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January 17, 2004

$1,810,305

Average payout by the Federal Victim Compensation Fund to relatives of those killed in the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.

$12,000

Amount of money approved by Congress as the death benefit payment to relatives of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Posted by Mikal at 11:00 PM | Comments (4)

January 7, 2004

225,000

Number of new Internet customers EarthLink expects to sign-up before the end of the first quarter of 2004.

1,300

Number of employees the company says it will let go before the end of the first quarter in order to 'streamline' its customer service operations.

Posted by Mikal at 10:02 PM | Comments (2)

January 1, 2004

967

Amount by which the number of U.S. deaths in the year 2000 from lack of medical insurance exceeded those from AIDS.

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$10.1 Billion

Amount of money the top-400 U.S. taxpayers donated to charity in 2000.

$146 Billion

Total amount in charitable contributions that Americans deducted on their
income tax returns in 2000.

Posted by Mikal at 7:38 PM | Comments (5)

+46

Percentage change between 2001 and 2002 in sales of G.I. Joe dolls.

Posted by Mikal at 2:27 AM | Comments (1)