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Oct. 6, 1992
    
SNAPSHOTS:
   A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics 
that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY.
    
LOSING CAPITOL YEARS:
   In 1993, at least nine senators and 86 representatives will not 
return to their current positions. Years of experience lost in 
those departures:
House    1,359
Senate     131
Source: USA TODAY research by Pam De Coteau
    
LONG ON SHORT-TERM THINKING:
   U.S. companies are less likely to invest in research projects 
that won't produce profits within five years.
Country            % of long-term R&D projects
USA              21%
Japan            47%
Europe           61%
Source: Survey of 228 CEOs in the USA  Japan and Europe by James 
Poterba, MIT, and Lawrence Summers, Harvard University
    
PERENNIAL BASE THIEVES:
   Montreal's Marquis Grissom is the National League's stolen-base 
leader for the second straight year. Most consecutive years 
leading the leagues:
American League
Luis Aparicio 1956-64    9
Rickey Henderson  1980-86  7
National League
Maury Wills 1960-65      6
Vince Coleman  1985-90  6
Source: USA TODAY research
    
GO WEST, YOUNG GRAD:
   Thirty-eight percent of recent college graduates say they'd 
work in any location. Where the others would like to work:
West                 17%
Southeast            14%
Northeast            13%
Midwest              12%
Outside the USA       5%
Total does not equal 100 due to rounding.
Source: KiNexus National Candidate Database
    

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