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McConnell marks funds for contractor

Firm Under Investigation for Bribery

SOURCE: John Cheves // Lexington Herald-Leader

27 Oct 2007 // Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is pushing $25 million in earmarked federal funds for a British defense contractor that is under criminal investigation by the U.S. Justice Department and suspected by American diplomats of a "longstanding, widespread pattern of bribery allegations."

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