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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 23:57:21 -0700
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`Gummint' is American slang for `Government', it's a sort of
mispronunciation, omitting the consonants in the middle.

DOE is the Department Of Energy.  I'm not sure of the full scope of
its responsibilities, but I believe it designs and simulates nuclear
weapons, among other things.