The Note's Must-Reads

May 31, 2007— -- 2008:

The State's Aaron Gould Sheinin: "Clinton, Giuliani lead in S.C., poll says"LINK

New Hampshire Union Leader's Stephen Beale: "Iraq to dominate Presidential debates"LINK

New Hampshire Union Leader's Roger Simon: "To know these presidential candidates is to dislike them"LINK

2008: Republicans:

New York Times' David Brooks: "Back To Basics: Perhaps what the G.O.P. needs is Newt Gingrich's brain lodged in Fred Thompson's temperament."LINK

2008: Republicans: McCain:

Bloomberg's Heidi Przybyla: "McCain Confronts Rivals on Immigration to Regain Maverick Aura"LINK

2008: Republicans: Giuliani:

Huffington Post's Tom Edsall: "Conservative Catholics Organize To Sink Rudy"LINK

New York Times' Marc Santora: "Giuliani and Bratton, Reunited"LINK

New York Sun's Matthew Chayes: "Giuliani Would Use CompStat System as President"LINK

2008: Republicans: Romney:

New York Sun's Russell Berman: "How Romney Faces Questions on Faith"LINK

Boston Globe's Scott Helman: "Critics press Romney on immigration view"LINK

Associated Press' Nafeesa Syeed: "Romney Calls Clinton 'European'"LINK

2008: Republicans: Thompson:

New York Times' Alessandra Stanley: "In Casting for President, Will Actor Rate a Callback?"LINK

Boston Globe's Scott Helman: "From his TV show to radio pitches, Fred Thompson gets prime airtime"LINK

New York Post's Ian Bishop: "BABE WIFE, 40, BOOSTS GOPER, 64 HOT RUNNING MATES THOM & JERI"LINK

2008: Democrats:

New York Times' Jacques Steinberg and Raymond Hernandez: "2 More Democratic Candidates Decline to Join in Fox News Debate"LINK

Politico's Ben Smith "Wes Clark plays field as '08 hopes fade"LINK

2008: Democrats: Clinton:

New York Times' Jeff Gerth and Don Van Natta Jr.: "Hillary's War"LINK

New York Sun's Josh Gerstein: "Clinton Warns Silicon Valley That It Could 'Sputter Out'"LINK

2008: Democrats: Obama:

Detroit News' David Shepardson: "Ford bashes Obama for Big 3 comments"LINK

Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet: "Man on the run: Obama doing fund-raisers nearly daily to stay No. 1"LINK

New York Times' Jodi Kantor: "One Place Where Obama and Elbows Still Meet"LINK

Seattle Times' David Postman: "Obama launching Seattle effort today"LINK

2008: Democrats: Edwards:

ABC News' Rick Klein: "Edwards' Reading List Draws Scrutiny"LINK

New York Times' Patrick Healy and Marc Santora: "Aide Says Edwards Misspoke on Reading Classified Iraq Report"LINK