Vital statistics of the day Thursday, 15 June 2006 08:56:59 CDT David-Braverman Politics (0) In the spirit of Harper's Index: Number of U.S. fatalities in Iraq as of yesterday: 2,500 Maximum remaining time in Bush presidency: 950 days, 3 hours Number of U.S. House seats Democrats need to win in November: 27 Number of U.S. Senate seats Democrats need to win: 6 Polls open in the East: 144 days, 20 hours