November 03, 2003

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A Family Once More

Elizabeth Smart's Kidnapping in June 2002 Devastated Her Close-Knit Family. In Their New Book, Ed and Lois Smart Relive the Agony of Her Abduction, the Frantic Search, Ed's Nervous Breakdown—and Their Daughter's Joyous Homecoming

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Overweight: Undercover

New York City High Schooler Ali Schmidt Put on a Fat Suit and Discovered How Mean Fellow Teens Can Be

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Too Cruel for School

A Brutal Hazing Incident Rocks a Long Island Town—and Raises Disturbing Questions About Bullying and Teen Sports Across America

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New Meg: Not So Nice

The Star Gets Raunchy in a New Film—but Keeps Life as a Single Mom Low-Key

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I Am Joe Schmo

Matt Gould Got Stung on the Fake Reality Show Joe Schmo—but Won Viewers' Hearts

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'I Do's' in Iraq

Two American GIs, Sean Blackwell and Brett Dagen, Marry Iraqi Women—and Could Face Court-Martial

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When Love Isn't Enough

After Weeks of Erratic Behavior, Courtney Love Loses Custody of Her Daughter Frances

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Bacon Sizzles

Winning the Raves of His Career for Mystic River, Kevin Bacon Keeps the Flow Going with His Family

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A New Ending

For Years Author Amy Tan Battled Depression, Anxiety, Pain and Bizarre Hallucinations. the Secret Cause: Lyme Disease

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Out of the Ashes

After a Fire at Their Concert Killed 100, Great White Goes Out on Tour Again

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Travis Fimmel

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Back in the USSR

Celebs, Not Red Squares, Clamor for the Surguladze Twins' Retro-Soviet Designs

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Breast Cancer Breakthrough

There's Good News—and Bad—about the No. 3 Killer of American Women

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Moms (and Kids) Behind Bars

A Pioneering Prison in California Lets Inmates Raise Children While Doing Time

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Two for Takeoff

The Skies Get Friendlier When Airline Pilot Mike Lewis Takes Off with Nicole, His Copilot Daughter, at His Side

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Mugging for Laughs

Luis Guzman Puts on a Softer Face for His Sitcom

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Every Witch Way

Gregory Maguire's Wicked Twist on The Wizard of Oz Hits Broadway, but for the Author, There's No Place Like Home

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Killed for Her Courage

Hollywood Takes on the Story of Journalist Veronica Guerin, Who Battled Ireland's Drug Lords Using Only Her Pad and Pen Until Her Shocking Assassination

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Scream House

Ghouls for Love—of a TV Show—the McKees Build a Munsters Mansion

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Change Is Good

Liz Hurley Dresses Up—19 Times—for a London Charity Bash

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American Music Awards '09

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A Family Once More

Elizabeth Smart's Kidnapping in June 2002 Devastated Her Close-Knit Family. In Their New Book, Ed and Lois Smart Relive the Agony of Her Abduction, the Frantic Search, Ed's Nervous Breakdown—and Their Daughter's Joyous Homecoming

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American Music Awards '09

J.Lo's Sound Check

Kim: A Real Cutie-Pie!

Katy & Russell's Movie Date

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

David Beckham's Boys Day Out

Project Runway's Irina Wins It All