focusing on, the northeast. we have the story from cnnpolitics.com desk. hey, peter? >> hey, keira, how are you? none of the candidates have jumped into the race. the timeline has been pushed back. we are following candidates making plays in key early stays. tim pawlenty in the state of iowa today signing copies of his new books. he did that in new hampshire. also in new hampshire rick santorum. a dark horse candidate. he is calling into new hampshire talk radio today. he will be up in the granite state tomorrow. like you mentioned, mike huckabee, the former governor of arkansas, one-time candidate for president. he is meeting with israeli officials. he is in israel this week. the only one of the 2012