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...reward for being a suck-up. Ballmer operates at a decibel level bordering on OSHA's mandatory ear-protection threshold, a one-man surround-sound. He and Gates, who became fast friends in 1973 during their freshman year at Harvard, have always enjoyed what they refer to as a "high bandwidth" relationship; it means they can scream at each other but are still able to listen and respond. "We fairly well anticipate what the other guy is thinking, and can finish each other's sentences," says Ballmer of his 25-year relationship with Gates. "That doesn't mean we always...
...enticements and entrapments have worked: a place on the FBI's ten-most-wanted list and a manhunt stretching as far as Denver have produced nothing. A $1 million reward has found no takers. Until two weeks ago, Rudolph had not been seen since the day after the bombing, when he rented the video Kull the Conqueror, stocked up on raisins, trail mix and batteries and bought $11 worth of burgers and fries from the Burger King in his hometown of Murphy, N.C. The trail had gone stone cold. And then on July 11, George Nordmann, 71, owner...
...wife beater, he had to be dragged into the courthouse clad in slippers and shorts. Once there, though, he earned his keep, testifying that he had overheard Markhasev say, "I shot a n_____. It's big." In cross-examination public defender Henry Hall grilled So about his pending reward, asking if he understood he might become rich by cooperating. So answered, "That did cross my mind...
...usually a surefire credibility killer. The O.J. Simpson prosecutors, for example, had to strike at least one promising witness who was discovered to have taken money from a tabloid TV show. In the Cosby case, however, the Enquirer did more than just buy a scoop; it offered a reward for information leading to a conviction. "The key concern is that people may fabricate evidence to collect rewards. Then innocent people can be convicted," warns U.S.C. law professor Erwin Chemerinsky. "But if the information helps to get somebody who is guilty, how can we question...
...REWARD No job offer from...