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1 in 3 Number of parents of sexually active 14-year-olds who know that their children have had sex
113 Number of emergency authorizations for secret foreign-intelligence warrants approved in the year following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
50 Number of such warrants approved in the 23 years prior
$680 million Value of contract awarded to Bechtel for rebuilding Iraq, most of which the company plans to subcontract
20,000 Approximate number of solicitations Bechtel received in less than three weeks from people and companies seeking a subcontract
625,000 Number of U.S. prisoners being released this year
272,000 Number of inmates released in 1994
60% Percentage of former inmates who are rearrested within three years of release
Sources: New York Times (4), Washington Post, New York Times, Washington Post (3)
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