The Note's Must-Reads

August 14, 2008— -- 2008: McCain and Obama:

The Wall Street Journal's Karl Rove: "I See Four Key Battleground States" LINK

The New York Times' Larry Rohter: "Social Security Too Hot to Touch? Not in 2008" LINK

The New York Times' Ron Nixon and Robert Pear: "As Donors, Lobbyists Often Favor One Party" LINK

The Politico's Jeffrey Ressner: "Anatomy of a smear" LINK

USA Today's Martha T. Moore: "Presidential race one for the books" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Monica Langley: "Candidates Court 'Big Business Brands' - Obama, McCain Woo Famous CEOs in Bid To Burnish Their Economic Credentials" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Kris Maher and Ann Zimmerman: "Unions Seek Probe of Wal-Mart Over Election Law - At Issue Is Talk With Employees On Vote Impact" LINK

The Washington Times' Donald Lambro: "Savvy Foresight and Insight" LINK

The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "Ad Slams McCain on Rough Economy" LINK

2008: McCain:

The New York Times' Michael Cooper: "In Split Role, McCain Adviser Is Sometimes a Lobbyist" LINK

The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: "Veepstakes: McCain's Pro-Choice Trial Balloon?" LINK

The Politico's Jonathan Martin: "McCain not ruling out pro-choice VP" LINK

The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "McCain too bellicose on Georgia?" LINK

The Detroit Free Press' Kathleen Gray and Dawson Bell: "Mich. Republicans make pitches for McCain VP" LINK

The Associated Press: "Cindy McCain sustains minor hand sprain" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Elizabeth Holmes and Amy Schatz: "McCain Tech Plan to Continue Hands-Off Approach to Regulation" LINK

The Washington Times' Stephen Dinan and Ralph Z. Hallow: "McCain Hints at Pro-Choice Running Mate" LINK

The Boston Herald's Kathleen Parker: "Only McCain's Response is Letter Perfect" LINK

2008: Obama:

The New York Times' Kate Zernike: "Charismatic Governor Rises to the Short List" LINK

The Washington Post's Eli Saslow: "New Books Aim To Unweave the Obama Narrative" LINK

The Politico's David Paul Kuhn: "Swift Boat author plagues Obama campaign" LINK