August 16, 1999

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Golden Girl

An Auction of Marilyn Monroe's Possessions Reveals An Achingly Human Story Behind a Glamorous Facade

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The Way We Were

A Look Back at the Year PEOPLE Began

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De-Celleration

Fed Up with Phone-O-Phile Drivers, An Ohio Mayor Comes Up with a Real Conversation Stopper

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Mob Scene

A Pair of Would-Be Hollywood Filmmakers Get by with a Little Help from Their Two-Dimensional Friends

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The Torchbearer

Once Overshadowed by His Brothers, Ted Kennedy Has Become the Rock of His Clan

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Love Conquers All

Rory Kennedy Weds in Greece, Giving Her Grieving Family Something to Celebrate

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The Right Track

Bringing Health Care by Train to All South Africans, Lynette Coetzee and Lillian Cingo Help a Torn Nation Heal

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The Man in the White Hat

When the Accused Railroad Killer Turned Himself In, Texas Ranger Drew Carter Took Charge

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Vested Interest

Stephanie Taylor Goes Beyond the Call of Duty to Protect Canine Cops

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Eyes Strain

Even as Tom and Nicole's Latest Film Suffers at the Box Office, They Take Comfort in Each Other

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Swept Away

A Group of Young Tourists Encounters Terror—and Death—in a Swiss Gorge

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Chicago Bears

Two Illinois Attorneys Teach America's Brokerage Houses a Painful Lesson: Discrimination Doesn't Yield Dividends

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Status Seeker

A Dogged Diner Owner Wants His Dachshund Designated a Landmark

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A Bloody Day in Georgia

In the Aftermath of a Deadly Melee in Atlanta, Investigators Revisit the Murky Dealings of Day-Trader Mark Barton

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If He Builds It

...Tourists Will Come—or So Sculptor Gary Greff Hopes

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American Music Awards '09

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Golden Girl

An Auction of Marilyn Monroe's Possessions Reveals An Achingly Human Story Behind a Glamorous Facade

Table of Contents

American Music Awards '09

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