The Note's Must-Reads

September 3, 2008— -- 2008: Obama:

The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz: "Obama Met With Fox News Executives" LINK

The Washington Post's Joe Stephens: "Grassley Seeks Information About Hospital With Ties To The Obamas" LINK

Politico's David Paul Kuhn: "Obama Hits 50% Mark In Gallup Poll" LINK

The New York Sun's Diana Furchtgott-Roth: "Obama and Inequality: On Women in the Workforce"LINK

The New York Sun's Bradley C.S. Watson: "Obama and Inequality: On Racial Preferences"LINK

2008: Obama and McCain:

The Hill's Klaus Marre: "Both Sides Try Shaping Issue of Experience"LINK

2008: McCain:

The Boston Globe's Sasha Issenberg : "Standing on McCain's Record"LINK

The Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "Bush Hands GOP to McCain"LINK

The Washington Times: "McCain and the GOP on Abortion"LINK

The Washington Times: "Teen Father-to-Be to Join Palins in St. Paul"LINK

The New York Sun's Josh Gerstein: "'The Man We Need is John McCain: As President Lauds, Lieberman Goes on Attack for Republican'"LINK

Bloomberg's Kim Chipman: "McCain, Palin, Put Energy at Top of Agenda, Papering Over Rifts"LINK

ABC News' Jennifer Parker: "Republicans Tout McCain's Service; GOP Convention Distracted By Palin Revelations"LINK

The Washington Post's Michael Abramowitz: "McCain Praised As His Own Man" LINK

Politico's Jonathan Martin: "McCain Camp Lashes Out At Press Over Palin" LINK

The New York Times' David D. Kirkpatrick: "Payoff in McCain's Effort to Woo Conservatives" LINK

2008: Palin:

The Los Angeles Times' Peter Wallsten and Doyle McManus: "Sarah Palin is Being Prepped for Prime Time"LINK

The Boston Globe's Michael Levenson: "Palin's Alaskan Town Proud, Wary"LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Jim Carlton: "Complaint Alleges Alaska Trooper Continued to Intimidate Palin, Family'" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Rebecca Dana: "Palin Queries Push McCain to Skip CNN" LINK

Politico's Roger Simon: "Can the GOP Stop Talking About Palin?"LINK

Politico's Josh Kraushaar and Patrick O'Connor: "Boehner Says Palin Critics Are 'Elitist'"LINK

Politico's Kenneth P. Vogel: "Wasilla Mayor: Palin A Quick Study" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler, Monica Langley and Elizabeth Holmes: "GOP Tightens Image Control As Palin Prepares for Debut" LINK

ABC News' Russell Goldman: "Vetting Palin, A Matter Of Judgment?" LINK

The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin and Robert Barnes: "Before Speech, Running Mate Gets Some Coaching" LINK

Politico's Jim Vandehei and David Paul Kuhn: "Palin Reignites Culture Wars" LINK

The Washington Times' Ralph Z. Hallow and Joseph Curl: "Charges Against Palin Raise Profile of Her Address"LINK

The New York Sun's Eli Lake: "Palin Speech is Abruptly Canceled"LINK

The New York Sun's Kenneth Blackwell: "Palin's Strength"LINK

The Hill's Sam Youngman and Jackie Kucinich: "Palin Can Clear 'Media Fog' in Biggest Speech of Her Life"LINK