Numbers: Aug. 15, 2005

309

People onboard the Air France jet that crash-landed in Toronto last week. All were safely evacuated in less than two minutes

90

Time, in seconds, within which aircraft manufacturers must demonstrate a plane can be evacuated, to meet FAA rules

555

Passengers who can fly on Airbus' new doubledecker A380, which has yet to prove it can be evacuated within the regulatory time limit

1 in 3

People whose health care is covered by the U.S. government via Medicaid, Medicare, federal employee plans or the military

38%

Increase over the past five years in Medicaid recipients, to 47 million in 2004; more than 10 million others are eligible but have yet to sign up

335

Days Ronald Reagan spent in Santa Barbara, Calif., during his eight-year presidency

326

Number of full or partial days, as of last Friday, that George W. Bush has spent in Crawford, Texas, since taking office in 2001

$1.5 million

Amount Sony must pay to settle a class action for creating a fake movie critic to hype some of its mediocre films

$5

Amount moviegoers can recoup, per ticket

Sources: AP, FAA, Airbus; USA Today (2); Washington Post, NPR; Editor & Publisher (2)

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