May 12, 2003

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50 Most Beautiful People

From Halle to Ashton and Katie to Colin, PEOPLE picks its annual Most Beautiful

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She Says All She Wants Is a Phone Call. You Don't Believe Her, Do You? Here Are the Best Books, CDs, Movies—and a Few Edible Treats—With Which to Delight Mom

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Heavenly Looks

At the Annual Benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City, Titans of Showbiz and Fashion Put on Their Finest Attire, Added Big (Often Borrowed) Jewels and Took in a Goddess-Themed Exhibit

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Remembering Laci

As Prosecutors Build Their Capital-Murder Case Against Scott Peterson, Hundreds of Mourners Flock to Laci's Home to Honor Her Memory and Share Their Sorrow

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Babies Ahoy!

Some 28 of the 600 Sailors on the USS Shiloh and USS Mobile Bay Left Behind Pregnant Wives When They Headed for the Mideast Last July. When the Ships Tied Up in San Diego on April 25, the Men Saw Their Newborns for the First Time

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12-Step Son

After Partying a Bit Too Much Like His Father, Ozzy, Jack Osbourne Enters Rehab to Battle His Drug and Alcohol Use

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Southern Comfort

Boston Boy Ben Affleck Buys Himself a Mini-Tara: a 50-Acre, Four-Building Spread South of Savannah, Georgia. Guess Who Gets to Play Scarlett O'hara?

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Little Boy Lost

Over Two Years Ago Buddy Myers Vanished into Thin Air. Now He May Be Back.

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From the Secret Files of Reality TV

How to Choose Among Thousands of Pretty Faces? The Casting Directors of Three Shows Gave Us Their Original Notes. These Are Their Impressions of Seven Contestants

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Straight Vs. Curly

Which Looks Better—A Sleek Do or Cascades of Curls? It Depends on the Celeb, Say the Thousands of Readers Polled by People.com

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A Photographer in the Family

The Dividends Are Dear When a Celeb's Close Relative Takes Pictures for a Living. These Stars Reveal Their Best Sides When the Camera Is in the Hands of Someone Who Knows Them Inside and Out

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What Is Kabbalah?

Celebrities Flock to a Once Obscure Branch of Jewish Mysticism. So Just What Are Madonna and Demi Up To?

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Vital Signs

After Nine Seasons of Fake Blood, Real Love and Backstage Pranks, ER Celebrates Its 200th Episode with Infectious Enthusiasm and a Behind-the-Scenes Baby Boom

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Dosha the Wonder Dog

Sit. Heel. Rise from the Dead. This Canine Knows All the Really Good Pooch Tricks

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A Big Letdown?

Lawsuits Charge That Quitting the Popular Antidepressant Paxil Cold Turkey Can Cause Terrifying Symptoms

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The Kids Are Alright

Back with New Albums, Teen Country Singers Jessica Andrews, 19, and Billy Gilman, 14, Compare Notes on Growing Up, Fame and Zits

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A Plea for Mercy

As His Family Fights to Free Him, Convicted Murderer Michael Skakel Finally Speaks

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Heart Monitor

Where Celebrity Love Gets a Complete Checkup

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Stars' Silly Faces: Whose Is Best?

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50 Most Beautiful People

From Halle to Ashton and Katie to Colin, PEOPLE picks its annual Most Beautiful

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Stars' Silly Faces: Whose Is Best?

Selena's Holiday Animation

Pam: Malibu's Most Flaunted

Kellan's Hot Shot

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

Rihanna Gets Glammed

V's Morris Chestnut & Elizabeth Mitchell: It's a Geek Debate!