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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Blood-Ties for Gas

Halliburton was unavailable for comment:

In the span of a few weeks, an energy firm little-known inside the United States added two members to its board of directors — scoring connections to Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden in the bargain.

On April 22, Cyprus-based Burisma announced that financier Devon Archer had joined its board. Archer, who shared a room in college with Kerry’s stepson, Christopher Heinz, served as national finance co-chair for the former senator’s 2004 presidential campaign.

Then, on Monday, the firm announced that Biden’s younger son, R. Hunter Biden, would join the board of directors.

The company has Ukraine connections that could be lost if Russia takes over parts of Ukraine.

But don't worry, the hope and change cleanses any hints of corruption.