The Note's Must-Reads

The first stop in Politics -- It's what you need to know

June 22, 2007— -- 2008: Republicans: Giuliani:

Time's David Von Drehle: "Will Rudy's Get-Tough Image Backfire?"LINK

Des Moines Register's "Giuliani says he'd shrink federal workforce"LINK

Bloomberg's Catherine Dodge and Henry Goldman: "Giuliani, Once a White-Collar Crime Fighter, Courts Wall Street"LINK

2008: Republicans: McCain:

Boston Globe's Scot Lehigh: "McCain vs. Biden"LINK

Michael Gerson in the Washington Post: "Courage at a Cost"LINK

2008: Republicans: Romney:

Boston Globe's Stephanie Ebbert and Scott Helman: "Romney aide is the focus of probe"LINK

Associated Press: "Romney calls for a new strategy on terror"LINK

Denver Post's Karen E. Crummy: "Romney cites U.S. strengths"LINK

Boston Globe columnist Wayne Woodlief: "False advertising can't sell Romney: Voters shopping for core values"LINK

2008: Bloomberg?

New York Sun's Gary Shapiro: "Bloomberg Could Win, Experts Say"LINK

New York Daily News' David Saltonstal: "Hit by a bloom-in' earthquake"LINK

2008: Democrats: Clinton:

Los Angeles Times' Rosa Brooks: "Hillary's tone-deaf campaign"LINK

Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan: "What's Not to Like: The soft side, and the underside, of Hillary Clinton's campaign"LINK

New York Post's Kenneth Lovett: "'SILVIO' PASSED ON HILLARY AD"LINK

2008: Democrats: Obama:

Chicago Sun-Times Susan Hogan: "Obama's liberal church under the microscope"LINK

New York Daily News' Helen Kennedy: "Obama breaks bread with $25 Bronx donor"LINK

Associated Press' Alan Fram: "Achievers' support not enough for Obama"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Dan Morain: "Calif. backers start PAC for Obama"LINK

2008: Democrats: Edwards:

New York Times' Leslie Wayne: "In Aiding Poor, Edwards Built Bridge to 2008"LINK

The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Edwards predicting big second-quarter drop-off"LINK

ABC News' Raelyn Johnson and Eloise Harper: "Kids Say The Darndest Things"LINK

2008: Democrats: Biden:

ABC News' Teddy Davis: "Dem Troubles Stem from Overpromising on Iraq"LINK

2008: Democrats: Gore?

The Hill's Alexander Bolton: "Gore's 2000 team stays on sidelines"LINK

2008: Nader?

New York Times' Katharine Seelye: "Nader Weighs Another Run for President"LINK

2008: Left & Right:

Washington Post's E. J. Dionne Jr.: "'The Left' Moves Front and Center"LINK

Washington Times' Ralph Z. Hallow: "Right seeks next wave of leaders"LINK

2008: Congress:

Los Angeles Times' Don Frederick: "Renegade Joe"LINK

Fired U.S. Attorneys:

ABC News' Patrick O'Connor: "Partisan bickering erupts over website"LINK

Washington Post's Amy Goldstein and Dan Eggen: "Senators Deride Justice Reassignments"LINK

Guantanamo Bay:

Washington Post's Josh White and Robin Wright: "Guantanamo Splits Administration"LINK

Immigration:

Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "Grassley admits amnesty mistake"LINK

Houston Chronicle's Michelle Mittelstadt: "Hutchison to vote against reviving stalled immigration bill"LINK

Bush Administration:

The Hill's Susan Crabtree: "White House contempt"LINK

Newsweek's Marcus Mabry: "How Low Can He Go?"LINK

New York Sun's Josh Gerstein: "Cheney Refused an Inspection for Security"LINK

Congress:

Politico's John Bresnahan: "McHenry pushes $129K earmark for X-mas tree foundation"LINK

ABC News' Matthew Jaffe: "Seersucker-Suited Senators Dress for Success"LINK

Wall Street Journal's Sarah Lueck, Jesse Drucker and Brody Mullins: "Congress Hunts For Tax Targets Among the Rich"LINK

"Sicko"

ABC News' Molly Frances Norris and Tara Woodside: "'Sicko' Raises Hope for a Cure"LINK

Washington Post: "Moore Says Weinstein Wanted Clinton Scene Cut"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar: "'Sicko' leaves top Democrats ill at ease"LINK

Washington Post's Mary Ann Akers: "Michael Moore's Sicko So Meano To Hillary"LINK

USA Today's Anthony Breznican: "Michael Moore is toning down his act. Will his critics buy it?"LINK