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$42 billion How much more Americans spent than they earned last year; first time since Great Depression that the savings ratio has been negative
18 Number of years that Allan Greenspan was chairman of the Federal Reserve before stepping down
XL The number of yesterday’s Super Bowl
110 The total number of Supreme Court Justices who have served on the bench following the swearing-in of Justice Samuel Alito Jr.
58-42 Vote by which the Senate confirmed Alito last Tuesday.
8 Number of Oscar nods, including Best Picture, awarded to Brokeback Mountain, this year’s nomination leader
300,000 Number of tickets still waiting to be sold for the fast-approaching Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
