With the third-quarter behind us, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama find themselves in a virtual tie in primary cash. Both candidates have about $32 million in primary funds when debt is factored in, even though Clinton outraised Obama in the third quarter ($22 million to $19 million). (Jeanne Cummings, The Politico; Brody Mullins and Mary Jacoby, Wall Street Journal)

Also, now that the third quarter is behind us, Clinton is probably hoping Norman Hsu is behind her for good. Hsu's contributions to the campaign, which came in bundles from 249 donors totaling over $800,000, came from 22 states, mostly from California. The campaign has refunded the money. (Tom Hamburger, Robin Fields and Chuck Neubauer, Los Angeles Times)

For the Republicans, Rudy Giuliani leads the pack with $12 million in his war chest. Mitt Romney, who has infused his campaign with personal funds, trails with $9 million and Fred Thompson has around $7 million. Romney, however, has spent $52 million, while Rudy has spent $30 million. (Michael Levenson, Boston Globe)

Speaking to the Conservative Party of New York last night, Fred Thompson distinguished himself from Giuliani (without actually naming him) as the true conservative in the race. "I don't think that the mayor has ever claimed to be a conservative," Thompson said during an interview on FOX News before the speech. (Benjamin Sarlin, New York Sun; David Saltonstall, New York Daily News)

Thompson's broadside, which was also aimed at Romney, is just the latest in attacks GOP candidates are hurling at each other. (Liz Sidoti, Associated Press)

Clinton, meanwhile, braved the rough terrain of Barbara Walter's "The View," fielding blistering questions from the four female hosts, leading her to visibly sweat under the intense pressure. Just kidding. It was a cake walk. (Ryan Grim, The Politico)

More substantially, Clinton laid out her foreign-policy vision in Foreign Affairs, which you can read here. In the same issue, John McCain presents his.

Trailing in Iowa, the Obama campaign is busy counting "ones" and "twos." (Mike Dorning, Chicago Tribune)

Meanwhile, the candidate himself was off in Cheese-head land, decrying the politics of "triangulation," which was the catch-phrase of Bill Clinton's governing philosophy. Obama also gave a tip of his hat to the so-far sterling performance of hometown heroes the Green Bay Packers (even though Obama's team, the Chicago Bears, beat them two weeks ago). But, hey, at least he didn't call it "Lambert Field." (Ryan Foley, Associated Press; Associated Press)

Sam Brownback says he will offer a resolution in Congress this week apologizing for slavery and segregation. (Jenn Abelson, Boston Globe)

If you didn't know, water politics is a nasty business, which Bill Richardson found out recently. Ridiculing Great Lake states for being "awash in water" and that they should share their resource with the dry West, Richardson found he had to backtrack. (Tina Lam, Detroit Free Press)

Finally, meet Robert Haines, the flamboyant New Hampshire man who was first in line yesterday to officially file for the state's primary. Changing outfits and in general making a fool of himself, Haines' performance was only bested when the second man in line filed. That was candidate Michael Levinson, who serenaded NH Secretary of State with a song for bringing peace to the Middle East. (WMUR)

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