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June 13, 2011

Soaring Costs of U.S. Involvement in Libya Set to Exceed $750 Million 
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A leaked Pentagon memo has revealed the cost of the U.S. military
involvement in Libya is soaring and is set to soon exceed the Pentagon's
initial estimate of $750 million. In other Libya news, the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission is examining whether Goldman Sachs
and some other financial companies violated bribery laws in dealings
with Libya's sovereign-wealth fund.



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