What are they going to announce and when are they going to announce it? There are so many potential Presidential candidates out there that it's easy to lose track of who's announcing an official candidacy and when. Here's a quickie rundown on the candidates and their announcement timetables.

* Hillary Clinton confirmed to reporters that she will make her announcement after New Year's Day.

* John McCain is expected to officially roll out his campaign in early February — but he already has an exploratory committee site up and has made extensive staff hires for his campaign.

* Barack Obama is on vacation in Hawaii, where he's reportedly making up his mind, and he's expected to unveil his 2008 plans shortly after New Year's Day. Nonetheless, though Bob Novak reports that the answer is already a firm "Yes."

* Mitt Romney will announce his official candidacy as soon as the week of January 8th, according to an adviser. He will set up his exploratory committee just after New Year's Day.

* Rudy Giuliani already has an exploratory committee site up. Though he lags behind his rivals in organization and is staying mum on the timeline of his announcement, he is giving a big speech in New Hampshire next month and is reaching out to Iowa caucus activists.

* John Edwards will reportedly kick off his campaign by the end of the year, starting his announcement tour in New Orleans's Ninth Ward, to highlight the problems of poverty in America.

* Sam Brownback says he will announce next month whether he will run — but already has an exploratory committee and a "Sam Brownback for President" web site.

* Newt Gingrich says he might not announce his plans until as late as Labor Day 2007, the idea being that he'll have plenty of time this way to see whether one of the frontrunners has it sewn up by then.

* Mike Huckabee says he will announce his plans after leaving office as Governor of Arkansas in Janurary.

* Joe Biden is telling anyone who will listen that he's already stated -- frequently, definitely, unequivocally -- that he's officially running for President.

* Tom Vilsack, meanwhile, is the only other candidate to officially announce; he held a campaign kick-off ceremony earlier this month in Iowa.

* Chris Dodd is expected to announce his 2008 plans next month.