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| December 19, 2006
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According to the American Small Business Administration, small businesses and entrepreneurs account for 99.9% of the over 25.8 million businesses in the United States.
Similarly, over the past ten years, small businesses have created between 60 and 80 percent of new jobs in the country.
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|  Source: Small Business Administration via American Venture Magazine
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| December 15, 2006
| Society
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Americans will devote nearly half of their time in 2007 to consuming media -- including TV, the Web, radio and printed materials, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The report found that Americans next year will log 3,518 hours using media -- equivalent to 146 days, or five months, and that total will include 1,555 hours in front of the TV.
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| Source: U.S. Census Bureau and USA Today
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| December 12, 2006
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At private, nonprofit four-year colleges, average tuition rose 81% from 1993 to 2004 , more than double the inflation rate, according to the College Board.
Over the same period, campus-based financial aid rose 135%.
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