Did You Know?

(Ad Age, 2004)

$1.6 billion—Total spending on political ads during the 2004 elections.

(Federal Bureau of Investigations, 2004)

16,503—Number of murders committed in the United States in 2003.

(Pew Research Center, 2004)

40%—Percentage of Internet users who seek political information.

(New York Post, 2004)

3.3 billion—Number of annual riders on the Moscow subway system.

(New York Post, 2004)

1.4 billion—Number of annual riders on the New York City subway system.

(New York Times, 2004)

$49 billion—Total spending by the New York City government in 2004.

(Forbes, 2004)

$1.4 billion—Annual spending on romance novels.

(Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, 2004)

68%—Percentage of Americans who support the assassination of individualterrorist leaders.

USA Today

(ABC, 2004)

2.3 million—Average daily circulation of .

New York Times

(ABC, 2004)

1.1 million—Average daily circulation of the .