The Note's Must-Reads

September 11, 2007— -- 9/11: Six Years Later:

Associated Press' Amy Westfeldt: "Tensions weigh on Sept. 11 anniversary"LINK

Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "Democratic hopefuls shun 'war on terror' label"LINK

The State's Greg Gordon: "EXCLUSIVE: Could notebook have prevented 9/11?"LINK

Petraeus:

ABC News' Jonathan Karl and Jennifer Parker: "Day of Reckoning for Bush's Iraq Strategy"LINK

ABC News' Jake Tapper: "MoveOn.org Ad Takes Aim at Petraeus"LINK

New York Times' By David Cloud and Thom Shanker: "Petraeus Warns Against Quick Pullback in Iraq"LINK

New York Times' Michael Gordon: "General Proposes Bigger Role in Protecting Iraqis" [Analysis]LINK

Newsweek's Michael Hirsh: "The General as Salesman"LINK

Time's Mark Thompson: "Petraeus Can't Heal the Iraq Divide"LINK

USA Today's Susan Page: "A tense hearing, with no sign of consensus on the war"LINK

Washington Post's Peter Baker and Jonathan Weisman: "Petraeus Backs Initial Pullout"LINK

Washington Post's Karen DeYoung and Thomas E. Ricks: "The General's Long View Could Cut Withdrawal Debate Short"LINK

Washington Post's Dana Milbank: "The General Does Battle With . . . a Broken Mike"LINK

Chicago Tribune's Jill Zuckman: "General sees Iraq progress"LINK

Chicago Tribune's Michael Tackett: "Calm of Petraeus' delivery met by cloud of skepticism"LINK

Boston Globe's Michael Kranish: "Petraeus sees 2008 troop cut but long road to Iraq stability"LINK

Boston Globe's E.J. Dionne Jr.: "The Petraeus challenge"LINK

George Will: "A War Still Seeking a Mission"LINK

Iraq:

Associated Press' Alan Fram: "Poll: Most see Iraq war as failure"LINK

Politico's Ben Smith and Jonathan Martin: "Iraq progress could be major '08 factor"LINK

Associated Press' Anne Flaherty: "GOP Support for Iraq War on Shaky Ground"LINK

2008: Republicans: Giuliani:

New York Times' Marc Santora and Dalia Sussman: "In Poll, Voters See Strengths and Flaws in Giuliani"LINK

Concord Monitor's Joelle Farrell: "Firefighters challenge Giuliani image"LINK

Associated Press: "Mob fascinated Rudy even pre-'Sopranos'"LINK

2008: Republicans: Romney:

Boston Globe's Michael Levenson: "Burglars hit Romney's headquarters"LINK

Boston Herald's Michele McPhee: "Thief got mitts on ex-gov's stuff"LINK

2008: Republicans: Thompson:

Associated Press' Jim Davenport: "Thompson: Due Process for Bin Laden"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Michael Finnegan: "Thompson adjusts his Bin Laden comments again"LINK