Quick '08 Update

- In Nashville for the DLC conference, President Clinton avoided weighing in on the "spat" between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, instead choosing the higher ground by saying "there's more than one way to practice diplomacy."

- Ron Paul defends his plan to capture Osama bin Laden, which was described in The Politico as "wacky."

- Barack Obama referenced the work of President Theodore Roosevelt during a speech on government reform yesterday in Cedar Rapids. Obama is also the subject of two articles - from the Washington Post and The Washington Times - on the views of his candidacy within the African American community.

- Don Frederick discusses the significance of Rudy Giuliani's health care proposal - to be released today - on the LA Times blog, Top of the Ticket. Related Rudy news: Speaking in New Hampshire, Giuliani attacked Democrats' views on taxes and health care, saying that they favor a "nanny government."

- John Edwards is set to begin his "Fighting for One America" bus tour throughout Iowa. Edwards will travel to 30 counties over 7 days. As The Politico points out, it's possible that Edwards will continue to use the media's inability to focus on the issues that matter within his campaign to further his cause.

- This morning, Joe Biden discussed his new book, Promises to Keep, on the "Today Show." He'll be on Letterman tonight. (UPDATE: The video from Biden's interview with Letterman is available here.)

- Chris Cillizza discusses the upcoming Ames straw poll, as well as a possible speech Mitt Romney will deliver on his Mormon faith on his blog, The Fix.

- On a different note, AdAge takes a look at the lack of attack ads thus far in the 2008 presidential campaign.

- Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both going up on air in Iowa. Romney re-released an ad on immigration in advance of the straw poll, whereas Obama's ad will focus on his idea of reforming Washington. This seems like a smart move, as Obama trails Hillary Clinton by a much wider margin in IA than he does in NH or SC.

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