Word: bargainer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Both men apologized, Sprewell almost immediately and Albert after striking his plea bargain. Why do we allow Albert the repentance we deny Sprewell...
...only because Coke has surprised to the downside so often lately that I think the worst may be over. Much of the bad news may be, at last, priced into the stock. Nevertheless, with Coke selling at 40 times this year's expected earnings, it's no low-risk bargain. These days I lose more sleep over an investment in Coke than over one in tech...
...stirring considerable debate. Since 1980 the number of women in state and federal prisons has tripled, to 78,000, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. A major reason is that women, generally small players in drug trafficking, don't possess enough information about the operation to plea-bargain sentence reductions. In many cases they simply refuse to snitch on loved ones and family members or to cooperate by wearing wiretaps or going undercover...
Think online auctions are a risky, low-brow affair only a bargain hunter could love? Not anymore. Now the 255-year-old New York City-based auction house Sotheby's is bringing some class (and clout) to the category with its plans to start selling items online, beginning in July with baseball memorabilia. You'll have to wait for the big stuff, though; for now, only items valued under $10,000 will be sold on the site...
Netanyahu says he hopes to direct the campaign toward a single issue: Who is best suited to negotiate the final status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip? He argues that the Wye accord proves he can make peace, and that it is better to have a right-winger bargain over the final pact than a leftist who will make a sucker deal. It's a powerful argument, Netanyahu knows, and one that keeps him in the running...