The last explanation points to a broader problem in cable news.
She decided on four explanation points, then deleted one of them, then sent.
Government lawyers have fiercely denied such an explanation, pointing out that there is no concrete evidence that any agents fired that day.
The police admit that they should have got more officers onto the streets more quickly.A third explanation points to technology.
A darker explanation points to the hidden hand of Rupert Murdoch, a seasoned Washington campaigner who lost out to Mr Ergen when Hughes's main shareholder, General Motors, put it on the block last year.
But in announcing the state supreme court's decision, Alabama's chief justice, Roy Moore, issued a lengthy explanation pointing out that the original trial judge, Larry Anderson, had said: "If the court could sentence you to a term that is less than life without parole, I would.
Prosecutors have scoffed at such an explanation, pointing out that at the time of their arrest, the Kimeses had Mrs. Silverman's keys, Social Security card, passport and what the authorities contend is a forged deed turning the mansion over to the Kimeses for a fraction of its value.
They deny that the distinction between understanding and explanation points to an important methodological difference.
Pollin is also sceptical of the second explanation, pointing to Imlay's letter to Mary of 3 October 1816 in which she defended her step-mother: "Mrs. Godwin would never do either of you a deliberate injury.
