Bush's income, Cheney's millions, and this year's catastrophes
By | April 19, 2006
$735,180
President Bush’s 2005 adjusted gross income.
$8.82 million
Dick and Lynne Cheney’s 2005 adjusted gross income.
$1 billion
Estimated amount of money FEMA wasted dealing with Hurricane Katrina, according to reports from the Department of Homeland Security.
150
Number of bone fragments recently recovered on a rooftop near the site of the world trade center attacks, more than four years after September 11.
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6: n umber of nights in a row that Tribe, a popular lesbian/bi/queer night, will be hosted at Felt and Vinalia in coordination with the NCAA Women’s Final Four, which takes place this week in Boston.
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