July 12, 2004

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A Summer Surprise

Britney Spears and Her Fiancé, Kevin Federline, Talk About the Ring, the Proposal and Their Need to Nest

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Turning the Tide?

Despite Key Stumbles, the Peterson Prosecution Shows Signs of Life

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One Soldier's War

Nightly Mortar Attacks. Nervous Patrols. Heat, Dust, Boredom and Friendship. As the U.S. Hands Off Power to Iraq, Army Sgt. And Weblogger Levi Lohnes Describes Daily Life for Troops on the Ground

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Reality Check

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A Rush to Judgment?

Under Suspicion for Steroid Use, Marion Jones Fights to Keep Her Place on the U.s. Olympic Team

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Taking on a Giant

In the Largest Class-Action Suit of Its Kind, Women Sue the Retailer for Discrimination

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Pamela Anderson Helps Bankroll a 25-Year-Old Gymnast's Olympic Quest

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Brandy Bounces Back

After a Painful Split, Brandy Rediscovers Herself in Motherhood and New Love

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Summer Cool

From Beach Towels to Books to The'80s Fashion Revival, a No-Sweat Guide to What to Buy, Where to Go and What to Watch This Season

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Danger: In the Backyard

Wild Animals Are Moving Out of the Woods—and into Your Neighborhood

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Good Vibrations

At Izzy Paskowitz's Surf Camps, Kids with Autism Learn to Ride the Waves—and Feel Like Champs

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Is This Woman a Threat to the American Worker?

In India, Maumita Biswas Has a Great Job Answering Phones for a U.S. Company. But Many Feel Her New Wealth Comes at the Expense of People in This Country

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Rachel McAdams

From Mean Girls to The Notebook

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Christina Milian

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Kids and Divorce: No Lasting Damage?

Psychologist Constance Ahrons Talks to the Grown Children of Divorce and Declares: There Can Be Joy in Splitsville

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Dawn of Delpy

Before Sunset's Julie Delpy Embraces Her 30s, Her Sensual Side and Carbs (it's Okay, She's French)

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Quiz Whiz

We'll Take Undefeated Champions for $662,000, Alex. That's How Much Salt Lake City Software Engineer Ken Jennings Had Amassed at Press Time After Winning a Record 20 Straight Games of Jeopardy! Here Are 10 of the Final Jeopardy Questions He Faced. (Correct Responses, and Jennings's Answers, Below.)

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Venezuela's Most Beautiful Women

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A Summer Surprise

Britney Spears and Her Fiancé, Kevin Federline, Talk About the Ring, the Proposal and Their Need to Nest

Table of Contents

Venezuela's Most Beautiful Women

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

Adam Lambert's American Music Awards Preview