Numbers: Sep. 8, 2003

$1.7 billion Estimated value of Gulf War II contracts awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Halliburton Co., whose former CEO is Vice President Dick Cheney

$680 million Estimated value of Gulf War II contracts awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development to Bechtel Group, Inc., Halliburton's chief competitor

11.7% Percentage of female graduates from the class of 2003 who said in an initial survey on sexual assault that they had been victims of rape or attempted rape during their time at the U.S. Air Force Academy

22.3% Percentage of female cadets who said they were pressured "for...

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