The Note's Must-Reads
The First Stop in Politics -- It's What You Need to Know!
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
