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 sexual favors"

68.7% Percentage of female cadets who said they had been victims of sexual harassment

138 Number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq between March 20, when the war began, and May 1, when President Bush declared that major combat had ceased

144 Number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since May 1, as of Aug. 29, 2003

Sources: Washington Post; U.S. Agency for International Development; Department of Defense Inspector General; DOD