Democrats press Gates, KBR on poor electrical work (AP)

yahoo.com     Jul 18, 2008            

Friday July 18, 5:10 pm ET By Donna Borak, AP Business Writer Democrats press Gates, KBR on electrical work at US bases in Iraq blamed for multiple deaths WASHINGTON (AP) -- A pair of powerful Democrats on Friday called on the Pentagon and KBR Inc. to address inferior electrical work by private contractors on U.S. military bases in Iraq being blamed for the deaths of at least two U.S. soldiers. Rep. Henry Waxman of California, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and KBR demanding details on the failures of electrical systems on bases throughout Iraq that have caused hundreds of fires and the deaths of Staff Sgts. Christopher Lee Everett of Huntsville, Texas, and Ryan Maseth of Pittsburgh. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., sent letters to Gates and Gen.... [read full story]                    

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