Numbers: Mar. 27, 2006
54,902 Number of licensed gun dealers in the U.S. in 2005, down 78% from 1994
5 States in which gun dealers outnumber gas stations
$8.27 trillion Level of federal debt reached last week, causing the Bush Administration to ask Congress to raise the legal limit
4 Times the Administration has asked Congress to raise the debt ceiling in the past five years
1,067 Baby crocodiles found in the car of a man in South Africa who faces prosecution for illegally possessing and transporting them
$10 billion Estimated annual value of the market for wildlife trafficking--the second largest illegal trade in the world, after drugs
2 million Viewers who watched the first day of the 2006 NCAA basketball tournament online, the first time CBS has aired games free on the Net
$3.8 billion Estimated value of productivity lost as fans track the three-week tourney at work
Sources: Violence Policy Center (2); U.S. Treasury; AP (2); State Dept.; CBS Sportsline; Challenger, Gray & Christmas
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