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5 Number of courtroom seats available to the public at the trial of sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad

1,832 Number of entrants in a lottery to win one of those spots for a day

$15 million Value of a contract awarded to an American firm to build a cement factory in Iraq with taxpayer dollars

$80,000 Amount an Iraqi businessman spent (using Saddam's confiscated funds) to build the same factory, after delays prevented the American firm from doing it

65,000 Minimum number of fans at Miami's Pro Player Stadium during each play-off game between the Florida Marlins and the Chicago Cubs

16,920 Average turnout for a Marlins game during the regular season, the league's second lowest

$49.5 million Funds raised by President Bush's re-election campaign in the third quarter, a record amount

$14.8 million Funds raised by Howard Dean during the same quarter, also a record for a Democratic presidential candidate

Sources: Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office; U.S. Congress; New York Times; George W. Bush and Howard Dean campaigns