-2000, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.