Lamont writes &#36;500,000 check for his run
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Democrat Ned Lamont, seeking to erase Sen. Joe Lieberman's double-digit lead, is turning to his campaign's biggest financial backer for another infusion of cash: himself.
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Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was ordered Friday to repay the team more than $8.6 million. The money was for incentives and a signing bonus, an arbitrator said.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has more than &#36;22 million for her re-election run against two little-known New York Republicans, raising the possibility of plenty of leftover cash for a potential White House bid.
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About $200,000 in monthly expenses is a big check to write to run a radio station you may never own. That&#39;s the reality facing Chris Egan, who will have to decide how long he&#39;ll
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I want to understand what it&#39;s like to play for Tom Coughlin. So I file this column at 5:30 pm Friday -- 28 hours before deadline -- and the Times Union fines me 63 cents for writing in my home office in boxer
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Horace Small knows it's a bad idea to write checks without enough money in the bank to cover them. But with property taxes and car insurance making huge dents in his income, the neighborhood organizer occasionally relies on the &quot;float&quot; -- the two or three days it takes for checks to clear -- to juggle all of his payments.
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The league also for the first time levied a substantial fine â $500,000 â on both teams for their playersâ actions.
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The man leading the fight against drug cheats in sport said on Monday he wanted a further $1.5 million in funding to help stamp out substance abuse.
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Daily purses of $500,000 at new track Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Pa., are a sure bet to increase the pressure on Maryland racing.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Frank Thomas hit his 500th home run Thursday, routinely putting his head down as he rounded the bases while joining one of baseball's most elite clubs.
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The Miami Dolphins have asked Ricky Williams to return &#36;8.6 million they say the running back owes the team because he has decided to retire.
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Sen. John Kerry is revving up his online political machine to raise campaign cash for Democratic Senate nominee Ned Lamont.
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A former staffer for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee admitted Tuesday to stealing about &#36;360,000 in donor checks while he was employed there.
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Ned Lamont, whose anti-war campaign rattled the political landscape with a victory over Sen. Joe Lieberman in the Democratic primary, is gaining voter support &#151; but Lieberman still leads the race by double digits, a poll released Thursday shows.
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City officials are considering billing the campaigns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry for more than &#36;200,000 to cover police department costs for visits by the candidates, their running mates and spouses.
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Teresa Heinz Kerry made nearly &#36;2.3 million in 2003 and had a federal and state tax bill of close to &#36;800,000, according to tax forms filed Friday.
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The team raising money for next week's festivities marking President Bush's inauguration has taken in &#36;25.5 million, mostly in donations from corporations, it reported Friday.