Just the facts, ma'am. Just the facts.

"Just the facts, ma'am. Just the facts." — Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday in the 1950s TV series Dragnet

12 x 72... the number of cookies Debbie Kennedy has baked for her husband Mark's senatorial campaign. Here's the recipe!

12,000... the number of doors knocked by Luke Robinson, candidate for Minnesota House District 23B.

12,100... what the Dow Jones industrials crossed for the first time on Oct. 23.

12,200... according to the World Conservation Union, the number of animal and plant species considered to be endangered in 2004. The 2006 list ups the total to 16,118.

12,300... the number of hits for "George Bush" on Google News, 11/6/06, 9:00 pm CST.

12,400... the number of hits for "John Kerry" on Google News, 11/6/06, 9:00 pm CST.