March 13, 2006

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Strong Enough

The Singer Finds Herself Battling Breast Cancer Just Three Weeks After Her Split from Fiancé Lance Armstrong

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Bodies of Work

If You've Got Fab Abs and Perfect Pecs, Why Hide Them? These Leading Men Are Getting It Off Their Chests

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Ballroom Blitz!

Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke Whirled Their Way to Victory on the Controversial Finale (Did Stacy Really Place Third?) of Dancing with the Stars

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Sisters Reunited

Couples Who Adopted Baby Girls from China Use DNA Testing and the Internet to Make a Stunning Discovery—Their Daughters Have Sisters Living with Other U.S. Families

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Diana's Death: No Accident?

Amid Allegations of Espionage, the Probe into Her Death Heats Up

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Beatrice's Bad Boy

Fergie's Daughter Is Linked to a Handsome American—with a Criminal Past

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Homecoming Queen

Louisiana Native Britney Spears Returns to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, Treating a Group of Girls Hit Hard by Hurricane Katrina to a Day of Chatting, Eating and Shopping

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Don Knotts

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An Unholy Mess

With the Da Vinci Code Poised to Hit Theaters, Author Dan Brown Faces Allegations That He Swiped Its Central Themes

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The Real Deal with Howie

Deal or No Deal Host Howie Mandel Reveals Backstage Secrets at TV's Hottest New Game Show

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Singing a New Tune

The Sopranos' Jamie-lynn Sigler, Whose Show Returns to HBO After Nearly Two Years, Discusses Life After Divorce, Coping with Anorexia and Her Pals Nick and Jessica

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Little Big Man

Nashville Star 'Big' Kenny Alphin's Baby Boy Has a Big & Rich Godfather: John Rich

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Top Chef's Katie Lee Joel

Meet Mrs. Billy Joel, the Host of Bravo's New Slice 'em and Dice 'em Reality Show

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'Oh My God, I Just Stabbed My Husband'

Susan Polk Married Her Former Psychologist, Then Killed Him. Now Their Children Are Split on the Big Question: Was It Self-Defense or Murder?

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Very Lucky & Very Alive

Meet the Woman Whose Bra Stopped a Bullet—Talk About a Wonder Bra!—Plus Four Other People Who Were Saved, at the Last Moment, by Sheer Luck

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A Family's Fight for Life

A Father Races to Save His Son as a New International Effort Seeks to Help the Desperately Poor People of Malawi

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His Magic Moment

The Coach, Out of Kindness, Put Him in at the Last Moment. Then Jason McElwain, Who's Autistic, Brought Down the House with His Performance

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Animal Magnetism

Proving There's Life After Sex and the City, Kristin Davis Is Romanced by a Furry Leading Man in the Shaggy Dog

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Gang of Ghouls

After Cops Smash a Body-Parts-for-Sale Ring, a New Fear: Did Surgery Patients Get Tainted Human Tissue?

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Design & Conquer

After Her First Line Failed, Tracy Reese Could Have Been a Fashion Casualty. But She Bounced Back to Storm Seventh Avenue with Flirty Frocks That Beyoncé and Jessica Can't Resist

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The Office's Jenna Fischer

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"He's Very Strong"

The Lone Survivor of the Sago Mine Disaster, Randy McCloy is Mending—One Very Small Step at a Time

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Bad Dog Makes Good Read

How Did a Naughty Labrador Retriever Land His Owner Atop Bestseller Lists? Author John Grogan Ponders the Mania Over Marley & Me

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Dennis Weaver

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Heart of Class

One Way or Another, Deborah Harry Has Remained a Fashion Force in Pop Music. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Newest Member Riffs on Her Best and Worst Looks Over the Years

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Glimmers of Hope

Responding to the Love of His Family, TV Newsman Bob Woodruff Slowly Improves

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Strong Enough

The Singer Finds Herself Battling Breast Cancer Just Three Weeks After Her Split from Fiancé Lance Armstrong

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Kellan's Hot Shot

Brad's Tokyo Drift

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

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Meet Precious Actress Gabourey Sidibe