The Note's Must-Reads

December 31, 2007— -- Polls:

New York Times' Patrick Healy and Julie Bosman "With New Poll Results, Candidates Scramble for Edge in Caucuses"LINK

Wall Street Journal's LAURA MECKLER: "Romney Claws Back in Iowa Polls"LINK

Must Read:

Wall Street Journal's Jonathan Kaufman, Alex Frangos and Amy Chozick: "Democratic Voters' Fervor Stirs Republican Worries"LINK

Iowa Caucuses:

Des Moines Register's Thomas Beaumont: "Democrats hammer state to secure votes"LINK

ABC News: The Final Four Days: Candidates Jockeying for Position in IowaLINK

New York Times' JODI KANTOR: "For New Year's Eve in Iowa, Restrained Revelry"LINK

Washington Post's Michael D. Shear and Perry Bacon Jr.: "Huckabee, Romney Make Sunday Push for Evangelicals"LINK

Wall Street Journal's AMY CHOZICK: "As Volunteers Swamp Campaigns, Hospitable Iowans Pitch In"LINK

USA Today's Susan Page: "2008 presidential hopefuls offer last pitches for Iowa"LINK

Chicago Tribune's Rick Pearson and John Chase: "Candidates ring out the year with verbal fireworks"LINK

Times' JAY NEWTON-SMALL: "New Year's Eve, Iowa-Style"LINK

Des Moines Register: "Final arguments"LINK

Christian Science Monitor's Linda Feldmann: "Iowa's many undecided voters hold the key to caucuses"LINK

2008: Republicans: Huckabee:

Politico's Roger Simon: "Huckabee says Romney owes him apology"LINK

New York Times' David D. Kirkpatrick: "A Huckabee Spot Levels an Attack ..."LINK

Wall Street Journal's LAURA MECKLER: "The Spirit Behind Huckabee's Advertising Approach"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Joe Mathews: "Huckabee's double-edged faith"LINK

Times' MICHAEL SCHERER: "Mike Huckabee: Front Runner Q&A"LINK

Associated Press: "Huckabee Affirms 'Christ' Comment"LINK

New York Post's JEANE MACINTOSH: "HUCKABEE HAS 'CULT' FOLLOWING"LINK

Salon's Mike Madden: "Mike Huckabee's leap of faith"LINK

2008: Republicans: Romney:

ABC News' Teddy Davis: "Romney Chides Rivals for Dissing Bush"LINK

New York Times' MICHAEL LUO: "... And Romney Fires One of His Own"LINK

Boston Globe's Michael Levenson: "Credibility pounded, Romney wrestles uncertainties"LINK

Boston Herald's Jessica Van Sack: "Holy dirty tricks surface"LINK

2008: Republicans: Giuliani:

New York Post's Carl Campanile and Geoff Earle: "RUDY'S GOT NO HEARTLAND"LINK

Concord Monitor's Joelle Farrell: "In final days, Giuliani returns to old theme"LINK

New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert: "Old Habits"LINK

2008: Republicans: McCain:

Washington Post's Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and John Solomon: "McCain's Unlikely Ties to K Street"LINK

Union Leader's KRISTEN SENZ: "McCain's straight talk wins a vote"LINK

2008: Republicans: Paul:

Wall Street Journal's Mary Jacoby: "Ron Paul's War Chest Swelled in 4th Quarter"LINK

Des Moines Register: "Candidate profile: U.S. could face financial crisis if budget isn't balanced, Paul says"LINK

2008: Republicans: Thompson:

Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "Thompson takes aim at 2nd place, Democrats"LINK

2008: Republicans:

Los Angeles Times' Scott Martelle: "GOP candidates turn up the volume"LINK

2008: Democrats:

New York Times' Mark Leibovich: "Democrats Try Various Styles, and Pronouns"LINK

Boston Globe's Sasha Issenberg: "Rhetorical tools reflect 3 Democrats' legal talents"LINK