Numbers: Jan. 13, 2003

23.4 Percentage decline of the Standard & Poor's 500 index in 2002, the worst annual drop since 1972

3 Number of consecutive years the S&P; 500 has fallen

61 Number of years since the previous time the index fell for three straight years

6 Mississippi's rank (out of 50 states) for charitable giving as a percentage of income

49 Mississippi's rank (out of 50 states) in average personal income

45 New Hampshire's rank for charitable giving as a percentage of income

6 New Hampshire's rank in average personal income

34 Number of consecutive victories for the University...

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