Numbers

ECONOMY

63,000 Net number of U.S. jobs lost in February, the biggest decline in four years, after economists predicted a gain of 25,000 jobs

$200 billion Amount the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to inject into the banking system, prompting a March 11 market rally that saw the Dow Jones industrial average surge 417 points--its biggest one-day gain in five years

PLASTIC SURGERY

7,882 Number of breast-augmentation surgeries performed on American teens in 2007, up 55% from 2006

47.4% Percentage of those augmentations that were based on aesthetic preference; others were performed to correct asymmetries or deformities

RELIGION

2,130 Number of U.S....

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