Numbers: Jun. 19, 2000
$35 million Amount New Jersey Democrat Jon Corzine spent on his successful primary bid for the U.S. Senate, a new record
$142 Amount he spent for each of the 246,936 votes he received
$13.90 Amount his opponent, Jim Florio, spent for each of the 179,864 votes he received
$17,485 List price of Chrysler's PT Cruiser
$27,500 Price paid, due to scarcity, by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for Cruisers to crash test
4,650 Employees of Big Three auto-makers expected to take advantage of health benefits for same-sex partners, under a policy announced last week
93 Number of FORTUNE 500 companies that already provide same-sex benefits
80 Square feet per person per apartment required by New York City's housing code
94 Square feet allotted to well-behaved inmates of Attica prison
Sources: New York Times, New Jersey Division of Elections, USA Today, AP
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