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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...rolls into the 21st century, the mail system designed by Benjamin Franklin 225 years ago is struggling to survive in a George Jetson universe. In the past few years, the U.S. Postal Service has launched a blizzard of new services--stamps over the Internet, electronic bill payment and a service that prints and mails electronic documents. Yet revenues depleted by alternative communications (e-mail, electronic banking), combined with rising fuel and operating costs, have led this year to a daunting $350 million loss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who's Got Mail? | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...gentlest of pokes. "We as a nation can't afford to make Barney Rubble investments in a George Jetson world," Joe Lieberman said last week. But this oblique comparison between George Bush and a cartoon caveman was too much for Bush to let slide. "Americans," he huffed in response, "are tired of the name calling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: When Politicians Get Prissy | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

Technology will change beauty habits in other ways. Teeth will become a fashion accessory, changed as often as your outfit, like fake nails. And get ready for the ultimate Judy Jetson moment: you'll be able to literally put on your public face (with invisible pegs) before leaving the house. "If you want big eyes, you can have big eyes," says Dr. Howard Murad, a Los Angeles dermatologist, "The way things are moving now, it could be 10 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will We Still Wear Makeup? | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

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