Numbers: Nov. 22, 2004

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180,184 Total number of National Guard and Reserve personnel mobilized, as of last week

342 Average number of days National Guard and Reserve service members are deployed

$2 million Estimated amount Shell spent for the installation last week of the first hydrogen pump at a public U.S. gas station, in Washington

6 Cars in the D.C. area now powered by hydrogen fuel cells, all part of a congressional fleet

46% Proportion of people surveyed in India who consider Bush's re-election good for their country, according to a TIME/CNN poll (18% of Indians said it was "not good," and 28% said it "doesn't matter")

27% Proportion of respondents in Japan who said Bush's re-election is good for their country

$41,000 Winning bid of an American restaurateur for a truffle at a charity auction last week, the most ever paid for one of the fungal delicacies

2.2 lbs. Weight of the truffle

Sources: Department of Defense; Kansas City Star; Washington Post (2); TIME/CNN poll (2); Bloomberg (2)

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