Sarah Palin's political action committee released a video Thursday promoting the "mama grizzlies" she hopes will take over Washington.

Fundraising numbers are beginning to trickle in as candidates in New Hampshire, Colorado and Wisconsin touted their figures Wednesday.

Wisconsin House candidate Sean Duffy (D) announced he raised $470,000 in the second quarter and now has almost $670,000 in the bank. Duffy faces state Sen. Julie Lassa (D) for the seat being vacated by Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.). Lassa announced she raised $313,928 since entering the race on May 10.

Two Republican Senate candidates also released their figures Wednesday. Jane Norton (Colo.) announced she raised more than $900,000 in the second quarter. A spokeswoman for her campaign said Norton has "just over" $600,000 left in the bank. Her primary rival, Ken Buck, has not released his fundraising numbers.

In New Hampshire, former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte (R) announced she raised more than $720,000. The campaign noted it was her best quarter to date, despite being under scrutiny for her role in the Financial Resources Mortgage scandal. New Hampshire Democrat Paul Hodes has yet to release his numbers.

The second quarter ended June 30th. Numbers are due to the FEC by July 15th.

--Updated at 6:03 p.m.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's political action committee, ChamberPAC, will host a breakfast fundraiser for GOP Senate candidate Dino Rossi July 27 in Washington.

Rossi is seeking the Republican nomination to face Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) this fall. He faces a primary challenge from Clint Didier. 

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that the breakfast fundraiser will cost $1,000 for PAC attendees and $500 for individuals. 

The Chamber has been engaged in lobbying efforts against the financial reform bill currently before Congress, which Murray is backing. Rossi has yet to take a position on the proposed reform.

Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday regarding his ex-legislative aide Brian Furer, who police allege held his girlfriend at knifepoint in 2008. 

Vitter downplayed the controversy, calling it old news. According to ABC News, Vitter told reporters the issue has been "misrepresented."

The Vitter aide who was involved in the 2008 altercation resigned last month after an ABC News report on the incident. Until Wednesday, Vitter repeatedly refused to answer questions about his decision to keep the man on his staff for two more years despite his arrest and subsequent guilty pleas to lesser charges.

When asked why he had assigned Furer to handle women's issues, Vitter said that he had done no such thing.

"He was not," Vitter said. "That's just one of several issues that have been completely misreported. Tanya Newman, Nicole Herbert in my office are assigned to women's issues. That's always been the case."   

Democrats are pushing back hard against that denial. Furer was listed on a number of websites and legislative directories as working on women's issues in Vitter's office. 

The National Organization for Women asked the Senate to censure Vitter this past weekend for keeping Furer on staff after the senator was made aware of the incident. 

Vitter spoke to reporters after officially filing papers for his re-election at the Louisiana secretary of state's office. 

Despite the controversy, Sen. Vitter still leads Rep. Charlie Melancon (D) in the polls. The latest Rasmussen numbers had Vitter ahead 53-35. 

Missouri House candidate Tommy Sowers (D) touts his steel-covered "combat Bible" in his first TV ad, which was released Wednesday. Sowers, an Iraq war veteran, is challenging Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.), who has questioned his military service. 

Emerson told the Southeast Missourian in a May interview that Sowers "never commanded anybody" during his time in the military.

Sowers has tried to blunt her attacks by defending his record and having retired Gen. Wesley Clark (D) issue a fundraising plea on his behalf.

The ad is airing on cable and being broadcast "all across" the 8th district for the next month, according to the Sowers campaign. It coincides with his making stops in the district's 28 counties during the next 28 days. 

The spot was produced by the Tennessee-based firm Fletcher, Rowley & Riddle.

South Carolina's unlikely Democratic Senate candidate, Alvin Greene, suggested manufacturing dolls of himself to bolster the U.S. economy and create jobs.

Greene proposed the idea Tuesday in an interview with The Guardian.

"Another thing we can do for jobs is make toys of me, especially for the holidays," he said. "Little dolls. Me. Like maybe little action dolls. Me in an army uniform, air force uniform and me in my suit. They can make toys of me and my vehicle, especially for the holidays and Christmas for the kids. That's something that would create jobs. So, you see, I think out of the box like that. It's not something a typical person would bring up. That's something that could happen, that makes sense. It's not a joke."

Greene is an Army and Air Force veteran and is unemployed. His surprise win has spurred suspicions among politicians that he might be a plant.

Last month Greene was asked to step down as the Democratic candidate by the South Carolina Democratic Party following reports he faces pending felony charges for obscenity, but he continues to stay in the race where he will be challenging incumbent Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) in the election.

Democrats are attacking Delaware businesswoman Michele Rollins (R) for accepting a prestigious award from the Spanish government.

In a ceremony in Jamaica last week, Jesus Silva, Spain's ambassador to the Caribbean island nation, presented Rollins with the Order of Civic Merit.

"Michelle Rollins has been someone who saw from the very beginning that the arrival of the Spanish investors was a very positive trend for Jamaica and for its economic and social development," Silva said at the event, according to the Jamaica Observer newspaper.

A spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said the award will help Rollins's "bank account."

"It looks like Michele Rollins is more committed to the Jamaican economy than she is Delaware’s," Shripal Shah, a spokesman for the DCCC, said in a statement. "That may serve her bank account well, but it's exactly what Delaware can't afford right now."

The Rollins campaign noted she and her late husband, John, have helped create "thousands of jobs" in the state.

"Michele has 35 years of history in Delaware, she and her husband have helped create thousands of jobs in Delaware," said Matthew Hunter, a spokesman for her campaign. "Wherever the Rollins' have done business, they've always been recognized for their commitment to the community in which they're working."

Rollins heads Rose Hall Developments, which owns and develops property in Delaware and Jamaica. She's running for the state's open House seat.

The award, which confers the title the "Most Illustrious Michelle Rollins," was given to the Delaware Republican in recognition of her role in facilitating Spanish investment in Jamaica.

This isn't the first time that Rollins has had to defend her business interests in Jamaica. In May, primary rival Glen Urquhart (R) raised questions about her dealings and questioned her commitment to the state. But after winning the state GOP's endorsement in May, Rollins is considered the frontrunner in the Sept. 14 primary.

--Updated at 12:41 p.m and 1:05 p.m.

Gov. Manchin (D-W.Va.) would “highly consider” running but is waiting for the attorney general to rule on the process.