The Note's Must-Reads

January 11, 2008— -- Republican Debate:

Washington Post's Perry Bacon Jr. and Michael D. Shear: "Hopefuls Clash in Debate as 1st Southern Primary Nears"LINK

Boston Globe's Susan Milligan: "At S.C. debate, six Republican candidates play nice"LINK

Republicans: McCain:

Politico's Jonathan Martin: "McCain emerges unscathed"LINK

Wall Street Journal's ALEX FRANGOS: "Debate Tests McCain's New Status"LINK

Washington Times' Jennifer Harper: "Heavy hitters from Reagan era back senator"LINK

Republicans: Romney:

Detroit Free Press' Todd Spangler: "Romney pledges to fight for Michigan jobs during debate"LINK

Detroit News' Charlie Cain: "Romney attacks McCain's Mich. 'pessimism'"LINK

Republicans: Huckabee:

Bloomberg's Heidi Przybyla and Lorraine Woellert: "Huckabee May Ride Grassroots Evangelical Wave in South Carolina"LINK

Republicans: Giuliani:

New York Times' Michael Cooper: "Forget Pundits, Giuliani Says"LINK

Boston Globe's Brian C. Mooney: "Giuliani banks on winning in Florida"LINK

Republicans:

New York Times' Michael Cooper and Michael Luo: "Exchanges in Latest Debate Highlight a New Dynamic in the Republican Field"LINK

New York Times' Sarah Wheaton: "NPR Cancels Republican Debate"LINK

Boston Globe's Michael Levenson: "S.C. a battleground for GOP core constituency"LINK

Democrats: Clinton:

Karen Hughes: "Clinton's Message Problem"LINK

ABC News' KATE SNOW and JENNIFER PARKER: "Clinton Relies on Soul-Searching Message Guru"LINK

New York Times' CARL HULSE: "Civil Rights Tone Prompts Talk of an Endorsement"LINK

Washington Post's Eli Saslow: "Young Feminists Split: Does Gender Matter?"LINK

Wall Street Journal's JIM CARLTON: "Clinton Courts Hispanics For Crucial Super Tuesday"LINK

New York Sun's JOSH GERSTEIN: "Clinton To Shelve Negative Ads, as Political Dynamics Change"LINK

Las Vegas Sun's J. Patrick Coolican: "Campaigning here, Clinton goes over Culinary's head"LINK

New York Times' JENNIFER STEINHAUER: "A New Clinton, Going Door to Door in Nevada, Asks for Help"LINK