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May 8, 2007— -- MUST-READS
ABC's Jake Tapper: "Congress Seeks to Define 'Timetable' in Iraq Legislation"LINK
USA Today's Susan Page: "Poll: Clinton rebounds over Obama"LINK
Washington Time's Christina Bellantoni: "Gore backers hold on to cash"LINK
2008:
The Boston Globe's Susan Milligan: "Resisting Sin City, candidates give in to Nevada"LINK
Associated Press: "Voter access to presidential candidates varies widely: But all seek to convey sense of openness"LINK
Vanity Fair's James Wolcott: "The YouTube Election"LINK
2008: Debates:
Washington Post editorial: "Building a Better Debate"LINK
Des Moines Register's David Yepsen: "For better debates: Fewer, later, topic-focused"LINK
Politico's Roger Simon: "Notes from Mars: Why humans hate politics"LINK
2008: Republicans:
Washington Post's Eugene Robinson: "Ten Candidates Wide, But Not Very Deep"LINK
The Arizona Republic's Dan Nowicki: "Different Polls Place Guiliani Far Ahead, Even with McCain"LINK
Washington Times' Donald Lambro: "GOP hopefuls hold edge in favorability"LINK
2008: Republicans: McCain:
The Hotline: "McCain's Political Director Steps Down"LINK
New Hampshire Union Leader's John Distaso: "Dennehy leaves McCain campaign post"LINK
The Hill's Susan Crabtree: "McCain swears off tribal money, but accepts contributions from lobbyists"LINK
Des Moines Register's Thomas Beaumont: "McCain: Public opinion on Iraq can be swayed"LINK
The Hill's Aaron Blake: "McCain strategy memo emphasizes state polls"LINK
2008: Republicans: Romney:
Christian Broadcasting Network's David Brody: "Romney in 2005: Opposed Teaching Intelligent Design in Public Schools"LINK
Boston Herald's Dave Wedge: "Debate boosts Romney's N.H. poll numbers"LINK
Dan Gilgoff in The Boston Globe: "A seat at Romney's table"LINK
Salt Lake Tribune's Thomas Burr: "Romney's Mormon faith takes backseat in campaign"LINK
2008: Republicans: Giuliani:
New York Times' Sarah Wheaton: "Abortion Rises Anew for Giuliani"LINK
Politico's Jonathan Martin: "Giuliani gave to Planned Parenthood"LINK
Washington Post's Richard Cohen: "Start Hedging The Views..."LINK
2008: Republicans: Thompson?
Salon's Michael Scherer: "Fred Thompson's biggest role yet"LINK
2008: Republicans: Hagel?
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: "Hagel Keeps Door Open For Indie Run"LINK
2008: Democrats:
Associated Press' Philip Elliot: "Dean says Dems playing nice-- for now"LINK
The Hartford Courant's David Lightman: "Black Voters Access Field"LINK
2008: Democrats: Clinton:
Chicago Tribune's Rick Pearson: "Clinton won't cede Illinois to Obama"LINK
The Nation's Ari Berman: "Spinning Hillary Centrist"LINK
New York Post columnist John Podhoretz: "No Apologies: Why Hillary will never renounce her war vote"LINK
Washington Post's Anne E. Kornblut and Perry Bacon Jr.: "Comparison To Clinton Is Dismissed: French Counterpart Lacked Substance, Senator's Camp Says"LINK
New York Times' Patrick Healy: "Clinton Stumps in Obama's Backyard"LINK
Chicago Sun-Times' Scott Fornek: "She's at home in Chicago"LINK
Politico's Kenneth P. Vogel "Hillary and EMILY: Much love, little loot"LINK
Rocky Mountain News' M.E. Sprengelmeyer "Where credit's due"LINK
2008: Democrats: Obama:
New York Times' Micheline Maynard: "Obama Criticizes Automakers on Fuel Economy"LINK
Washington Post's Steven Mufson: "Obama Makes Push For Fuel Efficiency"LINK
Chicago Tribune's John McCormick and Mike Dorning: "Obama: Make cars more efficient"LINK
New Hampshire Leader's Jim Devine: "Voters pack Windham house party for Michelle Obama"LINK
Knight Ridder Newspapers' Leonard Pitts Jr.: "Black Enough to Stir Violent Hatreds"LINK
Chicago Sun-Times' Jennifer Hunter: "Even in Detroit, Obama isn't muffled"LINK
2008: Democrats: Edwards:
Associated Press' Mike Glover: "Edwards: Wealth Hasn't Changed Advocacy"LINK
2008: Iraq:
New York Sun's Russell Berman: "GOP Solons May Defect Over Iraq"LINK
New York Times' Dalia Sussman: "By the Numbers: Clinton, Obama and Iraq"LINK
2008: Primary Moves:
Boston Globe columnist Peter S. Canellos: "Florida's primary decision sets dominoes teetering"LINK
2008: South Carolina:
Associated Press' Jim Davenport: "Newcomers Reshape South Carolina's GOP"LINK
2008: Congress:
Roll Call's Erin P. Billings: "Senators Up Early Giving"LINK
Iraq:
Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman and Thomas E. Ricks: September Could Be Key Deadline in War"LINK
Congress:
Washington Post's Shailagh Murray: "Byrd Scales Back but Still Takes Stand"LINK
New York Times' Robin Toner: "For Democrats, New Challenge in Age-Old Rift"LINK
New York Times' Sarah Wheaton: "Pardon Me? A Congressional Pardon?"LINK
Queen's Visit:
Washington Post's Tamara Jones and Roxanne Roberts: "Capital Goes Gaga Over the Queen for a Day"LINK
Washington Post's Neely Tucker and Roxanne Roberts: "White Tie and Tiara"LINK
New York Times' Sheryl Gay Stolberg: "The Queen Visits the White House"LINK
Baltimore Sun's David Nitkin: "Bush a jittery host to queen"LINK
ABC News' Jennifer Parker: "Straining to Catch a Glimpse of the Queen"LINK