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Friday, April 13, 2007



This Week By The Numbers

By The News Staff


The News Staff


$26 million

The amount of money raised by Hillary Clinton towards her presidential campaign funding.



1.4 Million

BThe number of five-year-olds and under from the developing world who die from diseases that could be easily prevented with a vaccine.



950

The number of miles that eleven leatherback turtles will need to swim, across the Pacific Ocean to the Galapagos Islands in a “race.”



490

The numbere of IRS laptops lost or stolen in security breaches since 2003. The computers have potentially endangered the personal information of many taxpayers.



34

The number of people who perished in a tsunami that struck the town of Gizo located in the Soloman Islands on Monday, April 2.



13

The number of days that British sailors and marines were held captive by Iran. They were released on Wednesday, April 4.




 



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