The Note's Sneak Peek:

June 29, 2007— -- Amid all the attention on Saturday's end of the second quarter and next week's two-for-the-price-of-one Clinton trip to Iowa, don't lose sight of four upcoming '08er forums.

1. On Saturday, Mitt Romney joins five other Republican '08ers -- Sam Brownback, Jim Gilmore, Mike Huckabee, Tom Tancredo, and Tommy Thompson – in wooing 4,000 Iowa caucus goers at a 2:00 pm ET forum in Des Moines co-sponsored by the Iowa Christian Alliance and Iowans for Tax Relief. The forum will touch on marriage, tax increases, spending control, stem-cell research, border security, and a progressive retail sales tax.

As part of the marriage discussion, Republicans will be asked to pledge to uphold the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, blocking federal spousal benefits from flowing to gay couples in state-recognized marriages. Bill Clinton signed DOMA into law but Hillary Clinton (and her Democratic rivals) have promised the Human Rights Campaign that they would work to undo part of the law as president. (The two best-known Republicans -- Rudy Giuliani and John McCain -- are skipping the forum. Ron Paul, who was not invited to speak at the forum, will be on hand in Iowa holding a rally that coincides neatly with the 5:30 pm ET conclusion of the forum).

In what might be a preview of a general election fight, ABCNews.com examines the differing positions staked out by Clinton and Romney on same-sex benefits. LINK

2. While six Republican '08ers gather in Iowa, seven Democratic '08ers -- Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson -- will be in Orlando, Fla., courting Latinos.

In back-to-back appearances in front of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), the Democrats will answer questions on Iraq, immigration, education, and health care from NALEO executive director Arturo Vargas. NALEO's well-attended Saturday forum is in stark contrast to Friday's NALEO forum for Republicans which was only attended by Duncan Hunter. Univision is planning extensive coverage.