SECOND-TIER WRAPUP

A number of second-tier presidential candidates have been making news lately.

Here's a wrap-up.

Iowapolitics.com reports former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thomson, running for the GOP nomination, has a three-pronged plan for Iraq:

1. separate the country into three distinct governments - Sunni, Shia and Kurds
2. Iraqis request continued U.S. presence there
3. one-third of all oil revenues should be given back to Iraqi citizens
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Rep. Duncan Hunter of California announced his candidacy for the GOP nomination Thursday. Today, the Boston Globe reports Hunter was the first to hit the airwaves in New Hampshire with a TV ad.
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Hotline reports all signs point to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee officially announcing his presidential bid this weekend. He has a national TV appearance lined up, followed by a series of stops in Iowa next week.