The Note's Must-Reads

July 30, 2008— -- 2008: Obama and McCain:

ABC News' Karen Travers and Gregory Wallace: "Battleground Missouri - Who Puts the Spring in Springfield?" LINK

The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear and Dan Balz: "McCain Charge Against Obama Lacks Evidence" LINK

The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: "Fix Pick: Obama, McCain and the Troop Visit That Wasn't" LINK

The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Democrats slap McCain on taxes" LINK

Bloomberg's Hans Nichols: "Returning Troops Blunt Iraq as Campaign Issue in New Hampshire" LINK

The Washington Times' Helle Dale: "European Tour or Vacation?" LINK

The Washington Times' Gary Emerling: "Kaine Coy on VP Prospects" LINK

2008: McCain:

The New York Times' Jim Rutenberg: "With Commercial, McCain Gets Much More Than His Money's Worth" LINK

The New York Times' Michael Cooper: "McCain Goes Negative, Worrying Some in G.O.P." LINK

The New York Times' The New York Times: "McCain Skin Spot Is Not Cancerous" LINK

The Politico's Michael Calderone: "One of Fournier's job options: McCain" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Andrew Osborn: "Russian Diplomat Criticizes McCain's Proposal for G-8" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Mark Z. Barabak: "McCain gets an earful from Mr. Right - A voter asks: Can't you give us conservatives more to get excited about?" LINK

The Washington Time's Charles Babington: "John McCain Says he Won't Raise Taxes" LINK

The New York Sun's Lawrence Kudlow: "Talking Real Reform" LINK

2008: Obama:

The New York Times' Jodi Kantor: "Teaching Law, Testing Ideas, Obama Stood Apart" LINK

The New York Times' Jeff Zeleny: "Obama's Quest to Find a Running Mate Sends His Researchers on the Road" LINK

The Washington Post's Dana Milbank: "President Obama Continues Hectic Victory Tour" LINK

The Washington Post's Lois Romano: "Surviving The Free Fall - After a Spectacular Political Failure, the Former Top Aide To Clinton Makes Herself at Home in Obama's Camp" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Amy Chozick and Laura Meckler: "Obama, Bernanke Talk Economy - Democrat Seeks Tougher Oversight; A Call to Paulson" LINK