What's That Glow

In a minor faux pas which barely made the press, Cheney underwriter and war profiteer Halliburton failed to report having lost a shipment of radioactive isotope for a couple of months, somewhere in the US. Overdue in Houston, it was found in Boston.

Lost Halliburton Nuclear Material Found

But fear not -- they are professionals, with a track record of chasing lost radioactive material. The same thing happened two years ago, also escaping significant public attention. That time it went unreported for four months, according to the March 6, 2003 edition of the Houston Business Journal:

Halliburton says radioactive material was stolen

"Halliburton: We Take Potatoes to Really Dangerous Places"