December 06, 1999

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Many Happy Returns

Now That He's TV's First Millionaire, IRS Agent John Carpenter Plans to Take His Wife to Paris and Feed His Dog Nothing but Steak. And That's His Final Answer

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The Way We Were

A Look Back at the Year People Began

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His Daughter's Gift of Life

Five Years Ago, Chet Szuber Received the Heart of His Youngest Child, Patti, Who Had Been Killed in a Car Accident; Now, with Each Passing Day, He Celebrates Her Spirit

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Rock Solid

Brad and Jennifer Won't Say Whether the Diamond Ring They Flashed at a Manhattan Concert Was Just for Show

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One Deadly Moment

Five Survivors Recall the Collapse of the Texas A&M Bonfire Tower—and the Minutes of Terror That Followed

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Coming-Out Party

Alexandra of Hanover, Caroline and Ernst August's Little Princess, Meets Her Public

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Home Wreck

The Foundation Beneath Tim Allen's 15-Year Marriage Crumbles

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Carrying on

With Pal Julie Andrews by His Side, a Disease-Ravaged Dudley Moore Bravely Takes the Stage

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Aiming High

Shadowed by Personal Tragedy, Climber Chris Boskoff Takes on the World's Loftiest Peaks

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Forever Betty

For Betty White, Ladies Man Is but the Latest Series in a 50-Year TV Career

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Defending His Name

Family and Friends of Pilot Gameel El Batouty Insist He Didn't Crash Flight 990

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Great Import

Croatia's Goran Visnjic Magnetically Fills ER's George Clooney Void

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Hey Mom, It's Okay to Work

Family Expert Ellen Galinsky Says Kids Don't Mind Their Parents' Jobs, Just the Stress

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Death in the Fast Lane

Superagent at 25, Suicide at 35, Jay Moloney Found Cocaine and Lost His Way

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Fatal Fears

South Park Voice-Over Artist Mary Kay Bergman Found Great Success but Couldn't Cope with Private Terrors

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Animal House

She Gave Refuge to Flood-Bound Pets; Now Lorraine Zdeb Finds Herself in Hot Water

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Going Public

Food Guru Ruth Reichl Stands Unmasked at Last

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Taylor Made

The Practice Makes Perfect for Holland Taylor, Who Creates Disorder in the Court as a Frisky Judge

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Maritime Moocher

Marine Biologists Have His Number, but Dolphin 56 Won't Stop Hustling for Handouts

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Nervous Laughter

Genius, Madman or Jerk? A New Movie Explores Taxi Star Andy Kaufman

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Rule, Britannia!

Britain Is Agog with the News That, at 45, the Prime Minister's Wife Is Preggers

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Time of Trial

Meg Wille Fights to Free Her Brother-in-Law, Prisoner in a Land He Came to Help

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True Brew

Spurred by Illness, Karen Cebreros Quit the Daily Grind, Retooled Her Life and Built a Hot, Eco-Friendly Coffee Biz

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E-Asy Does It

Long Shopping List but Short on Time? Internet Expert Omar Wasow Offers a Few Holiday Click-and-Pointers

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Big-Top Cats

With a Band of Troupers Saved from the Pound, Gregory Popovich's Vegas Act Is Pure Theatrical Catnip

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More Than Skin Deep

Constance Triantafilidis Survived a Deadly Fire, Overcame Endless Rounds of Facial Surgery and Found Love. Scars Could Never Mask Her Courage

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A Touch of Blass

American Fashion's Founding Father Takes a Final Bow

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Happy Birthday, Dear LIFE!

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Many Happy Returns

Now That He's TV's First Millionaire, IRS Agent John Carpenter Plans to Take His Wife to Paris and Feed His Dog Nothing but Steak. And That's His Final Answer

Table of Contents

Happy Birthday, Dear LIFE!

Katherine's Birthday Girl

J.Lo's Sound Check

Kim: A Real Cutie-Pie!

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

David Beckham's Boys Day Out

Adam Lambert: Here 'For Your Entertainment'