Numbers: Aug. 9, 2004

13.4 million Number of viewers who tuned in to the three broadcast networks for their one hour of nightly convention coverage, down from 17.6 million in 2000

5.6 million Number of viewers who tuned in to the cable-news networks from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. E.T., double the audience of 2000

1.6 million Number of barrels of oil produced daily by Russian oil giant Yukos, 2% of the world's supply

$43 Record high price per barrel of oil last week, after Yukos threatened a shutdown

14,500 Number of flight delays in May at Chicago's O'Hare airport, a U.S....

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