Tuesday, March 23, 2004

Interesting Trivia

Harper's Index for February 2004 (Harpers.org): "Amount earmarked by the House last December to create an indoor rain forest in Iowa : $50,000,000 [Iowa Environmental/Educational Project (Des Moines) ]
Percentage by which Dick Gephardt's $460,000 overexpenditure exceeded the limits for Iowa's nomination caucus in 1988 : 60 [Federal Election Commission (Washington) ]
Ratio of 2004 Bush campaign donations from Merrill Lynch employees to those from Bechtel employees : 60:1"

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