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Harper's Index - July 2007
Number of U.S. prisoners freed through DNA evidence since 1989: 201Percentage who had been mistakenly identified by eyewitnesses: 77Chances that a judge in a 2003 study deemed a taped confession to be voluntary if only the suspect appeared on camera: 4 in 5Chances if both the suspect and interrogator were filmed: 2 in 3Number of days a Japanese arrestee can be interrogated without a lawyer: 23Percentage of Japanese arrestees who confess to crimes: 92
Percentage brought to trial who are convicted: 99.9Amount that a Colorado state prisoner is paid to work a day as a field hand at a local farm: 60ยขAmount the prisons are paid by farmers for each inmate's daily work: $77.20Amount the USDA's Rural Development program has given in aid to distressed rural areas since 2001 : $8,600,000,000Amount the program has given to metropolitan areas, retirement communities, and resorts: $39,100,000,000Percentage of every dollar spent at a locally owned Chicago store that is retained or recirculated in the city: 68Percentage of every dollar spent at a chain store in Chicago that is : 43Estimated amount in state taxes Wal-Mart avoided last year by renting stores from shell companies it created: $403,000,000
Portion of the worldwide revenue from food retailing accounted for by ten corporations: 1/4Percentage of workers at Russia's retail markets that can be foreign-born, according to a law that took effect in April: 0Portion of the stalls at these markets that are now empty: 1/4Percentage of national news at Russia's largest independent radio network that management says must now be "positive" : 50Number of postings by the U.S. State Department's "digital outreach team" on Arabic websites this year: 490 (see page 18)Number of U.S.-run Iraqi reconstruction projects declared successfully "complete" that inspectors visited this year: 8
Number from this sample that were found not to be functioning: 7Chance that an inmate at any of the U.S.-run prisons in Iraq has been identified as a "foreign fighter": 1 in 195Percentage of Baghdad residents who have a family member or friend who has been wounded or killed since 2003 : 77Number of U.S. soldiers who have died in combat or non-combat situations while on duty since 2001: 9,185Number who died on duty during the Clinton years: 7,500Percentage of U.S. soldiers who say they "know for certain" that someone in their unit is gay or lesbian: 23Minimum number ofWiccans currently serving in the military: 1,870
Price from an Illinois company to turn the cremated ashes of a loved one into a 1.5-carat diamond: $24,999Number of smaller diamonds the company offers in its "Family Plan" : 4Rank of Nevaeh, "heaven" spelled backward, among the fastest growing names given to American newborns since 2000 : 1Percentage change in the number of Louisiana and Mississippi newborns named Katrina in the year after the hurricane: +153Percentage of West Virginia public schools that will use the video game Dance Dance Revolution in P.E. classes next year: 100Rank of golf and basketball, respectively, among the ten pro sports Americans view as the most "ethical" and "upstanding": 1, 10Percentage change since 1994 in Barry Bonds's shoe and jersey size, respectively: +24, +18Percentage increase since 1980 in a male action figure's relative bicep, chest, and calf size, respectively: 64, 55, 70Donation Arnold Schwarzenegger was given by Donald Trump after appearing on The Apprentice in March: $10,000Amount paid on eBay in May for an unsalaried summer internship at GQ magazine: $30,200Estimated value of the "style/grooming makeover" the intern will receive: $1,500Amount Uncle Ben's rice spent this year to rebrand the "iconic character" of its fictional namesake: $20,000,000Date on which he was "elevated" to "Uncle Ben, Chairman" : 3/30/07
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