The Note's Must-Reads

October 3, 2008— -- 2008: Palin and Biden's Vice Presidential Debate:

ABC News: Watch the Entire VP Debate: LINK

ABC News' Russell Goldman: "Biden, Palin Avoid Major Gaffes in Economy, Foreign Policy Debate" LINK

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos: "VP Debate Report Card" LINK

ABC News: Test Your VP Knowledge: LINK

The New York Times' Adam Nagourney: "In Debate, Republican Ticket Survives One Test" LINK

The New York Times' The Caucus: "Check Point: The Vice-Presidential Debate" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Cathleen Decker and Michael Finnegan "Palin and Biden spar in VP debate but neither deals a knockout" LINK

The New York Daily News' Michael Saul and David Saltonstall: "Sarah Palin didn't lose debate debut; but Joe Biden didn't quite win" LINK

The New York Daily News' Thomas M. Defrank: "Sarah Palin holds her own against Joe Biden, but can't help McCain" LINK

The Boston Herald's Joe Dwinell: "Clash of the Veep titans" LINK

The Boston Herald's Jessica Heslam: "Moderator leaves out any pitbull questions" LINK

The Boston Herald's Edward Mason: "Sarah Palin hangs tough with Joe Biden" LINK

Politico's Debate Videos: LINK

Bloomberg's Ken Fireman and Kristin Jensen: "Palin Says Democrats Looking Back as Biden Ties McCain to Bush" LINK

USA Today's Susan Page: "Analysis: Palin, Biden avoid debate pitfalls" LINK

USA Today's Ken Dilanian and Richard Wolf: "Fact check: Context of key debate claims" LINK

USA Today's Martha T. Moore and David Jackson: "VP debate: Economy, Iraq take center stage in St. Louis" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire: "Who Won the Vice-Presidential Debate?" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler and Christopher Cooper: "Biden, Palin Clash on Taxes, Iraq in Sharp-Edged Debate" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Capitial Journal: "Candidates Hit Their Marks" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire: "'Can I Call You Joe?'" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Bob Davis: "Biden and Palin Part Ways on Taxes, Regulation" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's T.W. Farnam: "Palin Gives Biden Pause on Afghanistan" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Susan Davis: "Is Global Warming Man-Made?" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Susan Davis: "V.P. Debate Word Count: Maverick, Taxes, Middle Class" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Susan Davis: "Candidates Address Being a 'Heartbeat' Away" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Susan Davis: "Biden: 'We Will End This War'" LINK

The Washington Times' Joseph Curl and Christina Bellantoni: "Biden, Palin Battle Over Iraq Plans" LINK

The Associated Press' Liz Sidoti: "Analysis: Stakes High, Palin Tops Expectations" LINK

Time Magazine's Joe Klein: "Palin Was Fine, But This Debate Was No Contest" LINK

Time Magazine's Mark Halperin: "The Vice Presidential Debate Report Cards" LINK

The Chicago Sun Times' Lynn Sweet: "Palin Survives and Biden Thrives" LINK

The Chicago Sun Times' Abdon M. Pallasch: "Civil Contest Still Has Bite" LINK

2008: McCain and Obama:

The Washington Times' David Limbaugh: "Pinning the Tail on the Donkey" LINK

USA Today's Larry Copeland: "Presidential race tightens in Georgia" LINK

USA Today's John Fritze: "Demographics shift could color how N.H. votes" LINK