AP - Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura halted his political comeback before it began, using a national TV platform to announce that he won't launch a third-party bid for the U.S. Senate "at this moment."

AFP - Miss USA has no idea whether she'll take the crown at the Miss Universe contest on Monday, but she's already decided who's got her vote in the White House race -- Barack Obama.

AP - U.S. Rep. John Barrow is working the lunch crowd outside a barbecue shack when he grabs the hand of a woman who says she recognized him instantly.

AFP/File - In the political white heat of the US presidential race, the truth cannot set a candidate free, it can only get them into trouble.

AFP - In the political white heat of the US presidential race, the truth cannot set a candidate free, it can only get them into trouble.

AP - McCain says he's better than Obama for women, especially those in small business ... Obama stands by remarks about country needing to be multilingual ... McCain ad in Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico praises Hispanic GIs, notes many aren't yet citizens ... German govt. says Obama visit being worked out, quiet on possible Brandenburg Gate speech

AP - KBR Inc. used employees with little electrical expertise to supervise subcontractors in Iraq and hired foreigners who couldn't speak English, former KBR electricians told a Senate panel investigating electrocutions of 13 Americans.

AP - A lawmaker will seek a broad review of exports to Iran to see whether exemptions to U.S. trade sanctions are being abused. Cigarettes, bull semen and other goods have gone Iran's way as exports grew during President Bush's time in office.