Two candidates received big gets yesterday, while two other politicians announced their retirements.

The New Hampshire Union-Leader's John Distaso reports that Sen. Hillary Clinton is naming Bill Shaheen as a co-chair of her national and New Hampshire campaigns. Shaheen, who along with his wife Jeanne worked on John Kerry's presidential campaign at both the national and NH level, is a prized get in Democratic politics. Mr. Shaheen's activism goes back a long ways, from Al Gore's 2000 campaign to Jimmy Carter's successful 1976 NH bid that he co-chaired. Clinton's Washington, D.C., fundraiser last night brought in a "staggering" $2.7 million, which could make her top $10 million for this fundraising quarter.

Eli Lake at the New York Sun reports that some Democrats, including Sen. Barack Obama, are distancing themselves from money man George Soros, after Soros wrote an essay calling for the Democratic Party to "liberate" itself from the pro-Israel lobby after accusing it of helping defeat Howard Dean in 2004. Soros also called for America to pressure Israel to negotiate with the Hamas government in the Palestinian territories.

In Iowa, Edwards began detailing his plan to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. His plan would cap emissions at their 2010 level and sell $30 billion worth of "emission permits," which would fund alternative energy resources.

On the Republican side, Mitt Romney has received the support of "major Florida political financier" Wayne Huizenga, a long time supporter of Gov. Jeb Bush, manager of sports teams and founder of Waste Management, Blockbuster and AutoNation. Meanwhile, Sen. John McCain is gearing up for a spate of Florida fundraisers which are expected to bring in more than $200,000.

Sen. Sam Brownback didn't do any fundraising yesterday, but did advertise himself as a "bleeding-heart conservative" in NH. Brownback talked about social issues and changing the tax code and giving Americans a choice between entering the Social Security system and opening personal-savings accounts.

The Hill's Betsy Rothstein reports that Rep. Duncan Hunter will not run for Congress next year, which was then confirmed by Hunter's office. Instead, Hunter's son, a Marine, will soon announce his candidacy for the open seat.

Finally, though Louisiana's gubernatorial election is this year, Democratic Gov. Kathleen Blanco, who is trailing Rep. Bobby Jindal (R) in the polls, announced that she will not seek another term. Former Sen. John Breaux (D) is expected to join the race after saying last week that he would make a decision about running before the end of March and after talking to Blanco.

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