Numbers: Apr. 19, 2004

60% Percentage of U.S. companies that paid no federal taxes from 1996 to 2000

70% Percentage of foreign-owned companies in the U.S. that paid no federal taxes

$265 million Increase in amount spent on federal tax-law enforcement last year

27% Graduation rate over the past six years of the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team, which last week won the NCAA championship

67% Graduation rate in that period for the UConn women’s team, also NCAA champions

$495,000 Fine levied by the FCC against Clear Channel Communications for indecent comments made on The Howard Stern Show

$42,200 Amount given so far by Clear Channel executives to the Bush 2004 campaign, as opposed to $1,750 they have contributed to Senator John Kerry’s bid for the presidency

$50 million Amount allocated by Congress for the creation of an indoor rain forest in Coralville, Iowa

$84 million Amount it has allocated since 9/11 for counter-terrorism measures in New York City, which spends $200 million a year on such measures

Sources: Wall Street Journal (3); USA Today (4); Washington Post; N.Y.P.D.