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Larry Klayman, chairman and general council of Judicial Watch, holds a news conference on suit filed against Vice President Dick Cheney in Miami Wednesday, July 10, 2002. The group said it was suing Cheney and Halliburton Co., the oil services company he ran for five years, alleging fraudulent accounting practices at the company. (AP Photo/Hillery Smith Garrison) Larry Klayman, chairman and general counsel of Judicial Watch, holds a news conference in Miami to announce that Judicial Watch has filed a lawsuit against Vice President Dick Cheney Wednesday, July 10, 2002. The group said it was suing Cheney and Halliburton...

Suit Claims Fraud by Cheney, Oil Co. Wed Jul 10,10:41 AM ET By TIM REYNOLDS, Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) - A watchdog group on Wednesday sued Vice President Dick Cheney ( news - web sites) and Halliburton Co., the oil services company he ran for five years, based on allegations of accounting fraud. Photos Reuters Photo   Washington-based Judicial Watch filed a shareholder lawsuit against Cheney and Halliburton, alleging that the accounting fraud led to shareholder losses. The lawsuit claims Halliburton overstated revenues by $445 million from 1999 through the end of 2001. "Halliburton overstated profits that many American...