The Note's Must-Reads

January 1, 2008— -- Des Moines Register Poll:

Des Moines Register's Thomas Beaumont: "New Iowa Poll: Obama widens lead over Clinton"LINK

Des Moines Register's Jonathan Roos: "GOP poll: Huckabee maintains lead over Romney"LINK

Iowa Caucuses:

Des Moines Register's David Yepsen: "In newest poll, soft preferences and newcomers make a fluid mix"LINK

USA Today's Diana Marrero: "Campaigns search for elusive youth vote"LINK

Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "Iowans ready to stand up and be counted"LINK

Chicago Tribune's Christi Parsons and Jason George: "Candidates still wooing undecided voters"LINK

Time's KAREN TUMULTY: "Bad Blood at Huckabee and Paul"LINK

Des Moines Register's JASON CLAYWORTH: "Clinton, Romney pick up most legislative backing"LINK

2008: Republicans: Huckabee:

ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Huckabee Stands Down on Rumble with Romney"LINK

New York Times' KATHARINE Q. SEELYE: "Huckabee Shows Negative Spot After Pulling It From Television"LINK

Washington Post's Michael D. Shear and Perry Bacon Jr.: "Huckabee Unveils Ad Only to Disavow It"LINK

Politico's Michael Calderone and Lisa Lerer: "Huckabee shows Romney attack ad to press"LINK

Boston Globe's Michael Kranish: "Huckabee criticized on foreign policy statements"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Dan Morain: "Huckabee foes open their wallets for attack ads"LINK

Time's MICHAEL SCHERER: "Huckabee's Growing Pains"LINK

Newsweek's Holly Bailey: "Keeping the Faith"LINK

The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Rep. King questions Huckabee move; Thompson said he had 'a nice laugh'"LINK

New York Post's CARL CAMPANILE: "HUCK WISHES LUCK TO MIKE"LINK

Rocky Mountain News' M.E. Sprengelmeyer: "Some scoff at Huckabee's change of heart over ad"LINK

2008: Republicans: Romney:

New York Times' ADAM NAGOURNEY and MICHAEL LUO: "A Once-Easy Campaign Becomes a Test for Romney"LINK

2008: Republicans: McCain:

Concord Monitor's Margot Sanger-Katz: "McCain parties like it's 1999"LINK

2008: Republicans: Paul:

Christian Science Monitor's Gail Russell Chaddock: "Ron Paul: an absolute faith in free markets and less government"LINK

2008: Democrats:

ABC News' Rick Klein: "Change Is Constant in Democratic Race"LINK

New York Times' ADAM NAGOURNEY: "What if Iowa Settles Nothing for Democrats?"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Peter Wallsten and Maria L. La Ganga: "Democrats angle for second place"LINK

New York Times' PATRICK HEALY and JULIE BOSMAN: "Democrats Fill Day Campaigning Before Ringing In '08"LINK