56 UP FRONT
For families like the Holcombs, with both parents serving in Iraq, the war grinds on
60 As summer comes to an end, celebs suit up for some splashy August fun
64 Actors speak out on an ailing friend's behalf—and money often follows
72 Tube
Russell Crowe look-alike Benjamin McKenzie heats up The O.C.
75 Screen
So what's going on with Ashton Kutcher? Does the rising star have the power to make it to the top? Is he living with Demi Moore? Answers to 10 burning questions
78 Spirit
Protesters from around the country rally in support of Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore's monument to the Bible's Ten Commandments
81 Split
After nine years of seemingly happy marriage, daytime talk show host Ricki Lake separates from her husband, illustrator Rob Sussman
82 Farewell
Weepy former tennis ace Pete Sampras walks away from center court celebrity and into full-time fatherhood
85 On the Move
After serving 22 years for her role in the deadly Brink's robbery, '60s militant Kathy Boudin is heading home from a New York state prison
89 Controversy
Massachusetts biologist Robert Lanza's bold idea for saving the world's endangered animals? Clone them
92 Pages
Dragons, elves and an evil king help 19-year-old novelist Christopher Paolini make literary magic with his precocious debut, Eragon
96 COVER
PEOPLE unearths explosive new details in the Laci Peterson murder case
109 Scene
A panel of experts gives readers the scoop on America's favorite ice creams
113 Animals
Think your dog has shaggy-delic star quality? Bash Dibra can predict a pooch's Hollywood appeal
115 Trouble
Angry dealers accuse top-selling painter Thomas Kinkade of fraud
133 On the Job
Some people have the career of their dreams. For others? Better you than us
138 Style
Three style experts turn the mirror on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's fashion guru Carson Kressley
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