Article posted Friday, July 31, 2009 11:49am

3.5

Percent of news stories that originate in blogs and then make their way to traditional news outlets

465

Bomb attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan in May

6,000

Number of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) attacks on Afghan forces this year

46

Number of troops killed by IED this year in Afghanistan

37

Number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan in July through July 24, making it the deadliest month since the October 2001 invasion

659

Number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan since the invasion

50

Number of Goldman Sachs employees who were paid more than $20 million each in 2006

770,000

Dollars, the average earnings Goldman Sachs employees could make this year after the firm posted the biggest quarterly profit in its 140-year history

Sources:  New York Times; CNN.com; Associated Press