Numbers: Jan. 22, 2007

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85% Percentage of U.S. Roman Catholic dioceses that in a recent survey said they had learned church money had been embezzled in the past five years

11% Percentage of those reporting embezzlements that said more than $500,000 had been stolen

12,000 Estimated number of illegal immigrants apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in November

10 Number of illegals apprehended in November thanks to a $200,000 experimental website allowing anyone to monitor the border and alert authorities. Viewers sent 14,800 e-mails through the site

5,100 Number of recruitment letters the U.S. Army sent out between Christmas Day and New Year's Day intended for veteran officers who had recently left the service

275 Number of letters that were sent to the families of service members who had either been killed or injured in Iraq

47 Number of years Robert Nuranen kept a copy of the book Prince of Egypt borrowed from the public library in Hancock, Mich., before finally returning it last week

$171.32 Amount he paid in late fees for the book

Sources: Villanova University (2); El Paso Times (2); AP (4)