Partial endorsement list:
US Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Ex-US Defense Secretary William Perry (D-CA)
State Rep. Philip Brutus (D-FL)
Wilton Manors Mayor Jim Stork (D-FL)
State Rep. Roger Wendt (D-IA)
Ex-US Senator Max Cleland (D-GA)
US Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Congressman Marty Meehan (D-MA)
State Sen. Mark Montigny (D-MA)
State Sen. Marc Pacheco (D-MA)
Ex-US Labor Secretary Robert Reich (D-MA)
Attorney General Thomas Reilly (D-MA)
Ex-Governor Jim Blanchard (D-MI)
State Sen. Buzz Thomas (D-MI)
State Rep. Susan Almy (D-NH)
State Sen. Clifton Below (D-NH)
State Rep. Jayne Clemons (D-NH)
State Sen. Burt Cohen (D-NH)
State Rep. David Cote (D-NH)
Ex-State Democratic Chair Ned Helms (D-NH)
Ex-State Democratic Chair Joe Keefe (D-NH)
State Sen. Minority Leader Sylvia Larsen (D-NH)
State Rep. Joan Schulze (D-NH)
Ex-US Attorney Bill Shaheen (D-NH)
Ex-State Democratic Chair Chris Spirou (D-NH)
Lt. Governor Diane Denish (D-NM)
Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields (D-NY)
Ex-NYC Public Advocate Mark Green (D-NY)
Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Ex-Lt. Governor Richard Licht (D-RI)
Ex-Providence Mayor Joe Paolino (D-RI)
State Sen. John Drummond (D-SC)
'02 US Senate Nominee Alex Sanders (D-SC)
State House Minority Leader James Smith (D-SC)
Ex-Congressman Harold Ford (D-TN)
Congressman Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN)
Ex-US HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros (D-TX)
Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA)

Okay, I've been out. Let's catch up to speec as to what's happened.

Sen. Kerry made his official announcement to cheering throngs.

Two national polls show Kerry has jumped into the lead, dispeling the "Dean in the Lead" rumor.
Fox News poll:
Kerry: 17

Lieberman: 16

Dean: 14

Gephardt: 6

Edwards: 4

Moseley Braun: 3

Graham: 3

Kucinich: 2

Sharpton: 2

Other: 7

Not Sure: 26

Time/CNN poll:
Kerry: 16

Lieberman: 13

Dean: 11

Gephardt: 7

Edwards: 7

Sharpton: 5

Graham: 4

Moseley Braun: 4

Kucinich: 3

Other: 9

Not sure: 21


There was a MeetUp (link), and if you go the Northern Virginia photos, I'm the one holduing the big sign.

Daily updates shoyuld resume now that I have broken into the middle school routine.

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry D-Mass., speaks during a candidates forum sponsored by the Hawkeye Labor Council and the Linn County Democratic Party, Friday, Aug. 15, 2003, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)


Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , of Massachusetts, speaks during a candidates forum sponsored by the Hawkeye Labor Council and the Linn County Democratic Party, Friday, Aug. 15, 2003, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)


Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., talks to a group of veterans during a visit to Nashua, N.H., Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner)


Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John Kerry (news, bio, voting record) of Massachusetts, talks to a group of veterans about cuts to veterans benefits under the Bush administration during a visit to Nashua, N.H., Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner)


Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D- Mass., shakes hands with veterans after speaking Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner)

Kerry slamming Bush on his horrific tratment of veterans

The Boston Globe writes about Kery in Iowa

Kerry slams soldier pay cuts

Kerry hinting at social security reform

And the flak over cheesesteak and Kerry. Give me a break! We have things called issues we should be paying attention to

Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts speaks during the Iowa Federation of Labor annual convention, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003, in Waterloo, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, speaks during the Iowa Federation of Labor annual convention, Wednesday Aug. 13, 2003, in Waterloo, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry, right, visits over corndogs with Devon Silk at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003. Silk is a student at Drake University in Des Moines. (AP Photo/Mark Kegans)

Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., left, visits with Jim Van Weelden at an exhibit of John Deere tractors at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003. (AP Photo/Mark Kegans)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., speaks to reporters during a visit to a hog confinement operation, Tuesday Aug. 12, 2003, near Klemme, Iowa. Kerry is in the state trying to garner support for his bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., stands with Elizabeth Horton Plasket, right, during a visit to a hog confinement operation, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003, near Klemme, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., walks past a soybean field before visiting a hog confinement operation, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003, near Klemme, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., center, stands with his Iowa campaign manager John Norris as he is introduced during a rally of area Democrats, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003, at the Rose Bowl bowling alley in Mason City, Iowa. Kerry is in the state trying to garner support for his bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., talks with Mary Jo Lorge, of Mason City, Iowa, before speaking to a group of area Democrats, Tuesday Aug. 12, 2003, in Mason City. Kerry is in the state trying to garner support for his bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Rep. John F. Lynch (D-MA) will make the campaign pitch for Kerry in Iowa, reports the Boston Globe
Jobs and Hogs from Kerry in Iowa

"Kerry invokes Kennedy, Clinton", writes Eric Moskowitz of the Concord Monitor, click here.



Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., addresses supporters who will be canvasing door to door for the Kerry campaign in New Hampshire Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner)

Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John Kerry , of Massachusetts, center, shakes hands before addressing supporters who will be campaigning door to door for him in New Hampshire Saturday, Aug 9, 2003 in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner)


Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., addresses supporters for the Kerry campaign in New Hampshire Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner)