text: Other a breakdown of Clinton 's options ( Time likes the idea of a public apology but thinks Clinton 's team would never go for it ) ; a recapping and analysis of Starr 's evidence , as Time understands it ; a prediction that the House will do nothing before elections ; and a piece claiming the scandal has ruined any chance for Clinton to burnish his legacy before he leaves office--he simply doesn 't have the political clout anymore .
  
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  Time thinks the notion of a condolence made to the public would be a good idea .