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October 25, 2007— -- 2008: Republicans:

Boston Globe's Michael Kranish: "Candidates rap Congress on Schiavo"LINK

Savannah Morning News' Larry Peterson: "Giuliani, Thompson pace local fundraising"LINK

2008: Republicans: Giuliani:

ABC News' Jan Simmonds: "Giuliani Leaves Door Open to Waterboarding"LINK

ABC News' MARCUS BARAM: "FBI Agent: Mob Discussed Killing Giuliani"LINK

ABC News' Jan Simmonds: "Brownback to Meet with Giuliani"LINK

New York Times' MICHAEL COOPER and MARC SANTORA: "Mideast Hawks Help to Develop Giuliani Policy"LINK

New York Times' ALAN FEUER: "Bronx Jeers for Giuliani, Now Rooting for the Red Sox"LINK

New York Times' MICHAEL COOPER: "Giuliani Questioned on Torture"LINK

Associated Press: "Giuliani Talks Tough on Immigration"LINK

Wall Street Journal's DANIEL HENNINGER: "Rudy?"LINK

USA Today's Susan Page: "Giuliani says he's a 'coast-to-coast candidate'"LINK

The Hill's Alexander Bolton: "Brownback to meet Rudy"LINK

Union Leader's John DiStaso: "Rudy just doesn't get it"LINK

New York Post's MURRAY WEISS: "MOB WANTED TO WHACK"LINK

2008: Republicans: Huckabee:

New York Times' GAIL COLLINS: "Who Doesn't ? Huckabee?"LINK

Wall Street Journal's Susan Davis: "Truth Squad Snares Huckabee"LINK

Associated Press: "Iowa Gives Huckabee a Second Look"LINK

Dallas Morning News' Editorial: "Low-key Huckabee on the rise"LINK

2008: Republicans: McCain:

New York Times' Jim Rutenberg: "McCain Makes the Most of Debate One-Liner"LINK

New York Times' JIM RUTENBERG: "McCain Reflects on P.O.W. Past, and Goes After Clinton"LINK

Associated Press: "McCain Suggests Boosting Arab Ties"LINK

Associated Press: "McCain Mocks Clinton's Woodstock Project"LINK

New York Sun's RUSSELL BERMAN: "McCain Skips a Key Vote on Immigration"LINK

Des Moines Register's TOM WITOSKY: "McCain: Aid nations that fight terrorism"LINK

2008: Republicans: Romney:

ABC News' Matt Stuart: "Romney Launches "Business World" Ad"LINK

New York Times' Chris Suellentrop: "Romney, Realized"LINK

Associated Press: "Romney Wants All Delegates Seated"LINK

The State's JOHN O'CONNOR: "Government needs upgrade"LINK

2008: Republicans: Tancredo:

ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf: "Tancredo has World Series wager for Romney"LINK

2008: Republicans: Thompson:

New York Times' Michael Luo: "The Thompson Sound Effects"LINK

Politico's Kenneth P. Vogel: "Fred's home-state bundler oversaw fined GOP"LINK

Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "A call to end illegals' refuges"LINK

2008: Democrats:

Wall Street Journal's ANNE MARIE CHAKER: "Parsing Candidates' Student-Loan Proposals"LINK

2008: Democrats: Biden:

Cedar Fall Courier's CHARLOTTE EBY: "Abolish tax cuts to fund health care"LINK

2008: Democrats: Clinton:

ABC News' Eloise Harper: "Clinton Pays Tribute to the Women Before Her"LINK

Associated Press: "Clinton Wants Better Family Policies"LINK

Poltico's Ben Smith: "Stopping Hillary from the left"LINK

Wall Street Journal's Jackie Calmes: "The Clinton Train: Leaving the Station?"LINK

Washington Times' Daniel Gallington: "The 'best qualified'"LINK

Newsweek's Jonathan Darman: "A Prince of the Female Gender"LINK

Des Moines Register's JENNIFER JACOBS: "Clinton exhorts women to aim high, speak out"LINK

Des Moines Register: "Clinton defends taking money from lobbyists"LINK

New York Daily News' HEIDI EVANS: "Hillary Clinton: My life at 60"LINK

Chicago Sun Times'Jennifer Hunter: "Hillary doing well with 'really macho' unions"LINK

2008: Democrats: Dodd:

ABC News' Donna Hunter: "For Senator Dodd White Hair Equals Hard Work"LINK

Des Moines Register's LISA ROSSI: "Shop is real, barbers aren't in Dodd adLINK

Associated Press: "Dodd's Iowa move recalls Lieberman 2004 strategy"LINK

2008: Democrats: Edwards:

ABC News' Raelyn Johnson: "Edwards Talks About Urgency in his Campaign"LINK

New York Times' CHRISTINE HAUSER: "Almost Stealing the Show but Selling Her Husband"LINK

Associated Press: "Environmental Group Backing Edwards"LINK

New York Sun's JOSH GERSTEIN: "Edwards's Bid for Favor Of Hunters Draws Fire"LINK

Des Moines Register's ABBY SIMONS: "Edwards spotlights natural resources"LINK

2008: Democrats: Gravel:

Washington Square News' Cat Contiguglia: "Gravel talks politics and protein at NYU"LINK

2008: Democrats: Obama:

ABC News' Sunlen Miller: "Obama Asked about Obama-Gore '08 Ticket"LINK

ABC News' Sunlen Miller: "Change of Program: Obama Campaign Adds Gay Minister to Gospel Tour"LINK

New York Times' Katharine Q. Seelye: "Obama Adds Openly Gay Minister to Concert"LINK

Washington Post's David S. Broder: "Trying Times for the Obama Faithful"LINK

Boston Globe's Marcella Bombardieri: "Obama luring ex-Bill Clinton aides"LINK

Boston Globe's Joan Vennochi: "Hoping for change"LINK

USA Today's Martha T. Moore: "Obama fights to overcome view he's inexperienced"LINK

Chicago Sun Times' Lynn Sweet: "Obama attempts balancing act"LINK

2008: Democrats: Richardson:

Los Angeles Times' Scott Martelle: "Richardson pitches Latin American plan"LINK

Las Cruces Sun News' Steve Ramirez: "Governor to unveil proposed health insurance plan"LINK

Concord Monitor's MEG HECKMAN: "Richardson altered his war stance"LINK

Presidential Campaigns:

New York Times' Katharine Q. Seelye: "The Women Behind the Scenes"LINK

Newsweek's Howard Fineman: "A Small-Town Campaign"LINK

Campaign Paraphernalia:

New York Times' STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM: "Their Looks for Fall 2008"LINK

Presidential Candidates:

Washington Times' Barry Casselman: "The 2008 list"LINK

2008: Early States:

Politico's Roger Simon: "New Hampshire's turn as leader may be up"LINK

Iran:

Washington Post's Dan Balz: "Iran Becomes an Issue In Democratic Contest"LINK

Healthcare:

Los Angeles Times' Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Janet Hook: "Voters favor Democratic ideas to mend healthcare"LINK

Bloomberg's Aliza Marcus: "Democrats Have Advantage on Health, Boosting Clinton, Poll Says"LINK

The Hill's Jeffrey Young, Jackie Kucinich and Jonathan E. Kaplan: "Democrats tweak SCHIP in effort to override veto"LINK

Political Humor:

ABC News' RICK KLEIN: "No Joke: Colbert's Campaign May Run Afoul of Law"LINK