August 27, 2001

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What Money Can't Buy

They Seem to Have It All, but Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan and Nicole Kidman Struggle to Find the Right Script for Romance

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Part P.T. Barnum, Part Doting Mom, Madonna—with Nannies, Tots, a Spouse, 265 Costumes and a Mechanical Bull in Tow—Barnstorms America. Yee-Haw, Indeed

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The Kindness of Strangers

Two Couples Had Never Met—Until Each Husband Donated One of His Kidneys to Save the Other Man's Wife

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A Matter of Heart

Drew Carey: Unplugged? Felled by a Blocked Artery, the Comic Quickly Bounces Back

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Sudden Death

Devastated After Their 9-Year-Old Son Is Killed by a Car in L.A., His Parents Sue Actress Rebecca Gayheart, the Driver

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Pie's Cutie

Split from MTV's Carson Daly, American Pie 2's Tara Reid Samples Singledom and Defends a Friend in Need

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Lost Witness

The Death of a Key Prosecution Figure Leaves a Hole in the Murder Case Against Kennedy Kin Michael Skakel

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Fashionably Late

A Week After Her Due Date, Plus-Size Stunner Emme Welcomes Her First Child

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Nightmare Revisited

Filming in the House Where She Was Raped Helped Allison Anders Heal

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Reality Show

Daytime Television Stars James and Kassie Depaiva Have Survived Their Toughest Plot Twists Off-Camera

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Red Letter Day

After Sharing Their Lives Through the Mail for 37 Years, Pen Pals Carol Clarke and Caren Gottesman Meet at Last

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It All Adds Up

Savvy with His Loot from The Hogan Family, Kid Star Jeremy Licht Reinvents Himself as a Financial Adviser

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Fighting Spirit

Maureen Reagan Battled for What She Believed In—Most of All, for Her Father

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Why Johnny Can't Spell

Researcher Louisa Moats Says the Answer Lies in Getting Back to Basics

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Out of Left Field

With a Little Help from His Family, Arizona Slugger Luis Gonzalez Becomes Baseball's Biggest Surprise

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Caught in the Web

The Case of An Internet Kiddie-Porn King and His Wife Reveals a Disturbing Secret World

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Keys to Success

Touring Nonstop, R&B Sensation Alicia Keys Could Use a Little R&R

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Ladies First

Michael Faircloth Fashions Classic Feminine Looks for a Client Named Bush

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Celebrate LIFE's 73rd Birthday

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What Money Can't Buy

They Seem to Have It All, but Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan and Nicole Kidman Struggle to Find the Right Script for Romance

Table of Contents

Celebrate LIFE's 73rd Birthday

Joe Aims High

Katherine's Birthday Girl

J.Lo's Sound Check

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

David Beckham's Boys Day Out

Tim McGraw Bares His Sexy Arms