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Published: Jul 19, 2008 12:30 AM
Modified: Jul 19, 2008 01:41 AM

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Statistics from the past week that deserve a doubletake.

30 - The percentage of white Americans who have a favorable opinion of Barack Obama.

66 The percentage of white Americans who think race relations in the country are fine.

72 - The percentage of Americans who said John McCain knows enough about world affairs to be a good president.

56 - The percentage of Americans who said Barack Obama knows enough about world affairs to be a good president.

10 - The percentage increase in the price of gasoline from May to June.

10,962 - Where the Dow closed Tuesday, the first time it had been under 11,000 in two years.

3 The percentage of 15-year-olds who get a couple of hours of exercise most days. The percentage is 90 for 9-year-olds.

4,800 - The number of pedestrians killed in the United States in 2006.

$9.2 billion - How much Delta and American airlines together have lost this year.

1 million - The number of new iPhones sold in the first three days.

$1.4 million - The amount of money that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beverly Perdue had on hand at the end of June.

$709,448 - The amount of money that Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory had on hand at the end of June.

666 - The number of riders who took the new Wake Forest-Raleigh express bus during its first week. Of course, it was free then. The $2.50 one-way fare is now operational.

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