The Note's Must-Reads

September 23, 2008— -- 2008: McCain and Obama:

ABC News Analysis by Gary Langer: "Voters' Economic Jitters Shake the Race in Virginia" LINK

ABC News Analysis by Gary Langer: "Blacks' Political Engagement Spikes, Though Racial Divisions Remain Deep" LINK

The Associated Press: "Presidential candidates air attack ads" LINK

ABC News Analysis by Gary Langer: "Voters' Economic Jitters Shake the Race in Virginia - Obama Holds 10-Point Lead Over McCain in Trust to Handle Economy" LINK

The New York Times' John M. Broder: "Obama Carries Uneven Record as Debater to First Contest With McCain" LINK

The New York Times' Jennifer Steinhauer: "Where Election Fault Lines Run House by House" LINK

The Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman and Shailagh Murray: "A New Landscape, the Same Proposals" LINK

The Washington Post's Tim Craig and Jon Cohen: "Obama, McCain In Tight Race in Va., Poll Shows Economy Is Top Issue" LINK

The Politico's Roger Simon: "In debates, may the best actor win" LINK

The Politico's Jonathan Martin: 'Biden criticizes Obama ad hitting McCain" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler, Elizabeth Holmes and Nick Timiraos: "Candidates Keep Their Bailout Stances to Themselves - As Senators, Both Will Vote on Plan; Concept Embraced" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's June Kronholz: "Forget Election Day -- Early Voting for President Has Started" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Peter Nicholas and Bob Drogin: "Obama, McCain continue jabs over economy" LINK

USA Today's Kathy Kiely and David Jackson: "Campaign promises unlikely to hold up in wake of bailout" LINK

USA Today's Jill Lawrence: 'Fact check: Rivals' ads low on truth" LINK

The Washington Times' Tara Wall: "Rhetorical Racism" LINK

The Washington Time's Joseph Curl: "An Electoral College Doomsday" LINK

The Hills' Sam Youngman: "Nominees Get Specific About Their Rescue Plans" LINK

2008: McCain:

ABC News' Jennifer Parker: "McCain Gaffes Could Undercut Message on Economy, Foreign Affairs" LINK

The Boston Herald's Editorial Staff: "Reform we can believe in" LINK

The New York Times' Katharine Q. Seelye: "A Scrappy Fighter, McCain Honed His Debating Style in and Out of Politics" LINK

The New York Times' Michael Cooper and Patrick Healy: "McCain, More Critical of Bailout Plan, Faults Oversight" LINK

The New York Times: "McCain Camp Takes Issue With Times Coverage" LINK

The New York Times' Nicholas Confessore: "So McCain Would Like Cuomo for the S.E.C.? New York Politicians Chew It Over" LINK

The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin: "Palin, McCain Disagree on Causes of Global Warming" LINK

The Politico's Alexander Burns and Jim Vandehei: "McCain's love-hate NYT relationship" LINK