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23 million Number of people who signed up in the first two weeks far a federal no-call registry, aimed at limiting telemarketing. [See story, page 12]

SOURCE: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

75% Proportion of high school students reporting that they "get along well with their parents ..." in a recent survey.

SOURCE: HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION ANNUAL YOUTH SURVEY

200 thousand Number of Liberians killed in the war since 1989. [See story, page 16]

SOURCE: U.S. INSTITUTE OF PEACE

36% Proportion of Hispanic Americans who say they have been the victim of racial or ethnic...

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