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...suddenly Davis was sending out weary signals that any bids received would be treated simply as initial proposals. Analysts expect the price caps and starry-eyed terms to go out the window, which would leave the state of California paying - gasp! - market prices for power. Leaving Davis the political Hobson's choice whether to charge Californians for the juice as taxpayers or consumers...
...Commentary on spinning the truth [VIEWPOINT, Dec. 25-Jan. 1], Michael Kinsley confused Hobson's choice (no choice at all) with Odysseus' choice between Scylla (the six-headed monster) and Charybdis (the whirlpool). However, a cynic might feel that both Hobson's and Odysseus' predicaments aptly describe the quandary faced by the electorate. HOWARD BARTON Northridge, Calif...
...spin in the private sector, where it goes by the name of marketing. For intellectual-integrity buffs, marketing has an advantage over political spin: you can often design the product around the sales message. In other words, reality can come to you. You don't face the Hobson's choice of either following reality wherever it leads (which can put you off-message) or plunging into disingenuousness. But in the age of spin, who is dainty enough to care about the connection between an advertisement and the product it is intended to promote...
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Princeton Coach Jeff Kampersal expects the Tiger offense to be deeper this season with the addition of rookies Lisa Rasmussen, Gretchen Anderson and Susan Hobson...