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You pay a steep Pentagon gasoline bill

• Washington Post
The US military consumed 144.8 million barrels of fuel in 2004, spending $6.7 billion, according to Defense. In 2005, it consumed only 128.3 million barrels, but spent $8.8 billion, as the average price/ barrel rose by almost 50% to more than $68.

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