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Pentagon Paid $998,798 to Ship Two 19-Cent Washers

Grovelbot talked me into this sticky. when every thing i have doesn't mean a thing if it is with out you Source: (Bloomberg) Tony Capaccio 1 hour, 5 minutes ago Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- A small South Carolina parts supplier collected about $20.5... Full Article at Democratic Underground

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