strib: By the numbers

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By the numbers
Published October 31, 2004

As of last Wednesday, number of newspapers that endorsed then-Gov. George W. Bush for president in 2000 that have endorsed Sen. John Kerry this year, according to a tally by the trade journal Editor & Publisher: 36

Number of newspapers that endorsed then-Vice President Al Gore for president in 2000 that have endorsed President Bush this year: 6

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Since the 2000 presidential election until the close of the stock market on Wednesday, percent increase in the stock price of Diebold Inc., the largest manufacturer of electronic-voting machines: 89 percent Percent decrease in the S&P 500 stock index over the same period: 21 percent Since the 2000 election, amount that Diebold executives have donated to Republicans: $38,465 Amount donated to Democrats by Diebold executives since the 2000 election: 0

In 2003, average percent increase in salary and bonus for CEOs of 350 major U.S. corporations: 7.4 percent Percent increase in salary of the average white-collar worker in 2003: 3.4 percent

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