The Mini-Note

— -- WASHINGTON, April 2

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MUST-READS:

ABC News' Teddy Davis: "Edwards Camp Takes Issue with Obama for Not Forcing 'Showdown' with Bush" LINK

AP: "Congress will fund Iraq war if Bush uses veto, Obama says"LINK

ABC News' Jonathan Greenberger: "Obama gaffe on war funding?" LINK

Politico's Ben Smith: "Clinton's Fundraising Unlikely To Deter Main Rivals" LINK

Bloomberg's Jonathan D. Salant and Kristin Jensen: "Clinton Raises Record $26 Million, Doesn't Get `Knockout Blow'" LINK

New York Times' David Kirkpatrick: "Clinton Campaign Shows Fund-Raising Edge" LINK

Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "Hillary raises $26 million for '08" LINK

Los Angeles Times' Dan Morain and Stephen Braun: "Clinton leads the donation contest" LINK

Wall Street Journal's Brody Mullins: "Clinton Sets Pace For Fund-Raising" LINK

Chicago Tribune's Jill Zuckman: "Hillary Clinton raises historic campaign money"LINK

USA Today's Jill Lawrence: "Clinton camp reports record haul" LINK

Salon.com's Walter Shapiro: "The presidential dollar derby LINK

Associated Press: "Fundraising Just Part of '08 Picture" LINK

Associated Press' Marc Humbert: "Clinton-Giuliani Drama Resumes -- Maybe"LINK

Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman: "Democrats to Widen Conflict with Bush" LINK

Politico's Mike Allen: "Testimony Delay Is Hurting Gonzales" LINK

Wall Street Journal's David Rogers: "Democrats Reach Critical Stage" LINK