Here are a few stories on our radar this morning. Hillary Clinton will get some headlines tonight when mega investor Warren Buffett headlines a fundraiser on her behalf. Already she has made news this morning, with the AP reporting she will pick up the endorsement of former South Carolina Gov. Richard Riley.
Mr. Riley served in her husband's administration as secretary of education and is one of the Palmetto State's most respected Democrats.
Former Sen. John Edwards worked the comedy circuit last night, appearing with wife Elizabeth on NBC's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno." There were no shortage of haircut jokes, some made by the North Carolina politician himself.
In the money expectations game, Sen. Barack Obama, Illinois Democrat, notes on his campaign site the presidential hopeful "this week" has gotten 2,754 donations from 2,704 donors. The fundraising period ends Saturday and all the Democrats are scrambling to generate last-minute cash.
Also worth noting, the Draft Gore folks started running radio ads yesterday in Iowa to try and convince the former veep to run in 2008.
-- Christina Bellantoni, national political reporter, The Washington Times