News
- Thousands of democrats met in Iowa for Gov. Tom Harkin’s annual steak-fry. Six of the candidates were there and one of the topics of conversation was Iraq. The most notable news was that Senator Barack Obama suggested he now supports tying all Iraq funding to a timetable for withdrawal, leaving him at odds with Sen. Clinton & Sen. Biden.

- Hillary Clinton is getting back into Health Care. Clinton announced during the HuffingtonPost mashup debates that she would be revealing her new plan soon. Mitt Romney has already guessed what’s inside and attacked her on it.

- Speaking of Mitt Romney, he will hold his first online-only town hall.

- Retired four star general, supreme allied commander of NATO and former rumored/potential/defeated candidate in 2008 has given his endorsement to Clinton. “She will be a great leader for the United States of America and a great commander in chief for the men and women in uniform”

- Last week Fred Thompson made news by announcing he isn’t a church-goer and this week Sen. John McCain announced he is a Baptist, despite identifying himself as an Episcopalian for many years. “It plays a role in my life. By the way, I’m not Episcopalian. I’m Baptist,” McCain said. “Do I advertise my faith? Do I talk about it all the time? No.”

- Edwards, who invested in a Hedge Fund which was tied to a company responsible for evicting Katrina victims from their homes because of sub-prime mortgages, made a vow in August to use his own money to help out those who were effected. Did he stay true to his word? Yes, yes he did! Salon investigates.

Campaign Trail

- Today Sam Brownback, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Ron Paul & Tom Tancredo will all attend a debate sponsored by Values Voters at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale, FL. John McCain has four rallies in South Carolina, Rudy Giuliani has a meet & greet in Tampa Florida and the rest of the Republican candidates will be avoiding the Florida debate.

- Today Hillary Clinton will be giving a speech in Iowa (Health Care Reform) and Dennis Kucinich will be in Las Vegas for a ceremony opening his Nevada campaign offices.

In-House
- I have been doing a lot of work on the sites Primary Election section. You can now get primary dates (updated when changes are made), candidate information, news & more. The section will be expanding over the coming weeks so check back often.