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October 09, 2007
Embassy to be Finalized 'Later this Month'.... Huh?
Stop the Press: Charles Williams, director of the State Department's overseas building operations, told USA TODAY that the new embassy in Baghdad will be finalized later this month. The delay was shorter than those seen during recent construction of smaller embassies, he said.
Seems the State Department just can't get its story straight. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said just earlier today: "I can't tell you when the embassy is going to open.... We don't have an answer."
So what's the extra $150 million in added costs going to be spent on -- a sum that has grown since last week when sources originally suggested to me would be just $100 million over budget?
We'll see.... The House Government Oversight and Reform Committee is planning a hearing on matters related to the Baghdad embassy. It may be on October 16.
Posted by davidphinney at October 9, 2007 08:36 PM
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