Harper’s Index for February 2006

From Harper’s:

Percentage of Americans who say that fighting terrorism should be one of the nation’s top two priorities: 6[Harris Interactive (Rochester, N.Y.)]

Number of people whom Coalition forces have imprisoned in Iraq at some point since March 2003: 48,526[Detainee Operations, Multi-National Force—Iraq (Baghdad)]

Percentage of these who have been convicted of a crime: 1.5[Detainee Operations, Multi-National Force—Iraq (Baghdad)]

Margin by which total votes for Democrats in the last three Senate elections exceeded those for Republicans: 2,900,000[Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives]

Number of seats won by Democrats and Republicans, respectively: 46, 56[Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives]

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