The Note's Must-Reads

August 13, 2007— -- Bush Administration agenda:

Wall Street Journal:"Karl Rove to Resign At the End of August"LINK

Wall Street Journal's PAUL A. GIGOT:"The Mark of Rove"LINK

Associated Press' BEN FELLER:"Bush, Sarkozy Pledge Close Ties"LINK

The Roll Call's Nathan L. Gonzales:"White House Cash Likely to Diminish"LINK

2008: Politics of Business:

Wall Street Journal's GREG IP:"Fed Ex-Chief Greenspan To Advise Deutsche Bank"LINK

2008: Presidential Campaign:

New York Times' MIKE McINTIRE:"Yes, the Fund-Raising Records Fell, Just Not as Far"LINK

New York Times:"Republicans' Debated YouTube Forum Is Back On"LINK

Washington Post's Matthew Mosk:"In Fundraising's Murky Corners"LINK

Associated Press' HOLLY RAMER:"Candidates See Themselves in TR"LINK

Associated Press:"Today's candidates quote Teddy Roosevelt"LINK

2008: U.S. Troops:

Des Moines Register's WILLIAM PETROSKI:"Army may ditch its new building"LINK

2008: U.S. Politics:

Reuters:"Reuters' Political Summary"LINK

Washington Post's James V. Grimaldi:"Ney's Chief of Staff Wore Wire, Was Key To Boss's Conviction"LINK

The Roll Call's John Stanton:"Leaders Holding Ethics Bill"LINK

2008: Middle East:

Washington Post's Pamela Constable:"Unearthing Anguish In a Troubled Land"LINK

Associated Press' Jason Straziuso:"In Kabul, Musharraf Warns of Regional Extremism"LINK

Reuters:"Afghan Forces Thwart Taliban Attack, Kill Nine"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Laura King:"Battles raging in remotest Pakistan"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Alexandra Zavis:"Baqubah is still 'a work in progress"LINK

Associated Press' STEVEN R. HURST:"Iraqi Sunni Claims 'Genocide Campaign"LINK

Associated Press:"Afghan Clash Kills 9 Taliban, 5 Police"LINK

New York Times' STEPHEN FARRELL:"Troops Shelter an Unlikely Survivor in Baghdad"LINK

2008: Primaries:

Union Leader:"Primary position: New Hampshire stays first"LINK

Concord Monitor's SARAH LIEBOWITZ:"Criticized voting system is used in New Hampshire"LINK

2008: Republicans: F. Thompson:

New York Times' BRIAN STELTER:"If Thompson Runs for President, Don't Look for Him in Reruns"LINK

2008: Republicans: Huckabee:

Salon's Michael Scherer""From tears to cheers: Huckabee's surprise second in Iowa"LINK

Wall Street Journal's JACKIE CALMES:"Huckabee, Iowa Poll's Real Winner?"LINK

New York Times' ADAM NAGOURNEY:"For a Joke-Telling Candidate, a Second-Place Finish"LINK

Chicago Tribune's Rick Pearson and John McCormick:"Huckabee makes hay of straw poll"LINK

Des Moines Register's THOMAS BEAUMONT:"Huckabee faces pressure to lure voters after win"LINK