People: Jul. 8, 2002

They're cousins, and What a Crazy Pair The name calling, the accusations, the ill will--oh, the fun that occurs in a family when a relative dies and money is at stake. Days after the death of advice empress Ann Landers (real name: Esther Lederer), her daughter and niece are engaged in a vitriolic feud like the one that once consumed Landers and her twin sister, Abigail ("Dear Abby") Van Buren. Landers' daughter MARGO HOWARD, right, accused Van Buren's daughter, JEANNE PHILLIPS, left, of trying to cash in on Landers' death. Phillips, who inherited Dear Abby, went on Larry King Live and...

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