The Note's Must-Reads

October 1, 2007— -- 2008: Republicans:

ABC News' JAKE TAPPER: "Christian Conservatives Weigh Abandoning GOP"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Michael Finnegan: "Christian right is split over GOP field"LINK

Union Leader's STEPHEN BEALE: "Right-to-life group hears from GOP candidates"LINK

Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart: "Pink Panic In the GOP"LINK

2008: Republicans: Gingrich Out:

Wall Street Journal's CHRISTOPHER COOPER: "Gingrich Won't Toss Hat in Ring"LINK

Washington Times' Eric Pfeiffer: "'Chance to win"LINK

Associated Press': "Gingrich Says He'd Have Been a Contender"LINK

USA Today's Richard Wolf: "Gingrich, Clinton agree on leading candidates"LINK

2008: Republicans: Giuliani:

New York Times' DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK: "Giuliani Inspires Threat of a Third-Party Run"LINK

New York Times' MARC SANTORA: "Campaign Swing Reveals Trouble Spots for Giuliani"LINK

Politico's Jonathan Martin: "Social conservatives may back 3rd party over Rudy"LINK

New York Magazine's John Heilemann: "General Alarm for Rudy"LINK

New York Post's CARL CAMPANILE: "EX-AIDE DESERTS GIULIANI"LINK

2008: Republicans: McCain:

Associated Press' GLEN JOHNSON: "McCain buoyed by polls, fundraising"LINK

Union Leader's MIKE KALIL: "McCain pushes Social Security, energy reform"LINK

Associated Press: "McCain: I'd Prefer Christian President"LINK

2008: Republicans: Romney:

Newsweek's Jonathan Darman and Lisa Miller: "Mitt's Mission"LINK

Boston Herald's: "Mitt: History will be kind to Bush - partially"LINK

Salon's Michael Scherer: "Mitt Romney's money machine"LINK

2008: Republicans: Thompson:

ABC News' Christine Byun: "Thompson Raises More Than $8 Million in Q3"LINK

ABC News' Christine Byun: "John Rich Joins Thompson on the Trail"LINK

Rocky Mountain News' M.E. Sprengelmeyer: "Thompson meeting skepticism"LINK

Washingon Post's Howard Kurtz: "Out-of-Town Critics Too Tough On Thompson?"LINK

Boston Globe's Michael Kranish: "Early crisis led to dramatic turnaround"LINK

Des Moines Register's THOMAS BEAUMONT: "Unique gay-marriage plan draws lukewarm response"LINK

2008: Republicans: Huckabee:

The Hill's Klaus Marre: "Bill Clinton, Gingrich agree on Huckabee as GOP dark horse"LINK

Concord Monitor's MELANIE ASMAR: "A day of preaching, not politics"LINK

2008: Democrats:

Washington Post's Alec MacGillis: "Candidates Don't Count Unions Out"LINK

Union Leader editorial: "Gravel's got to go: Get the mad uncle off the stage"LINK

Associated Press' ANDREW MIGA: "Kennedy Faces Tough Choice in 2008 Race"LINK

2008: Democrats: Clinton:

Politico's Mike Allen and John F. Harris: "Clinton hits turbulence"LINK

New York Sun's RUSSELL BERMAN: "Clinton Turns on Clinton on Free Trade"LINK

New York Magazine's Jennifer Senior: "The First: Female President, Male First Lady, Former President in the White House"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Dan Morain: "Bay Area gives Clinton a boost"LINK

ABC News' MARY BRUCE: "Bill Clinton: Hillary 'Will Be ... the Decider'"LINK

New York Daily News' MICHAEL McAULIFF: "Torture like Jack Bauer's would be OK, Bill Clinton says"LINK

The Independent's Leonard Doyle: "Clinton's cackle may give opponents the last laugh"LINK

New York Times' Brian Knowlton: "The Other Clinton Heard From"LINK

Washington Post's Editorial: "Sen. Clinton's Empty Table" LINK