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Halliburton and Kellogg, Brown and Root violated their contracts to safely dispose of waste in combat zones, and the toxins their burn pits released allegedly caused serious illnesses in U.S. soldiers. But will extenuating circumstances allow the military contractors to avoid punishment?

Two Marsh & McLellan executives who were convicted in an insurance industry bid-rigging case saw their convictions overturned Wednesday because the New York Attorney General's office failed to turn over 700,000 documents, including exculpatory and impeaching evidence.

The Iraq war is getting too expensive, according to Defense Department auditors, and KBR is part of the problem. The contractor faces close to $200 million in penalties for keeping too many bodies on its payroll in Iraq, and it is being pressured to cut back. For six years, KBR has increased its...