text: is the bush administration fiercely loyal to its friends? http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/news/meeting.html  washington, nov. 2 (halliburtonwatch.org) -- the bush administration has successfully stalled a federal investigation into alleged bribes that were paid by halliburton when vice president dick cheney was ceo, a company filing released tuesday shows.   investigators think the bribes -- totaling $180 million -- were paid to officials in the government of nigeria for the purpose of winning a multi-billion dollar construction contract.   should this investigation move forward? yes, but keep in mind that the bush administration's friends aren't actual people; they're multi-national corporations!