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Headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice is the third lobbying firm hired by Blackwater since October 2007. Womble Carlyle lobbyists representing Blackwater are: John Mashburn, former general counsel and policy director for Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., who is the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee; and Mark Harkins, who was chief of staff to Rep. Brad Miller, D-N.C., chairman of the Investigations and Oversight subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee. |
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| Blackwater Murderers Go Free While Blackwater Protesters Sentenced | ||
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| The 7 protesters arrested at Blackwater USA in October for recreating the Nisoor Square massacre at the company's front door were sentenced by Currituck County Superior Court Judge Russell Duke on Tuesday, January 22. Meanwhile, the Blackwater mercenaries who slaughtered 17 innocent civilians remain free, enjoying the protection of the Bush Administration. The latest 'protection' includes a signing statement by President Bush issued at the time of his signing the latest military industrial complex funding bill on January 28th. That bill included a provision for creating a commission to investigate the use of civilian contractors such as Blackwater in Iraq and Afghanistan. The signing statement essentially waives any such requirement put upon the President by Congress. | ||
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