Word: offers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...privately the President's aides and allies admit that if Lewinsky cooperates, and if what she has to say is bad enough, Clinton will have to reconsider whether to offer more than he has of his side of the story--either that or attack her credibility head on. In that event, even the Vanity Fair spread could be spun in public as evidence that she's a starstruck and self-dramatizing young woman prone to glamorous fantasies. But as Starr must also appreciate, going after Lewinsky is a tactic that could backfire in public opinion...
...drug boss's plan for cutting off production calls for tightening international controls over chemicals that go into making the finished product and better tracking of money-laundering operations. He wants to offer farmers a viable substitute for the lucrative poppies and coca that produce heroin and cocaine. Close to 90% of the opium used to make heroin comes from tightly confined areas in Afghanistan and Burma. "Not only can we spot all the growing areas by satellite," says Arlacchi, "we can also see the alternative areas growers could move...
...first glance, the report in the current issue of Nature Genetics seems to offer nothing but trouble, especially for fruit growers and homemakers. A team of Canadian scientists put a human gene in fruit flies and managed to increase the pests' life-span by 40%. Why would anyone want to do that...
...billed as an easy way to play the stock market, but the prospectuses are packed with confusing jargon. Starting this month, funds are allowed to send potential investors a simplified "profile" that lays out their fees, risks and performance in plain English. Look for Vanguard and Fidelity to offer profiles within the next year...
...need a good checking account, bigger banks are definitely not better. That's the conclusion of a new Bank Rate Monitor study, which found that small, local banks offer the best deals in the U.S., while giants like Citibank and NationsBank sock customers with charges up to $200 a year. Small community banks are opening at record rates (200 last year alone), so watch your area for high yields and low minimum balances and fees...