The Note's Must-Reads

March 18, 2008— -- Republicans: McCain:

Wall Street Journal: "Troop Levels Re-Emerge As a Political Flash Point"LINK

New York Post's Carl Campanile: "McCain Woos Jews with Visit to Israel"LINK

Chicago Tribune's Liz Sly: "Iraq violence greets McCain, Cheney"LINK

New York Sun's Russell Berman: "Iraq Back as Campaign Issue as McCain Faults Clinton"LINK

Democrats: Obama:

New York Times' Jodi Kantor and Jeff Zeleny: "On Defensive, Obama Plans Talk on Race"LINK

The Hill's Walter Alarkon: "Former Israel ambassador defends Obama on Wright controversy"LINK

Boston Herald: "Obama lets star power shine without him"LINK

ABC News' Jake Tapper and Susan Rucci: "Obama's Church Assails Media Coverage of Pastor"LINK

Washington Post' Eli Saslow: "Congregation Defends Obama's Ex-Pastor"LINK

Bloomberg's Jonathan D. Salant: "Obama's Bid Doesn't Have Support of Most Black Corporate Elite"LINK

Boston Globe's Joseph Williams and Matt Negrin: "Affirmative action foes point to Obama"LINK

Politico's John F. Harris & Jim Vandehei: "Race uproar offers test for Obama"LINK

Washington Post' Dana Milbank: "The Audacity of Chutzpah"LINK

Associated Press: "Obama tells vets no lower drinking age"LINK

Democrats: Clinton:

Time's Mark Halperin: "Clinton's Hopes for Florida Fade"LINK

Associated Press: "Bill Clinton Rejects Criticism Over Race"LINK

Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Clinton hits rivals on Iraq war"LINK

Bloomberg's Lorraine Woellert: "Clinton Would Ban Armed Private Military Contractors in Iraq"LINK

Associated Press: "Clinton request to check names nixed"LINK

Democrats:

Newsweek's Julia Baird: "The Deep Blue Divide"LINK

Economy:

ABC News' Jennifer Parker: "Presidential Candidates Address Economic Woes"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Jonathan Weisman and Shailagh Murray: "Economic turmoil shakes up campaign strategies"LINK

Primaries: Florida:

Miami Herald's Lesley Clark: "Florida Democrats scrap revote idea"LINK

Primaries: Michigan: