Inspired by Harper's Magazine
Inspired by Harper's Magazine monthly index, I have decided to do my own version.Number of preventable abortions annually in the U.S.: 850,000
Number of children dying of preventable malaria in Africa annually: 1, 800, 000
Cost of new prescription drug benefit program: $720 billion
Drug company Pfizer's profit in fourth quarter of 2004: $2.83 billion
Years since President Roosevelt instituted Social Security: 68
Days since Brit Hume, anchor of FoxNews, delibrately misread a memo by President Roosevelt to imply that Roosevelt really wanted private Social Security accounts: 8
Days since former Secretary of State Powell said Darfur was a "genocide":155
Days since the United Nations declared that the conflict in Darfur was not a "genocide": 12
Total estimated deaths in Darfur since the beginning of the conflict: 200,000
Total US trade deficit in 2004: $617.7 billion
Average US consumer debt in 2003: $7,520
Days since the US declared that Iraq has never had nuclear weapons: 29
Days since North Korea declared they have nuclear weapons:1
Years since Adolf Hitler died: 60
Days since a postcard for Adolf Hitler sent from Britain during the Second World War showed up at the Bundestag in Berlin: 1
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