December 11, 2000

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Some Enchanted Evening!

Hollywood Style, Gotham Glamour and Welsh Warmth Make the Wedding of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones a Night to Remember

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Repeat Offender

Barely Four Months Out of Prison, Robert Downey Jr. Faces New Drug Charges

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Facial Discrimination

Bartender Darlene Jespersen, Fired for Not Wearing Makeup, Accuses a Reno Casino of Gender Bias

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Pecking Order

Roaming Chickens Befowl Little Fair Oaks Village, Calif., Stopping Traffic and Provoking Unhappy Residents

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Capital Improvement

As Washington Week in Review Host, Gwen Ifill Delivers the Dish on D.C. Politics

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Cap Crusaders

Fiercely Proud of Their Military Millinery, Retired Rangers Fight the Army's Decision to Give All GIs Black Berets

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Spurred to Action

The Brutal Murder of Matthew Shepard Turned David O'Malley, One of the Cops on the Case, into An Anti-Hate Crime Activist

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Rich Rewards

Frank Rich, Once the Most Powerful Critic in Theater, Reveals the Painful Childhood That Spurred His Passion

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Organ Duet

Doctors Told William Murphy He Needed a New Kidney, So Two Men in His Office Donated Theirs

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Get Your Haute Dogs!

Yana Syrkin and Penelope Francis Want Your Pooch to Be Dressed to the Canines

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A Beau for Buffy

When Not Driving Stakes Through Undead Hearts, TV's Vampire Slayer Opens Hers to Marc Blucas

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The Passerby

Haunted by a Small Illinois Town That Looked Like a Ruin, Sal Dimiceli Came Back to Help

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Taking Aim

Her Surgeon Beau Targets Actress-Archer Geena Davis for Marriage

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Vital Alternative

Jodi Brooks's Proposal for Desperate Mothers May Save Unwanted Infants from Death or Abandonment

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Baby Talk

She Will Never See the Movie, but Playing Kimi in Rugrats Fulfills a Lifelong Dream for Blind Actress Dionne Quan

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House Divided

Brothers Chris and Peter Artinian Can't Agree on An Emotional Question: Whether Deaf Children Like Theirs Should Receive Cochlear Implants to Allow Them to Hear

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Wok on the Wild Side

A Kooky Cooking Show from Japan, Iron Chef Turns Kitsch-En Champs into Cable Stars

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Listen Up, Guys

Dr. Peter T. Scardino Offers Hope About Two Very Scary Words: Prostate Cancer

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Claus Call

David Lynn Porter Looks Likes Santa Claus and Acts Like Santa Claus—but a Court Says He Can't Be Santa Claus

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Girl Friend

Joe Kelly Teaches Dads How to Help Their Daughters . Avoid the Beauty Trap

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Seuss Muse

Facing Up to The Grinch Proved Quite a Cinch for Actress Taylor Momsen

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Notorious Still

The Headline-Making Von Bulow Case Started 20 Years Ago. Where Are the Players Now?

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He's in the Mail

Post-Hollywood, E.T.'s Robert Macnaughton Happily Handles the Post

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Voice of America

Anna Deavere Smith Listens to Everyone—and Then Speaks Their Minds

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Eye Beam

From Glowing Lines to Luminescent Hockey Pucks, Stan Honey Gets TV Sports Coverage to Lighten Up

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For Safety's Sake

Elizabeth Fisher Demands Longer Seat Belts for Heavy Americans Who Can't Buckle Up

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Supine Dining

At This Miami Beach Eatery, Patrons Kick Off Their Shoes and Bed Down for An Evening of Food and Festivity

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Sacred Trust

Families of U.S. Soldiers Killed in a World War II Sea Disaster Fight to Keep Divers from Looting the Wreck

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Love Stories

Years After Leaving His Ex-Wife, Author Campbell Armstrong Eased Her Final Days

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Water Warrior

Teenager Ashley Mulroy Goes Beneath the Surface for Rivers' Hidden Dangers

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Fin and Dandy

John Yokoyama's Pike Place Fish Handlers Make Their Mark as Motivational Gurus

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Celebrate LIFE's 73rd Birthday

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Some Enchanted Evening!

Hollywood Style, Gotham Glamour and Welsh Warmth Make the Wedding of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones a Night to Remember

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