Hang in there – a three-day weekend will soon be here!  Welcome to Thursday and my weekly column where I take a look at the numbers mentioned in the news (in descending order) and provide commentary (sometimes tainted with just a little sarcasm).

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This week I write about debt, convention costs, unemployment, Paul Ryan’s speech, oldest and youngest convention delegates, Biden, Romney, Obama, Condi, Cameron Diaz, Bobcat football, NFL, cities with the worst drivers, bad gas, and much more!

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