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Stephen Colbert is set to launch his new network TV show. Joe Biden to appear on Colbert's 'Late Show'

Vice President Joe Biden will appear on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" next week, a move that is sure to reignite speculation about his presidential ambitions in 2016.

Biden will be the show's marquee guest on Thursday, Sept. 10, just three nights into Colbert's tenure as host. CBS has been looking for big bookings in Colbert's first week and has already booked Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush for the inaugural episode Sept. 8.

But the latest booking is especially noteworthy, as Biden is said to be eyeing a third bid for the presidency on the Democratic ticket. Biden aides have been strategizing a campaign plan and drawing up potential donors, while the candidate has been making surprise political appearances.

At the same time, however, Biden has privately questioned whether or not he had the “emotional fuel” to run for president. Such a bid would pit him against Hillary Clinton, who despite waning approval ratings has support from a vast swath of the Democratic establishment.

Whatever the case, the Biden booking is big for CBS and Colbert, especially in light of NBC's decision to book Donald Trump for "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" on Sept. 11.

