Monday, Aug. 25, 2003

Numbers

$771 Amount of federal tax paid in the past two years by Arianna Huffington, political commentator and California gubernatorial candidate who frequently rails against corporate "fat cats"

$7 million Value of her 8,000-sq.-ft. home in Brentwood

9.2% Increase in tuition at state colleges and universities since last year

5.7% Increase in tuition at private colleges and universities

77% Percentage of employers who say they are loyal to workers

41% Percentage of workers who say their bosses are loyal to them

12 Number of hits in a game the Kansas City Royals must get for fans at Kauffman Stadium to win a dozen free doughnuts, in a Krispy Kreme promotion

5.4 million Number of doughnuts Krispy Kreme owes, as the lowly Royals have moved into an improbable first place

Sources: Los Angeles Times; College Board; Randstad North America; Kansas City Star