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The Mini-Note
April 5, 2007
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MUST-READS:
ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Obama Bests Clinton in Primary Fundraising"LINK
The Union Leader's Tom Fahey: "[New Hampshire] House Passes Civil Unions Bill"LINK
Washington Post's Dan Balz: "Giuliani Urges Compromise on Iraq Legislation He Proposes Talks Before Veto by Bush"LINK
"If the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, he said, he would oppose any effort by states to put women in prison for seeking abortions. But he said he has not considered whether he would sign federal legislation aimed at codifying abortion rights nationally. 'That's so hypothetical, it's impossible to answer,' he said."
The New York Daily News' Helen Kennedy: "Bam boom! Hillary's gloom? Barack deals big blow to her dream of riding money machine to victory - rakes in $25M"LINK
Washington Post's Anne E. Kornblut & Matthew Mosk: "Obama's Campaign Takes In $25 Million He Nearly Matches Clinton, With Twice as Many Donors"LINK
The Boston Globe's Susan Milligan: "Obama is a close 2nd with $25m"LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Jackie Calmes: "Obama's Funding Rivals Clinton's Illinois Senator's Big Haul Presages Hot Primary Race; 'A Marathon, Not a Sprint'"LINK
Chicago Sun Times' Lynn Sweet: "Money talks for Obama: $25 million haul shows just how powerful a candidate he really is"LINK
Chicago Sun Times' Jennifer Hunter: "Is his charisma bringing in the cash?"LINK
Washington Times' Brian DeBose: "Obama exhibits monetary might" LINK
Chicago Tribune's John McCormick, Mike Dorning and Jill Zuckman: "Obama fundraising rivals Clinton" LINK
Los Angeles Times' Dan Morain and Mark Z. Barabak: "Critics can't deny heft of Obama's war chest" LINK
Politico's Jeanne Cummings: "GOP Gets Swamped in Money Hunt"LINK
Chicago Tribune's Jim Tankersley: "What could you get with all this money?"LINK
The New York Daily News Columnist Michael Goodwin: "No way I'd bet against Clinton"LINK
The Des Moines Register's David Yepsen: "With Giuliani in it to Win it, Don't Be Surprised if He Does"LINK
CNN.com: "Giuliani stands by support of publicly-funded abortions"LINK
Associated Press' Jim Davenport: "Abortion issue could hurt Giuliani in S.C."LINK
The New York Daily News' David Saltonstall: "Rudy's not conservative about backing abortion"LINK
The Des Moines Register's Thomas Beaumont: "Romney Backs End to Taxes on Savings"LINK
Associated Press' Glen Johnson: "Romney Calls Himself a Longtime Hunter"LINK
Concord Monitor Ann Marie Timmins: "Romney tells voters: Ask away: GOP fundraising leader makes New Hampshire rounds" LINK
Washington Times' Donald Lambro: "Edwards closes in on Hillary"LINK
Washington Post's Sridhar Pappu: "A Shoo-In For 'Regular Person' On the Campaign Trail, Elizabeth Edwards Attracts Voters"LINK
Washington Times' Jennifer Harper: "For president, U.S. is all business"LINK
Los Angeles Time's Doyle McManus and Johanna Neuman: "Bush takes the fight to Democrats on Iraq war"LINK
Washington Post's Al Kamen: "Recess Appointments Granted to 'Swift Boat' Donor, 2 Other Nominees"LINK
Washington Post's Dan Eggen & Paul Kane: "Gonzales Prepares to Fight for His Job in Testimony"LINK
Washington Post's R. Jeffrey Smith: "Waxman Seeks RNC E-Mail on Use of Federal Resources"LINK
CNN's Dugald McConnell: "Carter backs Pelosi's trip, despite Bush's rebuke" LINK
Newsweek's Richard Wolfe & Holly Bailey: "A Turncoat in Team Bush's Midst"LINK
The Des Moines Register's Jared Strong: "Officially in Race, [Tommy] Thompson Says Iraq Must Choose"LINK
The Union Leader's Son Hoang: "Tancredo Using Small Venues to Build Support"LINK
The Union Leader's Stephen Beale: "Kucinich, Dodd Chat Up Students at St. Anselm"LINK
The New York Sun's Jim Geraghty: "[Fred] Thompson Bid May Fill a Void for the GOP Base"LINK