The Note's Must-Reads
The first stop in Politics -- It's what you need to know
July 17, 2007 -- 2008: Fundraising:
ABC News' Rick Klein: "Middle-Income Americans Giving Big"LINK
USA Today's Fredreka Schouten: "GOP hopefuls outspending Dems so far"LINK
Los Angeles Times' James Gerstenzang: "GOP lags Democrats in fundraising"LINK
Associated Press' Glen Johnson: "Romney Spends It Faster Than He Gets It"LINK
Dallas Morning News' Wayne Slater: "Giuliani outraises candidates in Texas"LINK
New York Daily News' Michael Saul and Michael McAuliff: "Bam steals Hil show in young Tinseltown"LINK
The New York Times' David D. Kirkpatrick, Mike McIntire and Jeff Zeleny: "Obama's Camp Cultivates Crop in Small Donors"LINK
The Chicago Tribune's Mike Dorning and John McCormick: "White House field spends early and often"LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Brody Mullins: "Private Equity Gives More to Republicans"LINK
2008: Republicans:
The Boston Globe's Peter S. Canellos: "Riding the antiabortion tide"LINK
2008: Republicans: Giuliani:
New York Daily News' Helen Kennedy: "Hit parody on Net leaves Rudy red"LINK
2008: Republicans: Romney:
Politico's Kenneth P. Vogel: "Romney spent $300 on makeup 'consulting'"LINK
2008: Republicans: McCain:
Politico's Roger Simon: "McCain promises to fight on"LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Mary Jacoby: "Firms Tied to Campaign Manager Received 10% of McCain's Budget"LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Mark Z. Barabak: "McCain loses more campaign staffers"LINK
2008: Republicans: Huckabee:
Stephen Media Group's Aaron Sadler: "Huckabee touts momentum, not money"LINK
2008: Republicans: Brownback:
Witchita Eagle's David Goldstein: "Brownback campaign is slow to catch fire"LINK
The Associated Press: "Brownback announces SC campaign leadership"LINK
2008: Democrats:
USA Today's Jill Lawrence: "Democratic candidates quick to tout Iraq ideas"LINK
2008: Democrats: Clinton:
Los Angeles Times' Dan Morain: "He backs Clinton; her backers help him"LINK
Newsdays' Glenn Thrush: "Clinton taps supporters from entertainment world"LINK
2008: Democrats: Obama:
Washington Post's David Nakamura: "Fenty Plans to Endorse Obama"LINK
Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet: "Washington Mayor Fenty to endorse Obama"LINK
Washington Post's Anne E. Kornblut and Perry Bacon Jr.: "Obama Faces the Test Dean Failed: Broadening Support"LINK
2008: Democrats: Edwards:
Washington Post's Perry Bacon Jr.: "On Tour to Highlight Poverty, Edwards Tries to Shift Race's Focus"LINK
McClatchy News Service's Rob Christensen: "Edwards takes campaign to America's rural poor"LINK
The Clarion-Ledger's Natalie Chandler: "Edwards visits poultry workers"LINK
2008: Democrats: Dodd:
Hartford Courant's David Lightman: "Cost Of Dodd's Hunt Is More Than He Gathers"LINK
Union Leader's John Distaso: "Dodd tells front runners the race can still change"LINK
2008: Bloomberg?
New York Daily News' Michael Saul and Kirsten Danis: "Middle America no fan of Bloomberg's liberal stances"LINK
2008: Polls:
Associated Press' Liz Sidoti: "AP Poll: GOP pick is 'none of the above'"LINK
2008: Congress:
Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet: "Ex-factor hurts Hastert in the pocketbook"LINK
Vitter Scandal:
Washington Post's Dana Milbank: "Sex and the Conservative"LINK
The New York Times' Adam Nossiter: "Senator Apologizes Again for Link to Prostitution Inquiry"LINK
Politics of Iraq:
The New York Times' Carl Hulse: "Democrats Plan to Keep Senate in Session All Night for Iraq Vote"LINK
The Washington Post's Karen DeYoung: "Exit Strategies"LINK
The Washington Times' Betsy Pisik: "Ban presses U.S. to use 'caution' in leaving Iraq"LINK
Bush Administration:
The New York Times' Helene Cooper: "Bush to Bolster Abbas and Push for Peace Talks"LINK
New York Daily News' Kenneth Bazinet: "Bush pledges $190M in aid to Abbas as Hamas slumps"LINK