December 11, 2006

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Will & Kate: A Perfect Match

They're Young, Beautiful and Crazy in Love—Plus Going on Five Years as a Couple. So When Will Prince William Finally Pop the Question to Girlfriend Kate Middleton?

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Paris & Britney the Single Life

The Heiress and the Now-Solo Pop Star Hit the Party Scene as Brand-New BFFs

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All I Want for Christmas

Using Cameras to Create Wish Lists, Kids at a Homeless Shelter Dream About the Simple Things Everyone Else Takes for Granted

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Killed by the Kremlin?

From His Deathbed Former Russian Spy Alexander Litvinenko Accuses Moscow of Plotting to Poison Him

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The Face Transplant One Year Later

A Year After Her Pioneering Operation, Isabelle Dinoire Is Smiling Again, Walking Her New Dog and Getting Ready to Go Back to Work

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Sharon Stone ... Answers Your Questions

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A Couple Offer Free College to Denver Kids

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Five Questions For Greg Kinnear on Fast Food—and Fatherhood

Greg Kinnear Isn't Afraid to Switch Gears—after Getting Laughs as the Uptight Dad in the Hit Comedy Little Miss Sunshine, He Goes for the Gut as a Marketing Exec in Fast Food Nation, a Gritty Drama About America's Burger Addiction. Did It All Keep Him Away from the Drive-through? PEOPLE's Oliver Jones Found Out.

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Anorexia, Again

In 2001 Jennifer Shortis Was An Eating-Disorder Success Story. Now, After a Relapse and Recent Hospitalization, She Is More Determined Than Ever to Beat the Disease

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Clean Start

After Battling Drugs, Former Child Star Edward Furlong Finds His Footing With a New Wife and Baby

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Emerging from a Coma

Doctors Gave Devon Rivers Little Hope of Ever Waking Up. But After a Remarkable Turn of Events, He's Back

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Something About Mary

Pregnant at 16, Keisha Castle-Hughes Wins Praise from Religious Leaders for Her 'Phenomenal' Portrayal of the Virgin Mary in the Nativity Story

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African Royalty

Los Angeles Actress Sarah Culberson Knew She Was Adopted. But She Never Guessed She Was Related to ...

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Where Are They Now? Life After Reality TV

Trista & Ryan's Baby Plans, Rob & Amber's Wild New Show and Omarosa's Softer Side: Catching Up with TV's Biggest Reality Stars

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Dream Season

Sensational Singers, Oscar Hopefuls, Hopeful Romantics ... and Spiders and Dinosaurs Too! At the Multiplex, It's Truly the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

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A Rockin' New Life

Sawyer Goodson, Who Is Autistic, and His Brother Evan Were Both School Misfits—until They Formed a Band. For Them, and Their Parents, That Changed Everything

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Taylor Made

Taylor Hicks Pays His Respects to His Hero Ray Charles, but on His Debut Solo Album, the American Idol Champ Vows to Be His Own Man

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Moms Who Mean Business

These Four Mothers (and One Dad) Hit Child-Rearing Challenges—and Turned Them into Get-Rich-Quick Ideas

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Proof of Life

A Campaign by Parents to Get Birth Certificates for Stillborn Babies Stirs Up a Controversy

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A Brand of One's Own

After Designing for Rocawear (Thanks to Husband Damon Dash), Rachel Roy Finds Solo Success with a Sophisticated Line Celeb Fans Love

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A New Job for Chelsea

The Former First Daughter Goes to Work for a Hedge Fund but Still Finds Time to Hang with the 'rents

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Gisele's Fashion Show Diary...

From the Fittings ('Freezing!') to the Afterparty ('Hamburger, Please'), Gisele Bundchen Offers a Backstage Pass to Her Seventh Trip Down Victoria's Secret's Runway

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Shark's Jeri Ryan

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Robert Altman 1925-2006

Movie Stars Loved Him, Critics Revered Him. The Director Made His Mark on Hollywood by Never Following Its Rules

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Happy Birthday, Dear LIFE!

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Will & Kate: A Perfect Match

They're Young, Beautiful and Crazy in Love—Plus Going on Five Years as a Couple. So When Will Prince William Finally Pop the Question to Girlfriend Kate Middleton?

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