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4:32

Hours & minutes per day that the average American watched TV during the Sept. 2004-Sept. 2005 TV season--the highest level in 15 years.

SOURCE: NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH

66%

Percentage of Americans surveyed who say it's time to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Iraq.

SOURCE: WALL STREET JOURNAL/ NBC NEWS POLL

700,000

Number of undocumented immigrants from around the world entering the United States each year.

SOURCE: PEW HISPANIC CENTER

46

Number of spacewalks needed for astronauts to finish building the International Space Station, begun in 1998.

SOURCE: USA TODAY

65%

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