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Your article was a character assassination of the Swiss people. Some people may have disputes with Swiss banks, but I cannot accept the tarnishing of the national character of an entire country. I am reminded of President James Madison's words: "Each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of carrying them on, at the expense of other generations." CHRISTIAN D. DE FOULOY Richmond, Virginia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 17, 1997 | 3/17/1997 | See Source »

...power to interpret the Constitution, which is what this proposal amounts to, the only check on the people's power to oppress the minority would be eliminated. The justices and their judgments would be rendered impotent. The justices would be mere mouthpieces. We would do well to remember Madison's admonition in Federalist No. 47: "The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many...may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny...

Author: By Eric M. Nelson, | Title: A Visiting Justice | 3/8/1997 | See Source »

...hours earlier, Pa, a.k.a. Ch. Parsifal Di Casa Netzer, a five-year-old standard schnauzer, had been judged best-in-show at the 121st Westminster Kennel Club show, the second oldest sporting event in North America. (The Kentucky Derby is older by one year.) For two days every year, Madison Square Garden becomes the friendliest place in the world. Last week some 2,500 dogs, representing 156 breeds, descended upon the Garden, each hoping to work its way through the canine justice system: best of breed, best of group, best-in-show. Pa was one of the favorites, having defeated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPORT: A DOG HAS HIS DAY | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

...small town of Green Bay to an entire nation. America lives in the heart of the Midwest in Green Bay. Midwesterners show the rest of the U.S. that hard work can lead to a fulfilled life. The Packers are just a reflection of these hardworking people. DANIEL HOPPE Madison, Wisconsin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 17, 1997 | 2/17/1997 | See Source »

...YORK: ITT brushed aside Hilton's hostile takeover bid with a brisk "no thanks, and, by the way, your offer is too low." ITT, which owns numerous properties including Sheraton hotels and Madison Square Garden, said that besides being too low, the Hilton offer of $55 a share (or $6.5 billion total) was incompatible with its goals. "There are serious business conflicts in a Sheraton-Hilton combination," said ITT chairman Rand Araskog. The move is part of a strategy designed to push Hilton's offer above $60 a share. "This is not the end of it. Now the real...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Just Not Enough | 2/12/1997 | See Source »

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