The Note's Must-Reads
The first stop in Politics -- It's what you need to know
August 3, 2007— -- 2008: Republicans:
Bloomberg's Heidi Przybyla: "Romney, Giuliani Change Their Tone on Bush's Iraq Troop Buildup"LINK
Minneapolis Star Tribune's Randy Furst and Pat Doyle: "Republicans get ready for a real convention"LINK
The State's Aaron Gould Sheinin: "GOP hopefuls seize on Clyburn's Iraq comments"LINK
2008: Republicans: Giuliani:
New York Daily News' David Saltontsall: "Rudy says feel my pain"LINK
2008: Republicans: McCain:
New York Sun's Josh Gerstein: "McCain and Feingold in a Divorce"LINK
2008: Republicans: Romney:
Washington Post's Michael Gerson: "What Matters About Romney's Religion"LINK
Quad City Times' Dan Gearino: "GOP misdeeds upset Romney"LINK
2008: Republicans: Fred Thompson:
New York Times' Michael Cooper and Aron Pilhofer: "A Look at the Fund-Raising of a G.O.P. Noncandidate"LINK
2008: Republicans: Tommy Thompson:
Quad City Times' Ed Tibbetts: "Tommy Thompson scoffs at 'poll-skippers'"LINK
2008: Republicans: Huckabee:
Associated Press: "Huckabee's campaign flubs Obama's name"LINK
Des Moines Register's Jared Strong: "Huckabee sees small crowd, strong support"LINK
2008: Republicans: Paul:
Associated Press' Liz Austin Peterson: "Ron Paul Remains Longshot for GOP Nom "LINK
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Jerome L. Sherman: "Texas congressman brings presidential campaign to hometown"LINK
2008: Democrats:
Washington Times' Donald Lambro: "Democratic leaders close gap in early states"LINK
Washington Post's John Cohen and Dan Balz: "Three Top Democrats Share Lead In Iowa Poll"LINK
Washington Post's Jose Antonio Vargas: "'Net Roots' Event Becomes Democrats' Other National Convention"LINK
2008: Democrats: Clinton:
New York Times'Anne E. Kornblut: "Clinton Demurs On Obama's Nuclear Stance"LINK
New York Daily News' Michael Saul: "A Hamp-ton of money"LINK
2008: Democrats: Obama:
Boston Globe's James W. Pindell: "N.H.'s Episcopal bishop backs Obama's run"LINK
The Hill's Aaron Blake: "2008 and counting: Obama in stormy international waters"LINK
New York Times' Jeff Zeleny and Patrick Healy: "Nuclear Weapons Comment Puts Obama on the Defensive"LINK
Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "Obama rules out nukes in terror war"LINK
LA Times' Glenn Thrush: "Nuclear reaction to Obama's remarks"LINK
New York Daily News' Michael McAuliff and Michael Saul: "Barack stumbles over nukes question"LINK
2008: Democrats: Edwards:
Washington Post's Pocketbook Issues: "Edwards Urges Fellow Democrats To Reject Murdoch's Money"LINK
New York Daily News' Greg Wilson: "Edwards: Reject Rupert"LINK
New York Sun's Ryan Sager: "Muzzling Murdoch?"LINK
2008: Democrats: Richardson:
The Hill's Aaron Blake: "Richardson's latest ad keeps him on a roll"LINK
Quad City Times' Ed Tibbetts: "Richardson pushes a tough oil policy"LINK
2008: Daily Kos:
Wall Street Journal's Amy Schatz: "Blogger Event Draws Democrats"LINK
Chicago Tribune's John McCormick: "Dems go where the blogs are"LINK
Washington Post's E.J. Dionne: "The Rise of Kos"LINK
2008: First Ladies:
Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan: "Advice for the ladies who seek to become first lady"LINK
2008: Campaign Costs:
USA Today's Fredreka Schouten: "Bill could hike travel costs on campaign trail"LINK
Iraq:
Washington Post's Sudarsan Raghavan: "Maliki's Impact Blunted By Own Party's Fears"LINK
Washington Times' S.A. Miller: "Democrats need 'monumental' progress in Iraq"LINK
New York Times' David S. Cloud: "Gates Offers Blunt Review of Progress in Iraq "LINK
New York Times' Carl Hulse: "House Votes to Ensure Leave for Forces in Iraq"LINK
Rice Trip:
New York Times' Helene Cooper and Steven Erlanger: "Rice Backs Appointed Palestinian Premier and Mideast Democracy"LINK
New York Times' Robin Wright: "Another Tour Ends Without Solid Plans On Mideast Peace"LINK
Bush Administration:
Washington Times' Joseph Curl: "Bush sees taxes in Democrats' spending"LINK
New York Times' Neil A. Lewis: "White House Aide Won't Answer Questions of a Senate Panel"LINK
Washington Post's Michael Abramowitz and Jonathan Weisman: "Hill, White House Draw Battle Lines"LINK
New York Times' Sheryl Gay Stolberg: "Bush Sends Warning Meant for Syria: Don't Meddle in Lebanon"LINK
The Hill's Kevin Bogardus: "Lobbyists, Democrats pressure Bush, Pakistan government for fair elections "LINK
Washington Post's Carol D. Leonnig and Ellen Nakashima: "Ruling Limited Spying Efforts"LINK
Boston Globe's Charlie Savage: "Bush urges Congress to pass wiretap bill"LINK
Tillman Investigation:
Associated Press: "White House OKs Tillman interviews"LINK
Congress:
Wall Street Journal's Greg Hitt: "Pelosi Pulling Together Energy Bill"LINK
The Hill's Manu Raju: "Ethics bill is bound for White House "LINK
New York Times' John M. Broder: "Congress Is Getting Ready to Debate Energy Bill"LINK
Politico's Patrick O'Connor: "House erupts in chaos"LINK
Washington Times' S.A. Miller: "Senate approves ethics bill that limits lobbyists, pork"LINK
New York Times' Paul Krugman: "A Test for Democrats"LINK
Immigration:
New York Times' Julia Preston: "In Increments, Senate Revisits Immigrant Bill "LINK
Los Angeles Times' Nicole Gaouette: "GOP bill focuses on border enforcement"LINK