An Arlington-based Halliburton Co. subsidiary that has been criticized for its reconstruction work in Iraq has begun tapping a $500 million Navy contract to do emergency repairs at Gulf Coast naval and Marine facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

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Dick Cheney’s Halliburton buddies have done a poor job in Iraq, but they still get the contract to do repairs in the Gulf Coast. The old-boy network is alive and well.