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MUST-READS:
Washington Post's Dan Balz and Jon Cohen "Giuliani's Lead Shrinks, Clinton's Margin Holds" LINK
New York Times' Eric Lipton: "One Prosecutor's Ouster Central to Inquiry"LINK
Washington Post's Peter Baker and Jonathan Weisman: "Democrats Would Make Iraq Timetable in Bill 'Advisory'" LINK
ABC News' Teddy Davis: "Fred Thompson 2008: A Matter of When -- Not If, Top Backer Says" LINK
Politics of prosecutorial independence:
Washington Post's Peter Baker: "On the Hill, Gonzales Gets His Chance at Redemption: Insiders Say Loyalty Bought Him Time"LINK
Politics of abortion:
New York Times' Robin Toner: "Court Ruling Catapults Abortion Back Into '08 Race"LINK
2008: Republicans: F. Thompson:
Boston Globe's Rick Klein: "Ex-Senator Thompson Visits Congress, '08 Speculation In Tow" LINK
Bloomberg's Heidi Przybyla and Catherine Dodge: "Thompson, Potential Candidate, Gains Among Party Conservatives"LINK
2008: Republicans: Giuliani:
Los Angeles Times' Michael Finnegan: "Giuliani shifts stance on abortion method"LINK
2008: Republicans: Romney:
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: "Romney's Odd Historical Reference" LINK
2008: Democrats:
Associated Press' Beth Fouhy: "Democrats scramble to court Sharpton"LINK
Bay Area Reporter's Lisa Keen: "Dems battle for gay votes"LINK
Des Moines Register's Tom Beaumont: "Seven presidential candidates make plans to visit Iowa"LINK
2008: Democrats: Clinton:
Politico's Ben Smith on Harold Ickes: "Hillary's Hammer Returns"LINK
New York Post's Ian Bishop: "Hillary's Popularity Ratings Go Negative" LINK
Washington Times' Donald Lambro: "Hillary donors maxed out?"LINK
2008: Democrats: Edwards:
ABC News' Raelyn Johnson: "Edwards Flattens Coif Controversy LINK
2008: Fundraising:
The Hill's Kevin Bogardus: "Veiled lobbyists give $700,000"LINK
2008: Money:
Bloomberg's Julianna Goldman and Kristin Jensen: "Credit Suisse, Verizon Executives Hedge Bets for 2008 Campaign"LINK
2008: Senate:
Omaha World Herald's Robynn Tysver: "Bruning may yet take on Hagel in '08"LINK
Associated Press' Frederic Rromner: "'Big Comedy' gives Franken a boost"LINK
2008: House:
Los Angeles Times' Nancy Vogel: "Nuñez defies Pelosi on redistricting: Against her wishes, the Assembly speaker proposes a panel to redraw state and federal voting boundaries" LINK
Doolittle:
New York Times' Neil Lewis and David Kirkpatrick: "F.B.I. Searches Home of California Lawmaker" LINK
Big Casino budget politics:
Robert D. Novak in The Washington Post: "Earmarks as Usual"LINK
Political Potpourri:
ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Democratic Party 2.0: Wary of Hot-Button Topics"LINK
Politico's Kenneth P. Vogel: "Bull Market for '08 Staffers"LINK
Media:
Washington Post's Reliable Source: "Because the Media and the VIPs Haven't Cozied Up Enough Yet: The lineup for Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association Dinner is falling into place" LINK