The Note's Must-Reads
The first stop in Politics -- It's what you need to know
October 1, 2007— -- 2008: Republicans:
ABC News' JAKE TAPPER: "Christian Conservatives Weigh Abandoning GOP"LINK
Los Angeles Times' Michael Finnegan: "Christian right is split over GOP field"LINK
Union Leader's STEPHEN BEALE: "Right-to-life group hears from GOP candidates"LINK
Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart: "Pink Panic In the GOP"LINK
2008: Republicans: Gingrich Out:
Wall Street Journal's CHRISTOPHER COOPER: "Gingrich Won't Toss Hat in Ring"LINK
Washington Times' Eric Pfeiffer: "'Chance to win"LINK
Associated Press': "Gingrich Says He'd Have Been a Contender"LINK
USA Today's Richard Wolf: "Gingrich, Clinton agree on leading candidates"LINK
2008: Republicans: Giuliani:
New York Times' DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK: "Giuliani Inspires Threat of a Third-Party Run"LINK
New York Times' MARC SANTORA: "Campaign Swing Reveals Trouble Spots for Giuliani"LINK
Politico's Jonathan Martin: "Social conservatives may back 3rd party over Rudy"LINK
New York Magazine's John Heilemann: "General Alarm for Rudy"LINK
New York Post's CARL CAMPANILE: "EX-AIDE DESERTS GIULIANI"LINK
2008: Republicans: McCain:
Associated Press' GLEN JOHNSON: "McCain buoyed by polls, fundraising"LINK
Union Leader's MIKE KALIL: "McCain pushes Social Security, energy reform"LINK
Associated Press: "McCain: I'd Prefer Christian President"LINK
2008: Republicans: Romney:
Newsweek's Jonathan Darman and Lisa Miller: "Mitt's Mission"LINK
Boston Herald's: "Mitt: History will be kind to Bush - partially"LINK
Salon's Michael Scherer: "Mitt Romney's money machine"LINK
2008: Republicans: Thompson:
ABC News' Christine Byun: "Thompson Raises More Than $8 Million in Q3"LINK
ABC News' Christine Byun: "John Rich Joins Thompson on the Trail"LINK
Rocky Mountain News' M.E. Sprengelmeyer: "Thompson meeting skepticism"LINK
Washingon Post's Howard Kurtz: "Out-of-Town Critics Too Tough On Thompson?"LINK
Boston Globe's Michael Kranish: "Early crisis led to dramatic turnaround"LINK
Des Moines Register's THOMAS BEAUMONT: "Unique gay-marriage plan draws lukewarm response"LINK
2008: Republicans: Huckabee:
The Hill's Klaus Marre: "Bill Clinton, Gingrich agree on Huckabee as GOP dark horse"LINK
Concord Monitor's MELANIE ASMAR: "A day of preaching, not politics"LINK
2008: Democrats:
Washington Post's Alec MacGillis: "Candidates Don't Count Unions Out"LINK
Union Leader editorial: "Gravel's got to go: Get the mad uncle off the stage"LINK
Associated Press' ANDREW MIGA: "Kennedy Faces Tough Choice in 2008 Race"LINK
2008: Democrats: Clinton:
Politico's Mike Allen and John F. Harris: "Clinton hits turbulence"LINK
New York Sun's RUSSELL BERMAN: "Clinton Turns on Clinton on Free Trade"LINK
New York Magazine's Jennifer Senior: "The First: Female President, Male First Lady, Former President in the White House"LINK
Los Angeles Times' Dan Morain: "Bay Area gives Clinton a boost"LINK
ABC News' MARY BRUCE: "Bill Clinton: Hillary 'Will Be ... the Decider'"LINK
New York Daily News' MICHAEL McAULIFF: "Torture like Jack Bauer's would be OK, Bill Clinton says"LINK
The Independent's Leonard Doyle: "Clinton's cackle may give opponents the last laugh"LINK
New York Times' Brian Knowlton: "The Other Clinton Heard From"LINK
Washington Post's Editorial: "Sen. Clinton's Empty Table" LINK
Washington Times' Donald Lambro: "Game, set, match . . . for Hillary?"LINK
Boston Globe's J.M. Lawrence: "Clinton woos supporters for Tsongas"LINK
New York Post's CHARLES HURT and JEANE MacINTOSH: "HILLARY'S $30,000 FANS ARE HER 'CULT' FOLLOWING"LINK
2008: Democrats: Obama:
New York Times' CHRISTOPHER DREW and RAYMOND HERNANDEZ: "Loyal Network Backs Obama After His Help"LINK
Boston Globe's Scott Helman: "Obama's backers insist polls belie a buzz they see on trail"LINK
Washington Times' Brian DeBose: "Obama revises plan on tax cuts"LINK
2008: Democrats: Edwards:
Chicago Tribune's Jim Tankersley: "Edwards' strategy: Win early"LINK
2008: Democrats: Richardson:
Associated Press: "Richardson Has Solid Fundraising Quarter"LINK
2008: Democrats: Dodd:
Bloomberg's Margaret Carlson: "Shrunken Head Fuels Courtroom Drama in Dodd's Nuremberg Letters"LINK
Hartford Courant's Bill Curry: "Dodd's Book Reveals A Father To Follow"LINK
Des Moines Register's JOLENE STEVENS: "Dodd offers his plans for rural revitalization"LINK
2008: Bloomberg?
New York Sun's JILL GARDINER: "Mayor Talks of Fiscal 'Lunacy': In England, He Derides Deficit-Friendly Conservatives"LINK
2008: Fundraising:
Time's KAREN TUMULTY: "Show Us the Money"LINK
Washington Post's Matthew Mosk: "Hints of Strong Fundraising Emerge"LINK
2008: Early States:
USA Today's Judy Keen: "Candidates pass up Iowa's littlest county"LINK
Boston Globe's David D'Alessandro: "Massachusetts - a primary pit stop"LINK
2008: Political Ads
USA Today: "Clinton, Romney strategists face off on ads"LINK
Supreme Court:
New York Times' LINDA GREENHOUSE: "Justices Begin Work on a Polarizing New Docket"LINK
Washington Post's Robert Barnes: "Supreme Court to Take On Contentious Cases in New Term"LINK
Associated Press': "Some major cases ahead for this term"LINK
Wall Street Journal's JESS BRAVIN: "New Issues, Familiar Battles"LINK
Justice Thomas:
ABC News' Jan Crawford Greenburg: "Justice Clarence Thomas Speaks Out"LINK
New York Sun's NICHOLAS WAPSHOTT: "Justice Thomas's Remarks May Impact Race in 2008"LINK
USA Today's Joan Biskupic: "Thomas memoir tries to clear 'untruths' about him"LINK
Congress:
Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman: "Taxes, Health Lead Hill Agenda"LINK