November 01, 2004

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Stories of Hope

Melissa Etheridge and Other Celebs Confront the Fight of Their Lives

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Mary-Kate at Midterm

Denying She Had An Eating Disorder Relapse, Mary-Kate Olsen Takes a Break Halfway Through Her First Semester at NYU

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The Sex Factor

An Employee Charges Bill O'Reilly with Sexual Harassment—and Both Sides Play Hardball

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Mafia Family Values

Junior Gotti Whines Dad Never Loved Him, a Stool Pigeon Gives Up a Mob Burial Ground, His Daughter Stars on Reality TV—What Would the Dapper Don Think?

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House of Pain

Homeowners, Take Heart. Sandra Bullock Wins $7.8 Million in a Battle with Her Contractor

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For The Apprentice's No-Nonsense Carolyn Kepcher, Family Trumps Office

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Ryan's Amazing Race

Sure, It's Not as Tough as Trouncing Other Bachelors on TV, but Ryan Sutter Puts Plenty of Muscle into the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii

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Stressed by the Tests

Worried Their Kid May Be the One Child Left Behind, Parents Across the Country Are Hiring High-Priced Tutors to Help Children—Even Preschoolers—Get Ahead

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Dying to Fit in

A Fraternity Rite Turns Ugly, Then Fatal, for Gordie Bailey and Adds to a String of Binge-Drinking Deaths on Campuses

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On the Rebound

With Amazing Art—and a Lot of Heart—NBA Star Grant Hill and Wife Tamia Work Through Tough Times

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Good Charlotte's Joel and Benji Madden

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The Weight Game

It's Do or Diet as Plus-Size Contestants Battle to Get Thin on The Biggest Loser

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The Puzzle of Liz Taylor's Van Gogh

Heirs of a Jewish Collector in Nazi Germany Sue the Star for a Painting They Say Belongs to Them

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Campaign 2004: Vote-a-Palooza!

As the Election Battle Between George W. Bush and John Kerry Gets Down to the Wire, All the World's a Billboard—Even Pets, Parking Lots and Pregnant Bellies

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Happy Birthday, Dear LIFE!

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Stories of Hope

Melissa Etheridge and Other Celebs Confront the Fight of Their Lives

Table of Contents

Happy Birthday, Dear LIFE!

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