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$2.43 billion

Price of Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin Robbins, and Togo’s, sold this week to Thomas H. Lee Partners, the Carlyle Group, and Bain Capital.

5750

Number of people per doughnut shop in Boston, the second-highest proportion in the US. Providence is first, with 4700 people per shop (as of August 2004).

$225 million

Estimated cost of Virgin Galactic’s spaceport, to be built in New Mexico as the hub of civilian space travel.

Last week’s poll results

Do you think removing the "Stop Snitchin'" shirts from shelves will help reduce violent crime in the city?

14% yes

86% no

"Being in politics is like being a football coach; you have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it’s important."

—Eugene McCarthy, 1916-2005