19 SCOOP
Nicole Kidman discusses the challenges of married life ... Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen make nice (finally!) ... Bill Murray parties on ... Plus: Is Nicole Richie morphing into Mary-Kate Olsen?

52 COVER
A year into their oh-so-private relationship, Vince Vaughn comes out swinging against published rumors that he and Jennifer Aniston have split

56 Country singer Sara Evans accuses her husband of cheating and dramatically quits Dancing with the Stars

60 Madonna's attempt to adopt a child from Malawi raises a furor in the impoverished African nation

66 So long, pregnancy pounds! Britney Spears sheds her baby weight in less than five weeks

69 As her candid new memoir hits the bookstore shelves, Sharon Osbourne battles weight gain and loneliness

72 Six weeks after her father Steve's death, Bindi Irwin has a fun night with Mum and talks about her upcoming TV show

75 Three months after her shocking split, Christie Brinkley steps out—and turns heads

79 Hugh Jackman answers readers' questions on fun, food and fatherhood

83 Home from Iraq, war vets want to keep serving their country—in politics

88 Hollywood wingding: Julia Roberts and other pals celebrate George Clooney

90 L.A. designer Jeffrey Sebelia sews up the competition and wins Project Runway

92 Tye Clark, a transgender teen, is all girl but intent on living as a boy

101 Cosmetics queen Sonia Kashuk takes drastic action to fight early-stage breast cancer: a double mastectomy

104 Physical therapist Joann Ferrara makes dreams come true for a group of special ballerinas

112 Actor Eric Dane—also known as Dr. McSteamy—gets hearts racing on Grey's Anatomy

115 Nevada politician Kathy Augustine made tongues wag when she married her husband's nurse two months after his death. Now police have charged him with murdering her

120 Muhammad Yunus's idea to give small business loans to the world's poor people wins him the Nobel Peace Prize

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

MAILBAG 6
PEOPLE.COM 9
STAR TRACKS 10
SCOOP 19
PICKS & PANS 31
INSIDER 51
PASSAGES 87
STYLE WATCH 107
PUZZLER 119
CHATTER 122

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