April 09, 2007

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The Dream Team

The Top 10 Idols Open Up About the Nerves, the Scandals and Their Strategies for Winning

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With News That Her Cancer Is Back and Now Incurable, Elizabeth Edwards Vows to Keep Fighting for Her Life, Her Family and Her Husband's Dream of Becoming President

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Back in the Zone

Newly Out of Rehab, Britney Spears Hits a Dance Class, Shops and Dines Out While Kevin Federline Celebrates His Birthday in Vegas with Their Kids

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Trading One Addiction for Another

After Gastric Bypass Surgery, These Patients Found It Hard to Abuse Food—So They Turned to Other Out-of-Control Behavior

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Harry Off Balance

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Hilary Duff 'I Definitely Felt the Pressure' to Be Hollywood Thin

Hilary Duff Talks About Growing Up, Her Rock-Star Breakup and Hollywood's Obsession with Weight: 'How Could Someone Not Go a Little Crazy?'

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Let Her Talk!

The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck Speaks Out About Babies (More, Please!), Her Health Struggles and Going Toe-to-Toe with Rosie O'Donnell

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Wynonna's Shocking Split

Days After Her Husband's Arrest on Charges of Sexually Abusing a Minor, the Country Singer Files for Divorce

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Jessica & John in Harmony

Stepping Out in L.A., Jessica Simpson and John Mayer Get Closer and Cozier—and Her Sister Ashlee Gives the Romance a Thumbs-Up

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Calvert DeForest, A.K.A. Larry 'Bud' Melman 1921-2007

He Went from File Clerk to Cult Figure, Thanks to David Letterman. A Writer Who Knew the Unlikely Star Recalls His Heyday

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Giving Soldiers a Break

Bob Johnson Offers GIs and Their Families Some Much-Needed R&R

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Mini Mencia

Carlos Mencia, Star of Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia, and His Wife, Amy, Welcome a Son. "I Get to Go Home and Make Him Laugh," Says the Comic. "How Cool Is That?"

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Back to School

Showbiz Survivor Elizabeth Berkley Has Had Her Share of Hits and Misses. Now the Former Saved by the Bell Star Has An Inspiring New Role: Mentor to Adolescent Girls

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British Pop Singer Mika

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A Child's Death: Murder by Medication?

Police Say the Parents of 4-Year-Old Rebecca Riley Killed Their Bipolar Daughter with Prescription Medicine

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The Fake Fur Scandal

Think Your Parka's Fur Collar Is Faux? Warning: Many Such Fashion Items Actually Contain the Real Thing—Including Dog Hair

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This Thing Is Far Out!

Acrophobics, Beware: The New, Glass-bottomed Skywalk Juts Out 4,000 Ft. Above the Grand Canyon

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Rolling With the Stones in 1969

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The Dream Team

The Top 10 Idols Open Up About the Nerves, the Scandals and Their Strategies for Winning

Table of Contents

Rolling With the Stones in 1969

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