Thursday, Jan. 03, 2008
Numbers
IRAQ
46.9%
Percentage of press coverage of Iraq during the first 10 months of 2007 that dealt with acts of violence
4.6%
Percentage of press coverage of Iraq that dealt with "optimistic themes" in those months, according to a Pew Research Center study
SUBSIDIES
$88
Cost of a Montana flight from Lewiston to Billings and back on Big Sky Airlines
$1,343
Federal subsidy paid to the airline for each Lewiston-Billings round trip. The route, which averaged two passengers a day in 2006, is among those covered by a $110 million small-airports subsidy passed by Congress for 2008
TRAVEL
18.4 million
Number of passports issued in 2007, an all-time high, due in part to new rules requiring a passport for travel to Canada and Mexico; 30% of Americans now hold passports
45.8%
Percentage of Americans who intend to take a vacation within the next six months, down slightly from a year ago
RACE
44%
Percentage of African Americans who say they think life for blacks will get better in the future, down from 57% in a survey two decades ago
56%
Percentage of whites in America who say they think life for blacks will get better in the future Sources: Pew Research Center (2); USA Today (2); AP (2); Pew Research Center (2)
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