Numbers: Jun. 4, 2007

WONDERS OF THE WORLD

45 million Number of people who have voted so far in a Swiss company's Internet campaign to choose the seven "new" wonders of the world from among 21 historical buildings and monuments

2,200 Approximate number of years since intellectuals in the Mediterranean and the Middle East selected the ancient seven wonders. Today, only one, Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, survives

MUSLIM OUTLOOK

71% Percentage of U.S. Muslims who agree that in the U.S., people who work hard can get ahead; 64% of the general public agrees

2.35 million Number of Muslims living in the U.S.; of that number, two-thirds of adults...

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