Halliburton Co. reported a 51% increase in its second-quarter profit, with a sharp rise in oilfield services revenue more than offsetting a loss for its KBR subsidiary caused by a decline in U.S. Defense Dept contracts in the Middle East and costly delays on a big natural gas project in Nigeria. [Remember $$$s Darth Cheney still makes a bigger paycheck from these guys than he does the taxpayers!!]