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By Matthew Lee / The Bulletin
September 3, 2009
WASHINGTON — The State Department said Wednesday it has extended a contract for protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq with a subsidiary of the security firm once known as Blackwater USA even though the company doesn’t have a license to operate in the country.
Spokesman Ian Kelly said the contract....