The Note's Must-Reads

October 21, 2008— -- 2008: McCAIN and OBAMA:

ABC News Analysis by Gary Langer: "Daily Tracking Poll: John McCain Pushes Back but Barack Obama Remains Ahead" LINK

The Washington Post's Jon Cohen and Dan Balz: "Democrat Remains Well Ahead" LINK

Bloomberg's Indira A.R. Lakshmanan: "Obama, McCain Battle For Florida As Hispanics Warm To Democrats" LINK

USA Today's David Jackson and Kathy Kiely: "No Rest For The Weary As '08 Race Turns Into Sprint" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Bob Drogin: "McCain Is Fighting Obama's Momentum In Missouri" LINK

The New York Times' Megan Thee: "Obama Appeal Rises in Poll; No Gains for McCain Ticket" LINK

The New York Times' Michael Luo and Griff Palmer: "In Fine Print, a Proliferation of Large Donors" LINK

The New York Times' Katharine Q. Seelye: "In Bush Stronghold, Obama Pulls Even With McCain" LINK

The New York Times' Michael Powell: "Obama Hits McCain on 'Say Anything' Politics" LINK

The New York Times' Stephanie Rosenbloom: "Going for the Wal-Mart Vote" LINK

The Washington Times' Donald Lambro: "McCain, Obama remain sketchy on deficit" LINK

The Washington Times' Valerie Richardson: "Candidates' all-out push in final 2 weeks" LINK

The Associated Press' Jennifer Loven: "Obama Leaving Campaign Trail to Visit Grandmother" LINK

2008: McCAIN:

The Associated Press' Glen Johnson: "McCain Says Biden Attests to Concerns About Obama" LINK

The Washington Post's Staff Writers: "McCain Emphasizes Distance From Bush" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's T.W. Farnam: "McCain Relies On Funding Loopholes" LINK

The Wall Steet Journal's Gerald F. Seib: "McCain's Tax Argument May Be Too Late To Help" LINK

USA Today's Rick Jervis: "Oklahomans Stand Firmly Republican" LINK

USA Today's David Jackson: "McCain Camp Insists He Can Overcome Funding Mismatch" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Michael Finnegan: "Swing Voters Are Bothered By John McCain's Temperament And His Party" LINK

The New York Times' Brooks Barnes: "Fox Family Feud Over 'Family Guy'" LINK

The New York Times' Elisabeth Bumiller: "Campaigning in Missouri, McCain Seizes on Biden Remarks" LINK

The Hill's' Sam Youngman: "McCain Camp Unloads New Lines Of Attack" LINK

The New York Daily News' Jo Piazza: "Cindy McCain Carves Out A Perfect Photo-Op In A Pennsylvania pumpkin patch" LINK

The Boston Herald's Joe Dwinell: "Latest polls tough to swallow for GOP" LINK

Newsweek Magazine's : "Spotlight on Autism: The mother of an autistic son reacts to John McCain's recent pledge to help families like hers. Was it just rhetoric?" LINK

Time Magazine's Tim Padgett: "What's Got McCain Down in Florida" LINK

The Washington Times' S.A. Miller: "McCain cites Biden on Obama's inexperience" LINK

The Washington Times' Tara Wall: "McCain's GOP" LINK

2008: OBAMA:

ABC News Exclusive by Cynthia McFadden, Melinda Arons and Katie Escherich: "Former Democratic Rivals Join Forces in Sunshine State" LINK

ABC News' Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller: "Obama Takes Two Days Off to See Ailing Grandmother" LINK

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos: "Obama's Favorite Number" LINK

ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Neocons for Obama?" LINK

ABC News' 50 States in 50 Days by John Donvan: "How Far Will Obama's Kansas Roots Get Him?" LINK

ABC News Video: "Man Hangs Racist Obama Ghost" LINK

The Washington Post's Robert Barnes: "Obama Blitzes Florida As Early Voting Starts" LINK

The Washington Post's Matthew Mosk: "Fear of Failure Helped Fuel Obama's Record Fundraising" LINK

The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Clinton, Obama Rally Together" LINK

The Boston Globe's Scott Helman: "Obama To Halt Campaigning For Grandmother" LINK

Politico's Mark J. Penn: "Obama Takes The Homestretch In Stride" LINK

Politico's Alexander Burns: "Final Score: Obama Wins The Day" LINK