Word: offers
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...could do. Pat Robertson did what he could do, airing an interview with Tucker on "700 Club" Tuesday in which the born-again Christian said that God, not the legal system, was deciding her fate. Texas Governor George W. Bush declined to do all he could do, which was offer a hopeless 30-day stay of execution after the Supreme Court twice turned down her appeal. "God bless Karla Faye Tucker," Bush said at a press conference announcing his decision to abide by the finding of the courts, "and God bless her victims and their families...
Well, again, not quite. The settlement was how politics works in America. The way capitalism works is this: strategists at such vendors as Dell and Compaq let it be known that they had no plans to offend the company that rules their industry by accepting an offer made with a gun to its head. Meanwhile, Gates' browser rival, Netscape CEO Jim Barksdale, held his own Thursday press conference, seizing this window of Microsoft vulnerability to announce that not only will he start distributing Netscape's Navigator browser for free, just like Microsoft, but that he will also give away...
...recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was full of new TVs in all shapes and sizes, but the most tempting were the slim-screen plasma displays. Made by Fujitsu, left, and Philips, the 42-inchers offer twice the sharpness of today's sets--perfect for movies in the new DVD format...
SHOT IN THE DARK Lost in a morass of camcorder specs? Sony's 1998 HandyCam models ($599-$1,399) still offer old standbys like SteadyShot and wireless TV playback, but the standout is the new NightShot feature. Heat-sensitive infrared sensors let you shoot in a pitch-black room, although the washed-out images aren't exactly ready for prime time...
...running out of time. With hours left before the born-again killer's 7pm EST lethal injection, the Supreme Court turned down her appeal against the Texan clemency system. Will Bush, a contender for the GOP presidential nomination, step in at the last minute? Unlikely: All he has to offer is a 30-day stay of execution, an option his administration has already recommended against. No political gain is seen in merely prolonging her suffering...