The Note's Must-Reads
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August 13, 2007— -- Bush Administration agenda:
Wall Street Journal:"Karl Rove to Resign At the End of August"LINK
Wall Street Journal's PAUL A. GIGOT:"The Mark of Rove"LINK
Associated Press' BEN FELLER:"Bush, Sarkozy Pledge Close Ties"LINK
The Roll Call's Nathan L. Gonzales:"White House Cash Likely to Diminish"LINK
2008: Politics of Business:
Wall Street Journal's GREG IP:"Fed Ex-Chief Greenspan To Advise Deutsche Bank"LINK
2008: Presidential Campaign:
New York Times' MIKE McINTIRE:"Yes, the Fund-Raising Records Fell, Just Not as Far"LINK
New York Times:"Republicans' Debated YouTube Forum Is Back On"LINK
Washington Post's Matthew Mosk:"In Fundraising's Murky Corners"LINK
Associated Press' HOLLY RAMER:"Candidates See Themselves in TR"LINK
Associated Press:"Today's candidates quote Teddy Roosevelt"LINK
2008: U.S. Troops:
Des Moines Register's WILLIAM PETROSKI:"Army may ditch its new building"LINK
2008: U.S. Politics:
Reuters:"Reuters' Political Summary"LINK
Washington Post's James V. Grimaldi:"Ney's Chief of Staff Wore Wire, Was Key To Boss's Conviction"LINK
The Roll Call's John Stanton:"Leaders Holding Ethics Bill"LINK
2008: Middle East:
Washington Post's Pamela Constable:"Unearthing Anguish In a Troubled Land"LINK
Associated Press' Jason Straziuso:"In Kabul, Musharraf Warns of Regional Extremism"LINK
Reuters:"Afghan Forces Thwart Taliban Attack, Kill Nine"LINK
Los Angeles Times' Laura King:"Battles raging in remotest Pakistan"LINK
Los Angeles Times' Alexandra Zavis:"Baqubah is still 'a work in progress"LINK
Associated Press' STEVEN R. HURST:"Iraqi Sunni Claims 'Genocide Campaign"LINK
Associated Press:"Afghan Clash Kills 9 Taliban, 5 Police"LINK
New York Times' STEPHEN FARRELL:"Troops Shelter an Unlikely Survivor in Baghdad"LINK
2008: Primaries:
Union Leader:"Primary position: New Hampshire stays first"LINK
Concord Monitor's SARAH LIEBOWITZ:"Criticized voting system is used in New Hampshire"LINK
2008: Republicans: F. Thompson:
New York Times' BRIAN STELTER:"If Thompson Runs for President, Don't Look for Him in Reruns"LINK
2008: Republicans: Huckabee:
Salon's Michael Scherer""From tears to cheers: Huckabee's surprise second in Iowa"LINK
Wall Street Journal's JACKIE CALMES:"Huckabee, Iowa Poll's Real Winner?"LINK
New York Times' ADAM NAGOURNEY:"For a Joke-Telling Candidate, a Second-Place Finish"LINK
Chicago Tribune's Rick Pearson and John McCormick:"Huckabee makes hay of straw poll"LINK
Des Moines Register's THOMAS BEAUMONT:"Huckabee faces pressure to lure voters after win"LINK
2008: Republicans: T. Thompson:
Associated Press:"Tommy Thompson Drops Presidential Bid"LINK
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza:"Tommy Thompson Leaves Race After Poor Showing in Iowa Poll"LINK
2008: Republicans: Romney:
Los Angeles Times' Michael Finnegan:"Romney faces fierce fight for the right"LINK
The Washington Times' Eric Pfeiffer:"Romney: Iowa win proves voter appeal"LINK
2008: Republicans: Giuliani:
Boston Globe's Brian C. Mooney:"Giuliani continues his conservative shift"LINK
2008: Democrats:
ABC News' Teddy Davis: "Obama Camp Paints Clinton as Backing 'Symbolic Insult' to Gays"LINK
2008: Democrats: Richardson:
Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart:"Wrong Answer, Governor"LINK
2008: Democrats: Edwards:
Politico's BEN SMITH:"Edwards daughter took Murdoch money"LINK
2008: Democrats: Clinton:
Boston Globe's Campaign Notebook:"Clinton backlash is feared"LINK
Associated Press' RON FOURNIER:"Clinton a Drag? Dems Fear Her Negatives"LINK
The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni:"Clinton-Obama clash raises experience issue"LINK
The Boston Herald's Staff and Wires:"Dems fear Hillary is too polarizing for much of U.S."LINK
2008: Democrats: Obama:
The Roll Call's Lauren W. Whittington:"Daschle: Obama Counselor"LINK
2008: Politics of national security:
Washington Post's Mary Beth Sheridan:"Upkeep Of Security Devices A Burden"LINK
Washington Post's Darryl Fears:"U.S. Anti-Terrorism Laws Hold Up Asylum Seekers"LINK
The Washington Times' Jerry Seper:"States urged to send border troops"LINK
Human Rights Campaign forum:
Chicago Tribune's Howard Witt:"Anti-hate law shifts to debate on gays"LINK
Iowa Republican Straw Poll:
Washington Post's Michael D. Shear and Dan Balz:"Iowans Feel Snubbed, but Will It Matter?"LINK
Des Moines Register's LISA ROSSI:"Young campaign workers troll Iowa for support"LINK