The Note's Must-Reads

December 20, 2007— -- ABC News/Washington Post Poll:

ABC News' Gary Langer: "POLL: Religion Drives Iowa GOP Race, Lifting Huckabee Into the Lead"LINK

Washington Post's Jon Cohen and Chris Cillizza: "Surging Huckabee Takes Lead in Iowa Over Romney"LINK

Wall Street Journal Poll:

Wall Street Journal's John Harwood: "Ahead of Iowa, Republican Race Is Wide Open"LINK

2008: Republicans: Huckabee:

ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Iowa's Holy War"LINK

Des Moines Register's LISA ROSSI: "Huckabee defends granting clemencies"LINK

Associated Press: "Huckabee criticized for meth bill"LINK

Weekly Standard's Dean Barnett: "To Be or Huckabee"LINK

ABC News' KEVIN CHUPKA: "Huckabee's Marathon: From Rotund to Runner"LINK

2008: Republicans: Romney:

New York Times' MICHAEL LUO: "As Voting Nears, Romney Shifts Political Narrative"LINK

Des Moines Register's GRANT SCHULTE: "Romney defends administration's use of wiretaps"LINK

Associated Press: "Romney aligns himself with Bush in Iowa"LINK

Des Moines Register's ERIN CRAWFORD: "Tearful Romney may be eyeing image, experts say"LINK

2008: Republicans: McCain:

New York Sun's SETH GITELL: "In a Rare Move, Kissinger Endorses McCain"LINK

Boston Globe's Sasha Issenberg: "McCain embraces laid-back approach to office"LINK

Associated Press: "McCain alleges illegal push polling"LINK

Salon's Tim Grieve: "McCain's last stand?"LINK

2008: Republicans: Giuliani:

Los Angeles Times: Breaking News: Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in Missouri"LINK

ABC News' Jan Simmonds: "Giuliani: Early Primaries are 'Uncharted Territory'"LINK

New York Times' MICHAEL COOPER and MARJORIE CONNELLY: "Giuliani Has Decided to Zag While the Other Candidates Zig"LINK

Boston Globe's Brian C. Mooney: "Sinking Giuliani looks past N.H."LINK

Los Angeles Times' Robin Abcarian: "Falling polls lead Giuliani to retool his campaign plans"LINK

New York Daily News' DAVID SALTONSTALL: "Rudy Giuliani sliding in polls"LINK

2008: Republicans: Paul:

ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf: "Paul Entices College Supporters Not to Skip Town for the Holidays"LINK

Associated Press: "Paul Keeps White Supremacist Donation"LINK

Union Leader's TRENT SPINER: "Ron Paul says he would eliminate income tax"LINK

2008: Republicans: Thompson:

New York Times' Cate Doty: "Thompson Picks Up the Pace Across Iowa"LINK

Politico's Roger Simon: "Fred Thompson: Lazy as charged"LINK

Des Moines Register's BILL THEOBALD: "Thompson delivers dose of bitter medicine"LINK

2008: Republicans: Tancredo:

Rocky Mountain News' M.E. Sprengelmeyer: ""Slim" chance Tancredo will remain in presidential race"LINK

2008: Republicans:

The Hill's Susan Crabtree: "Republicans try to win back the women's vote"LINK

2008: Democrats: Clinton:

New York Times' Matt Bai: "The Clinton Referendum"LINK

ABC News' CYNTHIA McFADDEN, MELINDA ARONS and KATIE ESCHERICH: "Clinton to Her Critics: 'They Can Say Whatever They Want'"LINK