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For those who rail against government spending on bridges to nowhere and $600 toilet seats, few things ruffle the feathers quite like the cash that the Department of Defense drops on recruitment advertising. So let’s just get this over with: This year the armed forces will spend $667.7 million on marketing. The examples of how this money gets spent are anything but drab. Tidbits: The military spent $100 million on sports sponsorships alone last year, including $3.9

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