58 UP FRONT
Her story told, rescued POW Jessica Lynch starts planning her wedding

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On The Bachelor finale, who will Bob present with a rose: Mary Jo or Estella?

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Prince Charles takes arms against a former servant's sordid tale

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It's premiere mania as Russell Crowe and other stars unveil new flicks

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Art Carney, the Honeymooner's beloved Ed Norton, dies at 85

71 Screen
Saturday Night Live vet Will Ferrell spreads holiday cheer in Elf

75 Oh, Baby!
The arrival of son Aidan has figure skater Scott Hamilton flipping with joy

76 Guilty Pleasures
Rich Girls Jaime Gleicher and Ally Hilfiger can't stop spending Daddy's cash

79 Controversy
A community rallies around Ray and Vanessa Jackson, accused of starving their four boys

87 Song
Still rocking after 23 years, Michael Stipe and R.E.M. haven't lost their religion

89 Crusaders
Driven by her own brutal rape, Lois Gibson draws forensic portraits that have put hundreds behind bars

93 Tube
Rupert and the gang answer questions about the most twist-filled Survivor season yet

96 Cover
Amber Frey's side of the Peterson murder case is finally being heard

106 Angels
Cooks Jessica Jackson and Karen Borchert stir the pot for people in need

108 Winners
Meet Holdingford, Minn.'s lunch-lady millionaires and others suddenly living large

117 Crime
Chased by the law for two decades, Green River serial killer Gary Ridgway admits to 48 murders

123 In His Own Words
Michael May spent 43 years blind until surgery restored his sight—and enriched his life

128 Spotlight
Total Request Live host Damien Fahey takes over as MTV's new Carson (Daly)

130 Entrepreneurs
After losing her husband, Tarte cosmetics founder Maureen Kelly finds strength in success

132 Introducing
In Love Actually, Martine McCutcheon serves Hugh Grant tea—and romance

145 Reunion
Olympian Oksana Baiul makes a bold leap—back home to Ukraine to meet the father she never knew

149 Gallery
Stephen Mosher coaxed hundreds of celebs into his favorite sweater

MAILBAG 3
PEOPLE.COM 6
STAR TRACKS 8
SCOOP 19
PICKS & PANS 29
INSIDER 57
HEART MONITOR 84
PASSAGES 105
STYLE WATCH 137
PUZZLER 142
CHATTER 152