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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (104855)	2/14/2008 1:07:00 AM
From: Live2Sail	Respond to of 306849

Lizzie, Things outside of Silly Valley are far worse than here. L2S

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (104855)	2/14/2008 8:55:46 AM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

You're getting propped up by the surge ($200B/yr) and by the $130B/yr procurement to replenish military inventory depleted by the surge. The military is the largest consumer of advanced technology, and the DC area, New England, No. California, and Washington state are heavily dependent on defense procurement.