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MUST-READS:
Roll Call's Susan Davis: "FBI Raids Renzi Family Business; Congressman Leaves Intelligence Panel" LINK
Associated Press' Kathleen Hennessey: "McCain: Critics of Iran joke should "get a life"LINK
New York Times' Adam Nagourney: "In the Beverly Hills Style: Candidate's $400 Coiffure" LINK
ABC News' Dean Norland: "Reid Says Iraq War 'Lost'"LINK
2008:
National Journal: "National Journal Releases Results From Insiders Poll on 2008 Presidential Election"LINK
New York Sun's Josh Gerstein: "2008 Candidates Show Affinity for Atomic Energy" LINK
2008: Republicans: McCain:
USA Today's Mark Memmott and Jill Lawrence: "McCain's 'Bomb Iran' joke is moving up YouTube's charts" LINK
2008: Republicans: Romney:
Detroit Free Press' Kathleen Gray: "Romney dominates in Michigan fund-raising"LINK
Human Events' John Gizzy: "Is Romney The Connally of '08?" LINK
2008: Republicans: Brownback:
McClatchy Newspapers' Steven Thomma: "Early success is the key to Brownback's strategy"LINK
2008: Democrats: Clinton:
Associated Press: "Hillary Clinton to Appear at Rutgers"LINK
New York Sun's Josh Gerstein: "Bill Clinton Says Gore Could Enter '08 Race"LINK
ABC News' Sunlen Miller: "Former President Bill Clinton Talks '08 Politics'"LINK
Bloomberg's Scott Cendrowski: "Lights, Camera, Action: Clinton Leads Obama in Hollywood Money"LINK
Washington Times' Donald Lambro: "Hillary's pressure bruises fundraising"LINK
2008: Democrats: Obama:
Associated Press: "The kindred rise of Obama, Patrick"LINK
2008: Democrats: Edwards:
New York Times' Jeff Zeleny: "A Consultant in Dean's Run in 2004 Joins With Edwards" LINK
2008: independent: Bloomberg:
New York Sun's Grace Rauh: "Gingrich, Ford Laud Bloomberg's Leadership" LINK
Virginia Tech:
The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne: "Gun Law Pragmatism"LINK
McClatchy Newspaper's William Douglas: "Gun Control Changes Unlikely: Dems Fear Risking Gains Won in '06" LINK
New Hampshire:
ABC News' David Chalian: "Same-Sex Civil Unions Headed to Granite State" LINK
Gonzales:New York Times' Sheryl Gay Stolberg: "On a Very Hot Seat With Little Cover and Less Support" LINK
USA Today's David Jackson: "Rove's name keeps popping up in Dems' questions"LINK
Des Moines Register: "Grassley demands "straight story" from Gonzales"LINK
Politics of Iraq:
San Francisco Chronicle: Edward Epstein: "Dem leaders, Bush discuss war funding"LINK
Los Angeles Times' Noam N. Levey and James Gerstenzang: "GOP Sen. Snowe sponsoring Iraq withdrawal bill" LINK
ABC News' Teddy Davis: "Oliver Stone to Direct Anti-Iraq War Ad" LINK
Bush Administration agenda and personality:
The Hill's Mike Soraghan: "Three days after guilty plea, Griles ties the knot"LINK
Wall Street Journal's Deborah Solomon: "Treasury Nominee Withdraws"LINK
Doolittle:
Politico: "Doolittle Gives Up Approps Seat"LINK
Wolfowitz:
ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: "'1984' Ad Creator Takes on Wolfowitz"LINK
Pelosi politics:
Wall Street Journal's David Rogers: "Postscript to Pelosi's Syria Trip"LINK
Casting and counting:
New York Times' Bob Driehaus: "Audit Finds Many Faults in Cleveland's '06 Voting"LINK
Political Potpourri:
Newsweek's Michael Hirsh: "A Titanic Task: The next U.S. president will have a tough job turning around the world's opinion of America, a new survey shows." LINK
Politico's Josephine Hearn: "Hispanic Caucus Raises Stakes in PBS Fight" LINK