October 11, 2004

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The Laci Trial: Can He Escape His Lies?

As Tempers Flare Among the Families and the Trial Enters Its Final Weeks, Scott Peterson May Still Find a Path to Freedom

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Rocky Mountain Vows

Kevin Costner Weds Christine Baumgartner in a Four-Day Western Extravaganza

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New Direction

With Sex and the City—and a Longtime Man—in the Past, Actress Cynthia Nixon Falls for a Woman

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Geoffrey Beene: 1927-2004

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Alive!

Officials Pronounce Five People Dead in a Montana Plane Crash—but Two Walk Away from the Charred Wreckage

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League of His Own

Family, Faith—and What May Be the Sweetest Swing in Baseball—Make Albert Pujols a Monster Hit

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Niche at Night

Former MTV Veejay Carson Daly Comes into His Own as a Talk Show Host

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Grade Expectations

Patrick Taylor Pays for Poor Kids' College—If They Achieve. More and More States Follow His Formula

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Hot Topic

Playing Che—or a Drag Queen—Gael García Bernal Has the World Watching

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Killed in His Crib

At a New York City Daycare, Toddlers Pile Toys on 6-Month-Old Matthew Perilli, Crushing Him. How Could This Happen?

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Before They Were Stars

These Days Their Lives Are All About Limos, Lakers Games and Luxury—but It Wasn't That Long Ago That Certain Celebs Were Living Less Glamorous Lives, from Attending Military School to Teaching Line Dancing

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G Whiz!

Talk About Instant Weight Loss: People Contributor Darla Atlas Tells What It's Like to Take Off on a Zero-Gravity Flight

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The Next Generation Miracle Babies

Once, It Seemed Like Science Fiction: Remember Test-Tube Babies? But in 25 Years the Fast-Evolving Field of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Has Resulted in the Birth of More Than a Million Children

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Fat Joe: Heavyweight Rapper

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Number 1 with a Bullet

His Eagle Eye and Sleuthing Savvy Make Ballistics Analyst Richard Smith the LAPD's Top Gun

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Kimberly Elise

With Denzel and Oprah as Her Biggest Fans, the Actress Gets Ready to Bust Loosed

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Critter Crusader

Stirred by the Killing of a Cat, Alison Gianotto Creates a Web Site to Protect Animals Against Abusers

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A Bitter Pill?

Dr. Marcia Angell Prescribes Major Reform for Drug Companies

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Moms Who Rock

Who Said Motherhood Was All Sippy Cups, Soccer Games and Car Pools? Fed Up with the Suburban Routine, These Women Pumped Up the Volume

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The Laci Trial: Can He Escape His Lies?

As Tempers Flare Among the Families and the Trial Enters Its Final Weeks, Scott Peterson May Still Find a Path to Freedom

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