Numbers: May 12, 2003

$7,064 Yearly after-tax income of a family of three living at the "extreme poverty" line

932,000 Number of black children living in extreme poverty in the U.S. in 2001, the most since 1979

$1.2 million Worth in 1997 of former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow and wife Lea, a former Enron assistant treasurer

$48.5 million Worth in 2000 of the Fastows, charged by the Justice Department with 115 counts, including conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion

185 lbs. Average winter weight of adults, including carry-on luggage, used by airlines to determine whether a plane is too heavy to fly

195 lbs. New average,...

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