Numbers

$50 billion

Amount the leaders of the G-8 nations pledged in annual aid to Africa per year, double the previous yearly amount

$3 billion

Amount the G-8 leaders pledged to help build an independent Palestinian state

5.7%

Increase in medical-malpractice payouts by 15 leading insurance companies from 2000 to 2004

120%

Increase in the net premiums collected by those 15 companies during that same period

Number of deaths caused by tornadoes in the U.S. from April through June, the first peak tornado season since 1950 with no fatalities

52

Average number of tornado fatalities during this peak period

$11,402

Pay raise that members of the Pennsylvania legislature awarded themselves last week, hiking their base salary to $81,050, the second highest in the U.S.

$110,880

Base salary for California legislators, the highest in the nation

Sources: Washington Post (2); AP (4); Philadelphia Inquirer; San Francisco Chronicle