Walking Into Iran's Trap  —  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Is the United States going to war with Iran?  That's what a Lebanese businessman here wants to know from a visiting American.  If it's war, he doesn't want to make a big new investment in the region.

Colbert campaigns in S.C.; Edwards camp attacks Doritos link  —  COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) — Comedian Stephen Colbert brought his mock presidential campaign to the capital of South Carolina Sunday, where he was declared "favorite son" by the mayor of Columbia and given the key to the city.

Ron Paul's campaign takes to the airwaves  —  Maverick boosts pursuit of votes in early primaries  —  WASHINGTON — Hoping to defy more expectations, Rep. Ron Paul is ratcheting up his maverick Republican presidential campaign by launching TV and radio commercials in early primary states …

A bizarre, unsolicited email from Gen. Petraeus' spokesman  —  I received this morning an unsolicited email from Col. Steven A. Boylan, the Public Affairs Officer and personal spokesman for Gen. David G. Petraeus.  The subject line of the email — which I am publishing in full, unedited form here …

Fox heralds Bush as a World Series 'hero.'  —  Last night, Fox aired a montage prior its airing of the Red Sox/Rockies game that celebrated great moments in World Series history.  "The story of the World Series is told in seven chapters," the narrator said, "each with their old tale, each with their own hero.

Edwards plans big for presidency  —  Candidate: Sacrifice must be priority, too  —  October 26.  —  John Edwards says if he's elected president, he'll institute a New Deal-like suite of programs to fight poverty and stem growing wealth disparity.  To do it, he said, he'll ask many Americans …

Sheiks kidnapped after reconciliation meetings  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Gunmen kidnapped 10 tribal sheiks in Baghdad as the men were heading home Sunday after meetings with Iraqi officials on the nation's contentious reconciliation process, an Interior Ministry official said.

Newser's book: Ford saw Clinton as a sex 'addict'  —  Gerald Ford was disturbed by Bill Clinton's skirt-chasing ways - and thought he should check into a sex addiction clinic.  —  A new book on the late 38th President reveals he had strong views about the Clintons: He thought Hillary wore …

Truman Lied, Aliens Died  —  Richardson, pressed on his UFO affairs stance, vows honest, open government: … Americans need to know where Obama and Edwards stand on this.  Hillary ... well, she's part of it.  Can't trust her.  I think Kucinich might be in on it, too.

I'm Sorry... Was That Supposed to be Journalism?  —  There are so many fact errors, hinted slurs and innuendoes piled into Tim Rutten's "Drudge, New Republic battle over 'Baghdad Diarist,' that reading it, you would think you were reading the L.A. Times... oh wait.  —  You were.

W.M.D. in Iran?  Q.E.D.  —  TIM RUSSERT: Mr. Vice President, welcome to "Meet the Press."  —  VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY: Good morning, Tim.  —  RUSSERT: How close are we to war with Iran?  —  CHENEY: Well, I think we are in the final stages of diplomacy, obviously.

Michael Hirsh: Bush is taking the Israeli Line  —  I don't normally read Time or Newsweek, but I surfed into this attempt to blame the presumably now-inevitable-forthcoming-war-with- Iran on Bush.  It's sort of like Seymour Hersh without such fabulous sources as "former Pentagon consultants" and others around the Star Trek bar.