text_combined: cnet newscom online320471b9lhvolp59duxvpsrr1newsletteronlinecom httphomecnetcominedsnchedgif bgif search newscom cnet web also cnethttphomecnetcomadsmediaimagesrhc_alsofromcnetnetgif live tech help aprils tech award 1 million open jobs newscom top cios zdnet peoplesoft httphomecnetcombgif httphomecnetcombgif httphomecnetcombgif httphomecnetcombgif httphomecnetcominedsbkggif httphomecnetcombgif httphomecnetcombgif httphomecnetcombgif httphomecnetcombgif newscontexthttphomecnetcominedsncgif july 18 2002 httpnewscnetcomineprgrprtease_coopergifadios options excess nations politicians expect silicon valley fall line issue expensing stock options theyre living fantasy world flipping rolodex past week couldnt find one solitary technology type willing support even mildest proposal change corporations account stock options common response verbal middle finger shouted general direction washington surprises options argument putting food tablemake _a lot_ food casesbut way computer industry views tech companies believe belong different category say likes coca cola washington post co bank one corpall recently decided begin expensing stock options tech titans also served notice remember support friendsand shun foesin washington next november empty threat perhaps consider last national election computer industry contributed 40 million 52 percent democrats 46 percent republicans good seventh place ranking according center responsive politics charlie cooper executive editorcommentary httphomecnetcombgif httphomecnetcombgif options party transamerica investment management portfolio manager kenneth broad says easy see tech industry fighting hard keep options expensed one likes lose free lunch read full story httphomecnetcominedsright_arrowgif handle ceo cheats bush administration crafted proposals dealing excess dishonesty corporate life commerce undersecretary phil bond spoke cnet newscom believes presidents plan ticket get executives come clean read full story httphomecnetcominedsright_arrowgif free downloads help hurt recording artist janis ian throws gauntlet national academy recording arts sciences home grammy awards recording industry association america making case salutary benefits free digital downloads says music industry dancing wrong beat read full story httphomecnetcominedsright_arrowgif ctos worst nightmare sept 11 terrorist attacks anxious investors worried stock markets largest financial exchange would open new york stock exchange cto roger burkhardt job faster trader say buy read full story httphomecnetcominedsright_arrowgif fact fiction web services debate sun versus microsoft java versus net mcnealy versus gates really matter iona technologies ceo barry morris asks comes users want future web services morris says held hostage amid fruitless debate industry politics read full story httphomecnetcominedsright_arrowgif rewiring fbi 21st century comes digital age fbi stuck tools left old days thats fbi hoping big things new cio darwin john tells cnet newscom plans revitalizing bureaus dated infrastructure longtime outsider must first learn navigate way bureaus treacherous bureaucracy read full story httphomecnetcominedsright_arrowgif httphomecnetcombgif httphomecnetcombgif httphomecnetcombgif httphomecnetcombgif httphomecnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif sign free newsletters cnethttpartvcomcnet1dinlftgif email address subscription qqqqqqqqqqzdnetexamplecom unsubscribe manage subscriptions faq advertise please send questions comments concerns dispatchfeedbacknewscom httpwwwzdnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcomidpsmrbgif price comparisons product reviews tech news downloads cnet services httpwwwcnetcombgif httpwwwcnetcombgif copyright 2002 cnet networks inc rights reserved httpgserv cnetzdnetcomclearoutboundgifappid2emid25136482nle432issue20020718 httpclickthruonlinecomclickq9fo7qmljnehssqaqj_zbxyo4ipdrr thu 18 jul 2002 090811 0700 pdt cnet newscontext adios options excess