The Note's Must-Reads

The First Stop in Politics -- It's What You Need to Know!

ByABC News
September 9, 2008, 4:28 AM

October 14, 2008— -- 2008: McCain and Obama:

ABC News' Mark Mooney: "Obama Takes Double-Digit Lead Over McCain" LINK

ABC News Analysis by Gary Langer: "Discontent Buffets the Nation; Bush Craters, Obama Benefits" LINK

ABC Mews' Jake Tapper: "Will McCain-Palin Be Keystoned?" LINK

The Boston Herald's Margery Eagan: "Insufferable campaigns thankfully near end" LINK

The Boston Herald's Staff: "Zogby: Statistical dead heat" LINK

The Boston Herald's Lauren Beckham Falcone: "Crowning achievements: Pageants can offer training for politics" LINK

The New York Times' Damien Cave: "Laugh at a Campaign Pitch? Sure. Visit the Grandparents? Not So Much." LINK

The New York Times' Leslie Wayne: 'In Staging Events, Debate Commission Gets Help From Corporate America" LINK

The Los Angels Times' Mark Z. Barabak and Dan Morain: "Obama surges past McCain in fundraising race" LINK

The Washington Post's Robert Barnes and Shailagh Murray: "Obama Adds $60 Billion to Economic Plan; McCain Expected to Unveil Proposals Today" LINK

The Washington Post's Steven A. Holmes and Mary Pat Flaherty: "GOP Officials Assail Community Group - McCain Campaign Accuses ACORN of Voter Fraud, Highlights Ties to Obama" LINK

Time Magazine's David Von Drehle: "McCain and Obama: A Fresh Start, a Fresh Economic Plan" LINK

Wall Street Journal's Gerald F. Seib: "Hopes Quickly Fade For A Postpartisan Era" LINK

Wall Street Journal's Monica Langley: "Wall Street Donors Resent Being Blamed By McCain" LINK

Bloomberg's Matthew Benjamin: "McCain, Obama Promoting Populist Appeals On Wall Street Rescue" LINK

USA Today's Greg Toppo: "Where They Stand: McCain, Obama Split On Education" LINK

The New York Daily News' David Saltonstall: "On economy, it's Obama relief package vs. McCain repackage" LINK

The New York Daily News' David Saltonstall: "Ohio's economic fears trump race card in Presidential race" LINK

The New York Daily News' Michael Mcauliff: "Stock market dive batters Barack Obama, clobbers Cindy McCain" LINK

2008: McCain:

ABC News' Teddy Davis and Rigel Anderson: "To: 'Avid Readers of The National Press'" LINK

ABC News' Jake Tapper: "McCain on John Lewis's Charge: "It Stopped Me in My Tracks" LINK

The Boston Herald's Wire Services: "McCain: I Choose To Fight" LINK

The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "McCain Stood Up For Bush, Democrats Say" LINK

The New York Times' Elisabeth Bumiller: "Tempering Attacks, McCain Says He's a Leader for Troubled Times" LINK

The Washington Post's Anita Kumar: "McCain, Palin Stump for Crucial Hampton Roads Votes" LINK

The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz: "McCain Attack Ads Called Inevitable -- And Ineffective" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Mark Z. Barabak and Maeve Reston: "McCain is looking for another comeback" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Julian E. Barnes: "Pentagon divided over John McCain" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Maeve Reston and William Heisel: "John McCain considering new economic proposals" LINK

Politico's Jonathan Martin: "RNC Eyes $5M Bailout For GOP Senators" LINK

Politico's Mike Allen: "McCain Debuts Comeback Speech" LINK

Politico's Staff Writers: "Final Score: McCain Wins The Day" LINK

Politico's Andy Barr: "McCain May Rue Attacks 'Rest Of His Life'" LINK