The Note's Must-Reads

May 23, 2007— -- MUST-READS:

ABC News' Brian Ross: "Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran"LINK

Associated Press' Deb Riechmann: "Bush: Bin Laden Ordered Non-Iraq Attacks"LINK

Reuters: "Body of missing U.S. soldier found in Iraq river: police"LINK

Iraq Politics:

New York Times' Carl Hulse: "Democrats Pull Troop Deadline From Iraq Bill"LINK

Bloomberg's Nicholas Johnston and Laura Litvan: "Democratic Caucus Split by Iraq Troop-Withdrawal Concession"LINK

Politico's John Bresnahan: "Dems break up Iraq bill"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Richard Simon: "Democrats drop Iraq troop deadline"LINK

Washington Times' S.A. Miller: "Democrats capitulate on war funds"LINK

The Hill's Mike Soraghan: "Defections now likely on Iraq bill"LINK

San Francisco Chronicle's Edward Epstein: "Dems bow to Bush on funds for war"LINK

2008:

Politico's Elizabeth Wilner: "Debate stakes rise, rituals fall"LINK

Victor Kamber in the Baltimore Sun: "GOP might be happy to let Democrats deal with post-Bush mess"LINK

2008: Republicans:

New York Times' Michael Cooper: "Skirmishing Between McCain and Romney Leaves Giuliani Above the Fray"LINK

Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr: "McCain's bumbling meltdown Mitt's lucky break"LINK

Dallas Morning News' Gromer Jeffers Jr: "Candidates squabble in Dallas"LINK