Colbert Eyes Sen. Craig as Running Mate

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Posted: 2007-10-22 09:42:59

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WASHINGTON (Oct. 21) - Comedian Stephen Colbert insisted on Sunday that his ambition to run for president was no joke and said he was considering Republican Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho as a vice presidential running mate.

"I don't want to be president. I want to run for president. There's a difference," the host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" said in a television interview.

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Jacqueline Canales, 19, right, poses for a camera phone photograph with a portrait of mock television pundit Stephen Colbert, which is on temporary display by the bathrooms near the "America's Presidents" exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. "It's kind of sad that this is the first time we've been here," says Canales of her and friend Unique Bexley's, left, visit to the Portrait Gallery. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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A portrait of comedian Stephen Colbert that hangs on a wall outside a bathroom, is seen through a doorway at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Colbert tried to convince the Smithsonian that he should be considered a national treasure and have his portrait hung in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. To go along with the joke the National Portrait Gallery found an appropriate place to hang the portrait, in between the bathrooms and above the water fountain. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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National Portrait gallery visitors pose for photos in front of a portrait of comedian Stephen Colbert that hangs outside a bathroom at the Gallery in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Colbert tried to convince the Smithsonian that he should be considered a national treasure and have his portrait hung in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. To go along with the joke the National Portrait Gallery found an appropriate place to hang the portrait, in between the bathrooms and above the water fountain. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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A visitors photographs a portrait of comedian Stephen Colbert that hangs outside a bathroom at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Colbert tried to convince the Smithsonian that he should be considered a national treasure and have his portrait hung in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. To go along with the joke the National Portrait Gallery found an appropriate place to hang the portrait, in between the bathrooms and above the water fountain. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Visitors view a portrait of comedian Stephen Colbert that hangs outside a bathroom at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Colbert tried to convince the Smithsonian that he should be considered a national treasure and have his portrait hung in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. To go along with the joke the National Portrait Gallery found an appropriate place to hang the portrait, in between the bathrooms and above the water fountain. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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A portrait of comedian Stephen Colbert hangs outside a bathroom in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Colbert tried to convince the Smithsonian that he should be considered a national treasure and have his portrait hung in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. To go along with the joke the National Portrait Gallery found an appropriate place to hang the portrait, in between the bathrooms and above the water fountain. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Writers Guild picketers walk in front of people queued up for "The Colbert Report" Monday, Jan. 7, 2007 in New York. Both "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central have returned to television despite the ongoing writers strike which began on Nov. 5. Comedy Central is owned by Viacom. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
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Writers Guild picketers walk in front of people queued up for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" Monday, Jan. 7, 2007 in New York. Both "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central have returned to television despite the ongoing writers strike which began on Nov. 5. Comedy Central is owned by Viacom. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
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People queued up for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" read pink handouts given out by striking writers Monday, Jan. 7, 2007 in New York. Both "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central have returned to television despite the ongoing writers strike which began on Nov. 5. Comedy Central is owned by Viacom. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
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Writers Guild picketers walk in front of people queued up for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" Monday, Jan. 7, 2007 in New York. Both "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central have returned to television despite the ongoing writers strike which began on Nov. 5. Comedy Central is owned by Viacom. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
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Katie Couric Snapshots

Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, walks with CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric in downtown Manchester, N.H., Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric, left, gets ready to interview Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on the campaign bus with his wife Cindy, right, after a rally in Concord, N.H., Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Television news anchor Katie Couric attends the project A.L.S "Tomorrow is Tonight" 10th anniversary celebration at the Waldorf Astoria on October 16, 2007 in New York City..Project ALS Tomorrow is Tonight 10th Anniversary Celebration - Inside.The Waldorf Astoria.New York City, New York United States.October 16, 2007.Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage.com..To license this image (14995001), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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ALS Founders Valerie Estees and Meredith Estesspose with Media Personality Katie Couric at the Project ALS "Tomorrow is Tonight" 10th Anniversary Celebration at the Waldorf Astoria on October 16, 2007 in New York City.Project ALS Tomorrow is Tonight 10th Anniversary Celebration - Inside.The Waldorf Astoria.New York City, New York United States.October 16, 2007.Photo by Jemal Countess/WireImage.com..To license this image (14994927), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Media Personality Katie Couric attends the Project ALS "Tomorrow is Tonight" 10th Anniversary Celebration at the Waldorf Astoria on October 16, 2007 in New York City.Project ALS Tomorrow is Tonight 10th Anniversary Celebration - Inside.The Waldorf Astoria.New York City, New York United States.October 16, 2007.Photo by Jemal Countess/WireImage.com..To license this image (14994885), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Media personality Katie Couric (center) with Jewelry Designers Christopher Slowinski (left) and Kenneth Fishman at the Project ALS Tomorrow is Tonight 10th Anniversary Celebration Afterparty held at the Waldorf Astoria on October 16, 2007 in New York City..Project ALS Tomorrow is Tonight 10th Anniversary Celebration - Afterparty.New York, NY United States.October 16, 2007.Photo by Jemal Countess/WireImage.com..To license this image (14990357), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Media personality Katie Couric (center) with Jewelry Designers Christopher Slowinski (left) and Kenneth Fishman at the Project ALS Tomorrow is Tonight 10th Anniversary Celebration Afterparty held at the Waldorf Astoria on October 16, 2007 in New York City..Project ALS Tomorrow is Tonight 10th Anniversary Celebration - Afterparty.New York, NY United States.October 16, 2007.Photo by Jemal Countess/WireImage.com..To license this image (14990356), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Katie Couric and actor Greg Kinnear attend the project A.L.S "Tomorrow is Tonight" 10th anniversary celebration at the Waldorf Astoria on October 16, 2007 in New York City..Project ALS Tomorrow is Tonight 10th Anniversary Celebration - Inside.The Waldorf Astoria.New York City, New York United States.October 16, 2007.Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage.com..To license this image (14989905), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Television news anchor Katie Couric attends the project ALS tomorrow is tonight 10th anniversary celebration at the Waldorf Astoria on October 16, 2007 in New York City..Project ALS Tomorrow is Tonight 10th Anniversary - Red Carpet.The Waldorf Astoria 301 Park Avenue at 49th Street.New York, NY United States.October 16, 2007.Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage.com..To license this image (14989867), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Television news anchor Katie Couric attends the project ALS tomorrow is tonight 10th anniversary celebration at the Waldorf Astoria on October 16, 2007 in New York City..Project ALS Tomorrow is Tonight 10th Anniversary - Red Carpet.The Waldorf Astoria 301 Park Avenue at 49th Street.New York, NY United States.October 16, 2007.Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage.com..To license this image (14989865), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Out and About With Oprah

REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR.....Virginia Mokgobo, 27, arrested in November and out on bail, appears in Sebokeng magistrate court, south of Johannesburg January 16, 2008. A South African court on Wednesday postponed the case of abuse against Mokgobo, a former dormitory matron of U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey's girls academy. .REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA)
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Family and friends of Virginia Mokgobo scream abuse at the media outside Sebokeng magistrate court, south of Johannesburg January 16, 2008. Sebokeng magistrate court on Wednesday postponed the case of abuse against Mokgobo, a former dormitory matron of U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey's girls academy. Mokgobo, 27, faces charges of indecent and common assault, and soliciting a minor to perform indecent acts and verbal abuse. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA)
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.Virginia Mokgobo, 27, arrested in November and out on bail, appears in Sebokeng magistrate court, south of Johannesburg January 16, 2007. A South African court on Wednesday postponed the case of abuse against Mokgobo, a former dormitory matron of U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey's girls academy. .REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA)
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Dormitory matron, Tiny Virginia Makopo, hidden under a towel, is rushed to a waiting car after she appeared in front of the Sebokeng magistrate court in Sebokeng, South Africa, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Makopo, is accused of 13 charges of indecent assault, assault and criminal injury, allegedly committed against six students aged 13 to 15 and a 23-year-old fellow dormitory matron, at a school set up by Oprah Winfrey to groom disadvantaged girls into the elite. Her trial date was set for April. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Friends of a dormitory matron, Tiny Virginia Makopo protect her from the media after she appeared hidden under a towel in front of the Sebokeng magistrate court in Sebokeng, South Africa, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Makopo, is accused of 13 charges of indecent assault, assault and criminal injury, allegedly committed against six students aged 13 to 15 and a 23-year-old fellow dormitory matron, at a school set up by Oprah Winfrey to groom disadvantaged girls into the elite. Her trial date was set for April. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Dormitory matron, Tiny Virginia Makopo, appears hidden under a towel in front of the Sebokeng magistrate court in Sebokeng, South Africa, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Makopo, is accused of 13 charges of indecent assault, assault and criminal injury, allegedly committed against six students aged 13 to 15 and a 23-year-old fellow dormitory matron, at a school set up by Oprah Winfrey to groom disadvantaged girls into the elite. Her trial date was set for April. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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(FILES): These recent file photos show Gay, dog-loving US comedienne Ellen DeGeneres (R), who has dethroned black chat-show icon and new political activist Oprah Winfrey (L) as the television personality Americans love the most, a poll showed 15 January 2007. "DeGeneres vaulted to the top spot in the Harris Poll's annual favorite television star list after five years in the bottom five... and, after five years as number one, Winfrey drops to second place this year," Harris said in a statement. AFP PHOTO/FILES (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
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(FILES) Photo dated 25 February 2007 shows US talk show host Oprah Winfrey arriving at the Vanity Fair Dinner And After Party at Mortons celebrating the 79th Academy Awards in West Hollywood, California. Winfrey will launch a new television network with Discovery Communications that will be a "natural extension" of her show, her company said 15 January 2008. The Oprah Winfrey Network will be a multi-platform media venture "designed to entertain, inform and inspire people to live their best lives," according to a joint statement with Discovery, which owns the Discovery Network and Animal Planet, among others. The new channel will debut in 2009 in more than 70 million homes, on what is currently the Discovery Health Channel. AFP PHOTO/FILES/Rich SCHMITT (Photo credit should read RICH SCHMITT/AFP/Getty Images)
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A photo released by Harpo Productions Inc., shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey and David Zaslav, president and chief executive of Discovery Communications after announcing Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, in Chicago the formation of a new joint venture "OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network." The new multi-platform media venture, which is designed to entertain, inform and inspire people to live their best lives, will debut in 2009. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions Inc., George Burns) **NO SALES**
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Singer Chaka Khan is congratulated by producer Oprah Winfrey at the Cast Change Celebration for new cast members joining the Broadway Production of "The Color Purple," which welcomed new cast members BeBe Winans, Chaka Khan and LaKisha Jones on January 9, 2008 in New York City.."The Color Purple" Broadway Cast Change with Chaka Khan, BeBe Winans and LaKisha Jones.Broadway Theatre.New York, NY United States.January 9, 2008.Photo by Jemal Countess/WireImage.com..To license this image (15274509), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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George Clooney Snapshots

U.S. actor George Clooney arrives at the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures awards gala in New York in this Jan. 15, 2008 file photo. The film "Michael Clayton", in which Clooney was the lead actor, has been nominated for five awards at next month's BAFTA (British Academy Film Awards). (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
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Actor George Clooney announces the Best Adapted Screenplay Award at the 2007 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards Gala presented by Bulgari at Cipriani's 42nd Street, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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Writer Ethan Coen (R) laughs as he accepts the award for Best Adapted Screenplay from actor George Clooney for his work with "No Country For Old Men" during the National Board Of Review of Motion Pictures award gala in New York January 15, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES)
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Actor George Clooney (L) greets presenter Tilda Swinton as he accepts his Best Actor award for his work in "Michael Clayton" during the National Board Of Review of Motion Pictures award gala in New York January 15, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES)
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Actor George Clooney accepts his Best Actor award for his work in "Michael Clayton" during the National Board Of Review of Motion Pictures award gala in New York January 15, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES)
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Actor George Clooney presents an award during the National Board Of Review of Motion Pictures award gala in New York January 15, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES)
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Actor George Clooney presents an award during the National Board Of Review of Motion Pictures award gala in New York January 15, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES)
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Actor George Clooney (L) greets presenter Tilda Swinton as he accepts his Best Actor award for his work in "Michael Clayton" during the National Board Of Review of Motion Pictures award gala in New York January 15, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES)
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Actor George Clooney accepts his Best Actor Award at the 2007 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards Gala presented by Bulgari at Cipriani's 42nd Street, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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Actor George Clooney attends the 2007 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards Gala presented by Bulgari at Cipriani's 42nd Street, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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Denzel Snapshots

** FILE ** This undated photo originally provided by Universal Studios shows actors Denzel Washington, left, as gangster Frank Lucas and Russell Crowe as outcast cop Richie Roberts in a scene from "American Gangster." A group of retired federal drug enforcement agents sued NBC Universal on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, saying the movie "American Gangster" falsely portrayed them as villains in the story of a Harlem heroin trafficker. The suit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, claims that the movie defamed hundreds of DEA agents and New York City police officers by claiming at the end that Frank Lucas' collaboration with prosecutors "led to the convictions of three-quarters of New York City's Drug Enforcement Agency." (AP Photo/Universal Studios, David Lee, file) ** NO SALES **
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** FILE ** U.S. actor Denzel Washington, left, and British director Ridley Scott are seen prior to the premiere of his latest movie "American Gangster" at a cinema in London, in this Nov. 2, 2007 file photo. "American Gangster" has been nominated for five awards at next month's BAFTA (British Academy Film Awards). (AP Photo/Akira Suemori, file)
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Bulgari Vice-Chairman Nicola Bulgari, left, presents the Bulgari NBR Freedom of Expression award to director Denzel Washington, right, for "The Great Debaters", while actors Nate Parker and Jurnee Smollett look on at the 2007 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards Gala presented by Bulgari at Cipriani's 42nd Street, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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From left, director Denzel Washington, Jurnee Smollett and Nate Parker accept the Bulgari NBR Freedom of Expression award for "The Great Debaters" at the 2007 National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards Gala presented by Bulgari at Cipriani's 42nd Street, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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Actor Denzel Washington accepts the Bulgari Freedom of Expression award for his work in "The Great Debaters" during the National Board Of Review of Motion Pictures award gala in New York January 15, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES)
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NEW YORK - JANUARY 15: Denzel Washington attends the 2007 National Board of Review Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd street January 15, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - JANUARY 15: Denzel Washington attends the 2007 National Board of Review Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd street January 15, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images)
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Actor and director Denzel Washington arrives at the National Board Of Review of Motion Pictures award gala in New York January 15, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES)
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From left, director Denzel Washington, actress Jurnee Smollett and actor Nate Parker arrive at the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures awards gala at Cipriani's in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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Actor and director Denzel Washington (L) poses with "The Great Debaters" cast members Jurnee Smollett and Nate Parker (R) as they arrive at the National Board Of Review of Motion Pictures award gala in New York January 15, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES)
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Angelina Jolie Snapshots

** FILE ** Actress Reese Witherspoon attends the premiere of "Rendition" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, in this Sept. 7, 2007, file photo. A decade after singling out the Spice Girls as fashion atrocities, Mr. Blackwell put just one of them, Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham, at the top of his 48th annual worst-dressed list. Blackwell also released a Fabulous Fashion Independents list, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, that included Reese Witherspoon, Jemima Khan, Beyonce, Angelina Jolie, Helen Mirren, Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes, Kate Middleton, Katherine Heigl and Cate Blanchett. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file)
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Actress Angelina Jolie and Actor Brad Pitt arrive at the 13th ANNUAL CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 7, 2008 in Santa Monica, California..13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards - Arrivals.Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Santa Monica, California United States.January 7, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (15268240), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Actors Angelina Jolie (L) and Brad Pitt inside at the 13th ANNUAL CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 7, 2008 in Santa Monica, California..13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards - Audience and Backstage.Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Santa Monica, California United States.January 7, 2008.Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com..To license this image (15269826), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Actors Brad Pitt (L) and Angelina Jolie pose inside at the 13th ANNUAL CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 7, 2008 in Santa Monica, California..13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards - Audience and Backstage.Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Santa Monica, California United States.January 7, 2008.Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com..To license this image (15270585), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the 13th ANNUAL CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 7, 2008 in Santa Monica, California..13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards - Red Carpet.Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Santa Monica , California United States.January 4, 2008.Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com..To license this image (15270455), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the 13th ANNUAL CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 7, 2008 in Santa Monica, California..13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards - Red Carpet.Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Santa Monica , California United States.January 4, 2008.Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com..To license this image (15270454), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Actress Angelina Jolie arrives at the 13th ANNUAL CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 7, 2008 in Santa Monica, California..13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards - Red Carpet.Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Santa Monica , California United States.January 4, 2008.Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com..To license this image (15270453), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt inside at the 13th ANNUAL CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 7, 2008 in Santa Monica, California..13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards - Audience and Backstage.Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Santa Monica, California United States.January 7, 2008.Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com..To license this image (15270278), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Actor Angelina Jolie poses inside at the 13th ANNUAL CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 7, 2008 in Santa Monica, California..13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards - Audience and Backstage.Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Santa Monica, California United States.January 7, 2008.Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com..To license this image (15270061), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Actor Angelina Jolie poses inside at the 13th ANNUAL CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 7, 2008 in Santa Monica, California..13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards - Audience and Backstage.Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Santa Monica, California United States.January 7, 2008.Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com..To license this image (15270060), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Nicole Kidman Snapshots

Keith Urban, center left, gestures towards his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, as they leave a Sydney restaurant Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, in Australia. Kidman and Urban "are expecting a baby," publicist Catherine Olim said in a brief statement Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/John Pryke)
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Actress Nicole Kidman, left, and husband Keith Urban leave a Sydney restaurant Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, in Australia. Kidman and Urban "are expecting a baby," publicist Catherine Olim said in a brief statement Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/John Pryke)
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Actress Nicole Kidman, left, and husband Keith Urban leave a Sydney restaurant Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, in Australia. Kidman and Urban "are expecting a baby," publicist Catherine Olim said in a brief statement Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/John Pryke)
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LONDON - NOVEMBER 27: (FILE PHOTO) (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) Actress Nicole Kidman and her husband, musician Keith Urban, arrive at the world premiere of "The Golden Compass" at the Odeon Leicester Square November 27, 2007 in London, England. Kidman's publicist confirmed she is pregnant January 7, 2008. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
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LONDON - NOVEMBER 27: (FILE PHOTO) Actress Nicole Kidman attends the World Premiere of 'The Golden Compass' at the Odeon Leicester Square November 27, 2007 in London, England. Kidman's publicist confirmed she is pregnant January 7, 2008. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
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**FILE**Nicole Kidman arrives for the premiere of "The Golden Compass" in Sydney, Australia, in this Dec. 2007 file photo. Kidman and her husband Keith Urban are expecting a baby, Kidman's publicist confirmed Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
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** FILE** Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban arrive at the 41st Annual Country Music Association Awards, in this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007 file photo, in Nashville, Tenn. Kidman is pregnant, the actress' spokeswoman confirmed Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
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Australian actress Nicole Kidman arrives at the Australian premiere of "The Golden Compass" at the State Theatre in Sydney December 16, 2007. The Oscar-winning actress and her husband Keith Urban confirmed that they are expecting a baby, her publicist said in a statement January 7, 2008. Rumours of Kidman's pregnancy have circulated for a few weeks, with reports she told her family over Christmas holidays in Australia that she was expecting. REUTERS/Patrick Riviere/Files (AUSTRALIA)
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(FILES) In this file picture taken 27 November 2007, Australian actress Nicole Kidman and her husband Australian singer Keith Urban arrive at London's Leicester Square for the Premiere of the film "The Golden Compass". Kidman is expecting her first baby with country crooner Keith Urban, her publicist said 08 January 2008. AFP PHOTO/Max Nash/FILES (Photo credit should read MAX NASH/AFP/Getty Images)
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(FILES) These file pictures show Australian actress Nicole Kidman (L) on 17 June 2006 and New Zealand-Australian musician Keith Urban in 08 February 2006. Hollywood star Nicole Kidman is expecting her first baby with country crooner Keith Urban, her publicist said 08 January 2008. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON / SUSAN GOLDMAN (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Jessica Alba Snapshots

* EXCLUSIVE * .***EXCLUSIVE*** ACtresses Jessica Alba (L) and Rosario Dawson attend V-Day and Glamour Kick Off V-Day's 10th Anniversary at Craft in Los Angeles hosted by Eve Ensler, Cindi Leive, and Paula Wagner..Glamour Magazine V Day Luncheon.Los Angeles, CA United States.January 10, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15279455), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .***EXCLUSIVE*** Actress Jessica Alba speaks at V-Day and Glamour Kick Off V-Day's 10th Anniversary at Craft in Los Angeles hosted by Eve Ensler, Cindi Leive, and Paula Wagner..Glamour Magazine V Day Luncheon.Los Angeles, CA United States.January 10, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15279262), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .***EXCLUSIVE*** (L-R) United Artists' CEO Paula Wagner, playwright Eve Ensler, actresses Katie Holmes and Jessica Alba attend V-Day and Glamour Kick Off V-Day's 10th Anniversary at Craft in Los Angeles hosted by Eve Ensler, Cindi Leive, and Paula Wagner..Glamour Magazine V Day Luncheon.Los Angeles, CA United States.January 10, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15279254), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .***EXCLUSIVE*** Actresses Katie Holmes (L) and Jessica Alba attend V-Day and Glamour Kick Off V-Day's 10th Anniversary at Craft in Los Angeles hosted by Eve Ensler, Cindi Leive, and Paula Wagner..Glamour Magazine V Day Luncheon.Los Angeles, CA United States.January 10, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15279252), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .***EXCLUSIVE*** Actress Jessica Alba (R) and Cash Warren attend V-Day and Glamour Kick Off V-Day's 10th Anniversary at Craft in Los Angeles hosted by Eve Ensler, Cindi Leive, and Paula Wagner..Glamour Magazine V Day Luncheon.Los Angeles, CA United States.January 10, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15279227), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .***EXCLUSIVE*** Actress Jessica Alba (R) and Cash Warren arrive at V-Day and Glamour Kick Off V-Day's 10th Anniversary at Craft in Los Angeles hosted by Eve Ensler, Cindi Leive, and Paula Wagner..Glamour Magazine V Day Luncheon.Los Angeles, CA United States.January 10, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15279225), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .***EXCLUSIVE*** Actress Jessica Alba attends V-Day and Glamour Kick Off V-Day's 10th Anniversary at Craft in Los Angeles hosted by Eve Ensler, Cindi Leive, and Paula Wagner..Glamour Magazine V Day Luncheon.Los Angeles, CA United States.January 10, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15279191), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .***EXCLUSIVE*** ACtress Jessica Alba speaks at V-Day and Glamour Kick Off V-Day's 10th Anniversary at Craft in Los Angeles hosted by Eve Ensler, Cindi Leive, and Paula Wagner..Glamour Magazine V Day Luncheon.Los Angeles, CA United States.January 10, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15279176), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .***EXCLUSIVE***(L-R) Actresses Jessica Alba, Kerry Washington, United Artists' CEO Paula Wagner, playwright Eve Ensler, Editor in Chief of Glamour Magazine Cindi Leive, actresses Rosario Dawson and Katie Holmes pose for photos at V-Day and Glamour Kick Off V-Day's 10th Anniversary at Craft in Los Angeles hosted by Eve Ensler, Cindi Leive, and Paula Wagner..Glamour Magazine V Day Luncheon.Los Angeles, CA United States.January 10, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15279173), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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* EXCLUSIVE * .***EXCLUSIVE***(L-R) Actres Jessica Alba, playwright Eve Ensler, actress Katie Holmes, United Artists' CEO Paula Wagner and Editor in Chief of Glamour Magazine Cindi Leive pose for photos at V-Day and Glamour Kick Off V-Day's 10th Anniversary at Craft in Los Angeles hosted by Eve Ensler, Cindi Leive, and Paula Wagner..Glamour Magazine V Day Luncheon.Los Angeles, CA United States.January 10, 2008.Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage.com..To license this image (15279166), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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"I'm far realer than Sam Brownback, let me put it that way," he told NBC's "Meet the Press" in a reference to Republican Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, who dropped out of the 2008 White House race on Friday.

Colbert, whose pugnacious egomaniacal TV persona routinely mocks conservative talk shows, hopes to run in both the Republican and Democratic primaries in his native South Carolina "because I'd like to lose twice."

Colbert said he has not spoken to Craig, who is embroiled in a sex scandal after being snared in an airport men's room sting operation.

His strategy, Colbert explained, was to win enough votes to receive a single South Carolina delegate to next year's Democratic presidential convention.

"Why else run as a favorite son if you're not going to broker a convention? And if I get a delegate, it will be a brokered convention -- unless they offer me to let me speak, then maybe I would turn over my delegate," he said.

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