The Note's Must-Reads

September 30, 2008— -- 2008: McCain and Obama:

ABC News' Teddy Davis and Rigel Anderson: "Campaigns Assign Bailout Blame" LINK

The Boston Herald's Joe Dwinell: "Barack Obama shows independent side, 'burbs like John McCain" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Seema Mehta and Maeve Reston: "McCain blames Democrats for bailout failure; Obama says look at the record" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Mark Z. Barabak: "In Nevada, Democrats are on a roll" LINK

The Los Angeles Noam N. Levey: "Obama increases lead over McCain slightly since debate" LINK

The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear and Dan Balz: "An Appeal And A Blame Game" LINK

The Washington Post's Joel Achenbach and Ashley Surdin: "For Many Americans, Fear And Distrust Run High" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Amy Chozick and Elizabeth Holmes: "Candidates Try To Sidestep Fallout Of Failed Vote" LINK

The Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown and Amie Parnes: "Obama, McCain urge action on bailout plan" LINK

The Associated Press: "McCain faults Obama, allies for partisanship" LINK

The Associated Press: "Obama: McCain's deregulation too risky for economy" LINK

2008: McCain:

The New York Sun's Joseph Goldstein: "Bailout Failure Puts McCain on the Spot" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Bob Drogin: "After dramatic detour, John McCain's task is to get back on track" LINK

The New York Times' Michael Cooper and Jeff Zeleny: "With Deal's Collapse, The McCain Camp Attacks" LINK

The Politico's Jonathan Martin: "McCain calls on Congress to go back to work" LINK

The Associated Press' Steven Hurst: "Analysis: With bailout, McCain Reaches Dead End" LINK

2008: Obama:

The Wall Street Journal's Capital Journal: "Democrats Want Obama To Use Some Fighting Words" LINK

The Washington Times' Valerie Richardson: "Obama Regains Lead in Battleground Colorado" LINK

The Politico's Mark J. Penn: "Obama has advantage on economy"LINK

2008: Biden:

The Washington Post's Perry Bacon Jr.: "Democrats See The Pros and Cons Of Letting Biden Be Biden" LINK