Petraeus Gives Exclusive One Hour Interview To Fox  —  Tomorrow night, after spending the day telling Congress that President Bush's Iraq escalation should continue, Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker will take their PR campaign to a more comfortable setting: Fox News.

THE CHAOS HAWKS....In the beginning were the War Hawks, and much did they counsel the powerful to do battle against the evildoer Saddam.  Then came the war, and the looting, and the Heritage Foundation hordes, and the hawks lamented exceeding loud and many soon repented of their ways.

No terrorism, just war?  —  Oh, it's a long, long while from September to September.  This year, the anniversary falls, for the first time, on a Tuesday morning, and perhaps some or other cable network will re-present the events in real time - the first vague breaking news …

US loner helps bin Laden to taunt Bush  —  A Californian heavy metal fan, who converted to Islam and became the first American to be charged with treason in half a century, has been fingered as the author of Osama bin Laden's latest video lecture - which left the terror chief sounding like an anti-globalisation protester.

Panic in the press room  —  "Are we going to have audio?"  —  "Vamos a tener audio?"  —  Reporters who didn't speak Spanish were already anxious about the translation devices that didn't quite fit in our ears.  (Porque soy de California, yo hablo un poquito Espanol.)

His Toughness Problem—and Ours  —  World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism  —  1.  —  Not so long before the war in Iraq was launched, I was the only European at an American dinner party in Brussels.  My fellow guests were a motley group of youngish diplomats, think-tank pundits …

War in Iraq: Wisdom of Crowds  —  As we approach the September reports on Iraq, the public debate over our military presence there has once again intensified.  Both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue are ratcheting up the rhetoric about the best course of action, with the president using a pit stop …

Craig to seek withdrawal of guilty plea  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Attorneys for Sen. Larry Craig are expected to file papers Monday to withdraw his guilty plea to a Minnesota disorderly conduct charge, a source with knowledge of the case told CNN.  —  Craig's attorneys are expected to argue …

Dems' bilingual debate 'a historic moment'  —  In the first TV debate of its kind, questions and answers will be translated as Democratic candidates face off on Univisión.  —  Would that 1984 presidential debate have been as memorable, or as decisive, if Walter Mondale had fixed Gary Hart …

Nevada's new hue: State tips from red to blue for first time since 1992  —  A funny thing happened in red-state Nevada over the past year.  It turned blue.  —  An analysis of voter registration reports over the past 12 months shows many more new voters are registering as Democrats …

Schieffer on FTN: Is it worth the cost?  —  Face the Nation's Bob Schieffer's final commentary on whether Congress will ask Gen. Petraeus the right questions when he faces Congress this week. … Full transcript below the fold:  —  For months now, the administration has been telling us …

Do bloggers generate enough interest to change politics?  —  AUSTIN — The left-leaning political blogosphere is lined up almost completely with Houston's Rick Noriega over San Antonio's Mikal Watts in the battle for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.  —  The question is whether it will do Noriega much good.

A Challenge For A Real Debate  —  Fred Thompson has noted, as I have recently, the ineffectiveness of presidential debates in their current format.  On the day of his official launch into the presidential race, Thompson told Sean Hannity that the format did little to enlighten American voters …