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Jeffords' decision was his disgrace. This "stern, quiet man" betrayed his party and deliberately upset the power structure for his own aggrandizement and vindictiveness. DOROTHY PERMENTER Jacksonville...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 25, 2001 | 6/25/2001 | See Source »

...Have all the jokes in the media upset...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transcript: Sharon Stone vs. the Komodo Dragon | 6/23/2001 | See Source »

...Once upon a time, the news of American Greetings' decline might have upset me, because once upon a time I gave a whole lot of greeting cards. In fact, I nearly single-handedly kept my local card shop in business. In anticipation of a major national holiday (like Columbus Day) or especially important birthday (my dog's, for example), I would troll the aisles for the perfect message, driving the salespeople to distraction by handling, opening and reading card after card. I always avoided those horrible schmaltzy cards with photos of overfed children or sunsets on the front and mind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Decline of the Greeting Card: We Care Enough to Send Their Very Worst | 6/20/2001 | See Source »

...that the bipartisan deals he got on taxes last month and education last week were easy compared to passing a bill that gives patients more clout with their health maintenance organizations. The stakes are high for both sides, which have important constituencies to satisfy. Republicans don't want to upset big business and HMOs by raising healthcare prices while Democrats want their friends, the trial lawyers, to have the right tools to sue over bad care. With the Senate now under Democratic control, this is the first test for Majority Leader Tom Daschle to press an issue that's been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Battle over the Patients' Bill of Rights | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

...would take up to three months - unless, of course, I paid a "facilitation fee" of $100. I told him I would think about it and then, for some strange reason, I was connected the next day anyway. When he dropped by later that week he seemed quite upset that someone had actually done their job without me first paying the bribe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nairobi Calling (Don't Hold Your Breath...) | 6/15/2001 | See Source »

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