The Note's Must-Reads

October 4, 2007— -- 2008:

ABC News' GARY LANGER: "Clinton Advances, Strong in Base; Giuliani's Lead has Less Oomph"LINK

Associated Press' RON FOURNIER: "Numbers Add Up to Wild Race"LINK

New York Times' JENNIFER STEINHAUER and RAYMOND HERNANDEZ: "In Ballot Fight, California Gets a Taste of '08"LINK

2008: Republicans:

Wall Street Journal's JOHN HARWOOD: "Republicans Grow Skeptical On Free Trade"LINK

Boston Globe's Lisa Wangsness: "S. Carolina key in Republicans' ambitions"LINK

New York Times' GAIL COLLINS: "Ah Newtie, We Hardly Knew Ye"LINK

2008: Republicans: Giuliani:

Associated Press: "Archbishop: No Communion for Giuliani"LINK

New York Times' MARC SANTORA: "Giuliani Tries to Reassure Religious Conservatives"LINK

Washington Times' Joseph Curl: "Giuliani selling self as winner"LINK

Los Angeles Times': "Archbishop would deny rite to Giuliani"LINK

ABC News' Jan Simmonds: "Military Needs to Be Larger, Maybe 100,000 More Troops"LINK

Concord Monitor's Joelle Farrell: "Giuliani concentrates on Clinton"LINK

Associated Press' HOLLY RAMER: "Giuliani begins new ads in NH, bashes Clinton in stops"LINK

New York Daily News' CELESTE KATZ: "Rudy Giuliani dodges cell questions, dishes heat on Hillary"LINK

New York Post's CARL CAMPANILE: "HILLARY IS 'LEFT'-OVER BILL: RUDY"LINK

New York Post's CARL CAMPANILE: "GIULIANI HANGS UP ON PHONIES"LINK

2008: Republicans: McCain:

ABC News's Bret Hovell: "McCain Renews Attack on Clinton"LINK

Bloomberg's Edwin Chen: "McCain's Campaign Showing Signs of a Comeback in New Hampshire"LINK

The State's RODDIE A. BURRIS: "McCain salutes S.C. State cadets"LINK

2008: Republicans: Romney:

Robert Novak: "Romney can no longer dodge the Mormon question"LINK

2008: Republicans: Thompson:

ABC News' Christine Byun: "A Thompson family affair"LINK

Des Moines Registers' ERIN JORDAN: "Thompson: Americans must appear united"LINK

New York Times' ADAM NAGOURNEY: "On Stump, Low-Key Thompson Stirs Few Sparks"LINK

Chicago Tribune's Rick Pearson: "Thompson changes view on ethanol"LINK

2008: Republicans: Huckabee:

ABC News' Kevin Chupka: "Huckabee Adds $1 Million to Campaign"LINK

2008: Republicans: Paul:

ABC News' JAKE TAPPER and Z. BYRON WOLF: "Ron Paul's Impressive Haul"LINK

Union Leader's GARRY RAYNOL: "Paul: Bring troops home"LINK

Politico's David Mark: "Ron Paul: A spoiler, not a contender"LINK

McClatchy Newspapers' Margaret Talev: "Paul turns heads with campaign donations"LINK

Deseret Morning News' Lisa Riley Roche: "Utahns help Paul rake in $5M in 3rd quarter"LINK

Wall Street Journal's SUSAN DAVIS: "Ron Paul's Fund Raising Doubled in Quarter"LINK

2008: Democrats:

Associated Press' ALAN FRAM: "Blacks split evenly on Clinton and Obama"LINK

Politico's David Paul Kuhn: "Dems must woo white men to win"LINK

Dallas Morning News' Carl P. Leubsdorf: "Dreams of Clinton's Democratic foes may rest on Iowa"LINK

Helen Thomas: "Democrats play into Bush's hands"LINK

New York Times' CHRISTINE HAUSER: "New Rules for Contractors Are Urged by 2 Democrats"LINK

New York Times' EDMUND L. ANDREWS: "Democrats Split on Ways to Ease Mortgage Crunch"LINK

2008: Democrats: Clinton:

New York Sun's RUSSELL BERMAN: "Senator Gets Backing From Teachers' Union"LINK

New York Daily News: "GOP circulates videos of Hillary Clinton's laugh"LINK

Associated Press' BETH FOUHY: "Clinton Would Fund Stem Cell Research"LINK