The Note's Must-Reads

May 25, 2007— -- Iraq:

New York Times' Carl Hulse: "Congress Passes War Funds Bill, Ending Impasse"LINK

Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman: "Making History, Reluctantly: In a Hill Anomaly, Pelosi Shepherds Iraq Bill She Opposes"LINK

New York Times' Dalta Sussman: "Poll Shows View of Iraq War Is Most Negative Since Start"LINK

Wall Street Journal's David Rogers: "War-Funds Bill Reveals Limits of MajorityLINK

Washington Post's Michael Abramowitz: "After Victory on Hill, President Shifts Tone on Iraq"LINK

Bloomberg's Ken Fireman and Janine Zacharia: "Bush, Reviving Baker-Hamilton Advice, Recasts Mission in Iraq"LINK

Bloomberg's Nicholas Johnston: "Congress Passes Iraq Funding, Handing Bush Legislative Victory"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Peter Spiegel: "Bush opens the door to a troop withdrawal"LINK

Associated Press' Julie Hirschfeld Davis: "Senators Brace for Backlash"LINK

Boston Globe's Susan Milligan: "Bush predicts bloody summer in Iraq; House OK's funding"LINK

Roll Call's Steven T. Dennis: "War-Funding Bill Approved as Many Democrats Look to Next Act"LINK

ABC News' Jonathan Karl: "EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Intelligence Community Predicted Trouble in Post-Saddam IraqLINK

Washington Post's E.J. Dionne: "See You in September"LINK

2008:

Boston Globe's Scot Lehigh: "United in Ambivalence"LINK

2008: Republicans:

Politico's Jonathan Martin: "McCain-Romney battle emerges into light"LINK

2008: Republicans: Giuliani:

ABC News' Rick Klein: "Mystique of 'America's Mayor' Tarnished"LINK

New York Times' Sarah Wheaton: "Paul Offers Giuliani a Few Policy Tips"LINK

New York Times' Marc Santora: "Giuliani Takes on Edwards"LINK

New York Post's Carl Campanile: "TRUMP JR. ON TEAM RUDY"LINK

Dallas Morning News' Todd Gillman: "9/11 row with Giuliani puts Texan in spotlight"LINK

2008: Republicans: McCain:

Associated Press "McCain to hold fund-raiser on rival Romney's home turf"LINK

2008: Republicans: Thompson?

New York Sun's Ryan Sager: "Fred Thompson Goes Nutmeg"LINK

2008: Republicans: Gingrich?

Orange County Register's Martin Wisckol: "Gingrich not out of the running"LINK

2008: Democrats:

Des Moines Register's Thomas Beaumont: "Democrats shrug off Clinton adviser's memo"LINK

2008: Democrats: Obama:

The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Code Pink ready to put pressure on Obama"LINK

Chicago Sun-Times' Mark Konkol: "Mr. Obama's neighborhood"LINK

2008: Democrats: Clinton:

Washington Post's Peter Baker and John Solomon: "Books Paint Critical Portraits of Clinton"LINK

New York Time's Katharine Seelye: "Clinton Revisits Health Care and Affordability"LINK

Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler: "Clinton Sees $120 Billion In Health-Care Savings From Cost-Cutting"LINK

Chicago Tribune's Jill Zuckman: "Clinton offers health proposal"LINK