Fox Plans Again To Host Democratic Debate
Fox News will team up with the Congressional Black Caucus Institute to host a Democratic Presidential debate on September 23. Previous plans to hold a Democratic debate in Nevada were cancelled after the Nevada State Democratic Party pulled out at the demands of party activists.

N.H. House Approves Bill To Move Primary Ahead Of Iowa
The New Hampshire State House has approved a bill to empower the Secretary of State to schedule his state's primary ahead of the Iowa caucus, the Associated Press reports. Current state law requires that New Hampshire hold the first primary, but the state has traditionally deferred to the earlier Iowa caucus — an arrangement that has been threatened by the recent establishment of the Nevada caucus between Iowa and New Hampshire.

Vilsack: I'll Pay My Own Debts
WHO-TV 13, the Des Moines affiliate of NBC, reports that Tom Vilsack is denying a Hillary Clinton role in paying off his campaign debts, in response to allegations of a quid pro quo for his endorsement of Clinton's campaign — though the Clinton campaign says it is still willing to help him. "She isn't going to help. It would be very inappropriate for a candidate to help." Vilsack added that he'll be paying his debts off by personally raising money where he can. "It's particularly difficult when you are not a candidate, but you do the best you can. If you're not successful doing it that way, then you work hard for one year, two years, three years, four years, however long it takes until you pay this off."

Corzine To Endorse Hillary
PoliticsNJ reports that New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine — who previously served in the U.S. Senate — will endorse Hillary Clinton for President. Corzine will also line up a large group of other New Jersey Democrats supporting Clinton, including Congressmen Frank Pallone and Rob Andrews.

The Fix: Dems Dominate List Of Endangered House Members
Chris Cillizza at The Washington Post gives his list of the top ten endangered House incumbents. The list is mostly made up of successful Democratic challengers from last year's elections, who would then be running in Republican-leaning districts in a Presidential year. The only two Republicans on the list are North Carolina's Robin Hayes, who barely survived last year, and New Mexico's Heather Wilson, who endured both a close race last year and is now implicated in the U.S. Attorney scandal.

Richardson: We Need To "Prevent A Nuclear 9/11"
Speaking at Johns Hopkins University, Bill Richardson said that the Iraq War has distracted the world from the looming threat of terrorists obtaining nuclear weapons and using them in new attacks. "We need a new Manhattan project to stop the bomb — a comprehensive program to secure all nuclear weapons and all weapons-usable material, worldwide," Richardson said.

Romney: Jeb, Gingrich, Sanford Potential VP Choices
The Associated Press reports that at a campaign stop in South Carolina, Mitt Romney listed potential running mate picks sure to please the conservative base: Jeb Bush, Newt Gingrich, and South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. Romney did hasten to add, "I have to be honest with you, I haven't given a lot of thought to that, so I don't want to put any names in that hat right now," and that such names were simply those that any GOP candidate might be looking at. Of Jeb Bush, Romney said, "I love him. If his name weren't Bush, he'd be running for president, I'm convinced."

Jesse Jackson Endorses Obama
Jesse Jackson has indicated that he will vote for Barack Obama, the Associated Press reports. Jackson also said, however, that he does not serve in any capacity on the Obama camapaign. "I just have an appreciation of him."

George Clooney Wants To Support Obama — But Not Loudly
The Chicago Tribune reports that actor George Clooney is supporting Barack Obama's candidacy, but does not want to be a vocal supporter out of fear that a Hollywood connection could spoil Obama's chances in Middle America. Clooney's father Nick, who ran for Congress in 2004 in Kentucky, was himself attacked for his show business connections. "It became an issue of Hollywood versus the heartland," the younger Clooney said. "I believed I could only do him more harm."

Poll: Rudy Leads Slightly In Iowa
A new Zogby poll has Rudy Giuliani with a small lead among Iowa Republicans. The numbers are: 25% for Rudy, 19% for John McCain, 11% for Mitt Romney, 7% for Fred Thompson, 5% for Tommy Thompson — quite possibly owing to name confusion between the two Thompsons — and all others far behind.

Jim McGovern Endorses Hillary Clinton
Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) is endorsing Hillary Clinton. On the Clinton campaign site, McGovern called her candidacy "bold, groundbreaking, history-making." A long time critic of the Iraq war, McGovern also thinks "President Hillary Clinton will end this war" if it's not over before January 2009. Coming on the heels of Vilsack's similar bid of confidence, we can safely say that endorsement season is in full swing. — Kate Redburn