Cheney's Rise
How did a quiet kid from Wyoming come to wield such power? An intimate look at the U.S. vice president
People Who Mattered
A general, a bishop, a bride and a groom: just a few of the other men and women who made news this year
In Memoriam
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FROM THE EDITOR
The Year of the Whistle-Blowers

PERSONS OF THE YEAR 2002
Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley and Sherron Watkins
Women who took huge risks to blow the whistle on what went wrong at WorldCom, Enron and the FBI

Cynthia Cooper, The Night Detective

Coleen Rowley, The Special Agent

Sherron Watkins, The Party Crasher

The Interview
On a Saturday morning in December, TIME brought Coleen Rowley of the FBI, Cynthia Cooper of WorldCom and Sherron Watkins of Enron together to talk, for the first time, about their parallel experiences over the past year

Enron, Progress Report

WorldCom, Progress Report

The FBI, Progress Report

PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR
Double-Edged Sword
Why George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are a formidable team

Clues to Understanding Dick Cheney
Strong and silent, sure, but it took more than restraint for this man to become the most powerful Vice President in history. Here are a few of the secrets

Why Lynne Keeps Her Voice Down
Mrs. Cheney, once a cultural warrior, is standing quietly by her man

The Trouble with Saving the World
When President Bush says he wants to spread peace and democracy around the globe, he deserves to be taken seriously. One cautionary note: we've been here before

CRUSADER OF THE YEAR
Wall Street's Top Cop
In a year when business let so many down, Eliot Spitzer fought back. How a rich kid from the Bronx became the people's champion

PEOPLE WHO MATTERED
Dr. Robert Atkins
Tony Blair
Hans Blix
Tommy Franks
Nia Vardalos
Bishop Wilton D. Gregory
The Hamas Militant
Chief Charles Moose
Pervez Musharraf
Joe Pantoliano
Nancy Pelosi
Vladimir Putin
Ariel Sharon
Serena Williams
The Complete List


IN MEMORIAM
Milton Berle
Stephen Jay Gould
Jam Master Jay
Ann Landers
Peggy Lee
Princess Margaret
Johnny Unitas
Paul Wellstone
Billy Wilder
Ted Williams




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