The Note's Must-Reads
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December 17, 2007— -- Endorsements:
ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Joe Lieberman's Journey"LINK
New York Times' Katharine Q. Seelye: "Candidates Collect Endorsements in Final Days in Iowa"LINK
ABC News: "Des Moines Register and Boston Globe Split on Top Democrat, But Agree on Republican"LINK
Politico's Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin: "McCain snags endorsements; Rudy retreats"LINK
Des Moines Register's Tony Leys: Calling him a 'winner,' Iowa's first lady backs Edwards"LINK
2008: Republicans: McCain:
Des Moines Register's Tom Witosky: "McCain sees resurgence in his run for president"LINK
2008: Republicans: Paul:
Politico's Kenneth P. Vogel: "Ron Paul becomes $6 million man"LINK
Boston Globe's Michael Levenson: "Ron Paul backers stage Boston Tea Party, raise millions"LINK
2008: Republicans: Huckabee:
Mike Huckabee's "America's Priorities in the War on Terror"LINK
New York Times' Michael Cooper "Candidates Scrambling to Cope With Rise of Huckabee"LINK
Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler and Valerie Bauerlein: "Huckabee Taps Renewed Fervor Of Evangelicals"LINK
Newsweek's Michael Isikoff and Holly Bailey: "A Son's Past Deeds Come Back To Bite Huckabee"LINK
New York Magazine's John Heilemann: "Huckabuchanan"LINK
New York Times' Paul Vitello: "Huckabee Draws Support of Home-School Families"LINK
2008: Republicans: Romney:
Boston Globe's Michael Levenson: "Romney, Huckabee rivalry heats up"LINK
Los Angeles Times' Bob Drogin: "Island tax havens factor into Romney's business success"LINK
Associated Press: "Romney says he will keep campaign promises"LINK
New York Post's Daphne Retter: "Mitt's Misty On Mormons"LINK
Washington Post: "Romney Claims NRA Endorsement He Didn't Receive"LINK
Quad City Times' Ed Tibbetts: "Romney takes underdog role"LINK
2008: Republicans: Giuliani:
Washington Post's Michael D. Shear: "Giuliani Campaign Warms Up to Florida"LINK
Washington Times: "Rudy Giuliani"LINK
New York Post's Carl Campanile: "'SWIFT BOAT' VS. GIULIANI"LINK
New York Daily News' Helen Kennedy: "Women more willing to forgive Monica scandal than Judi Giuliani's trysts "LINK
2008: Republicans: Thompson:
Associated Press: "Fred Thompson has little cash to pursue late Iowa strategy"LINK
2008: Democrats: Clinton:
New York Times' Patrick Healy: "In '08 Race, the Other Clinton Steps Up Publicly"LINK
Boston Globe's Lisa Wangsness and Marcella Bombardieri: "Clinton makes effort to get closer to voters"LINK
USA Today's Jill Lawrence: "New Clinton campaign out to show her likability"LINK
Newsweek's Richard Wolffe: "Calling In a Late Family Intervention"LINK
New York Post's GEOFF EARLE: "CLINTON A HOVER-GIRL IN HILL-O-COPTER"LINK
Concord Monitor's SARAH LIEBOWITZ: "In Arkansas, a political education"LINK
2008: Democrats: Obama:
Chicago Tribune's John McCormick: "For the Obama campaign, the closer is in the family"LINK
Des Moines Iowa's THOMAS BEAUMONT: "Obama: Big embassy in Iraq portrays U.S. as an occupying force"LINK
The Nation's Gary Younge: "The Obama Effect"LINK
New York Times' Maria Aspan: "At Web Site for Journalists, Criticism of a Campaign Article Becomes a Melee"LINK
Chicago Sun Times' ABDON M. PALLASCH: "Strong, silent type"LINK
2008: Democrats: Edwards:
Newsweek's Arian Campo-Flores and Suzanne Smalley: "The Road Warrior"LINK
Associated Press: "Edwards Offers Middle-Class Pitch"LINK
2008: Democrats: Kucinich:
Union Leader's Greta Cuyler: "Kucinich would push peace, health care"LINK
2008: Democrats: Richardson:
Bill Richardson's "A New Realism"LINK
Cedar Rapids Gazette's Erika Binegar: "Richardson pushes education ideas in Iowa City"LINK
Des Moines Register's Mason Kerns: "Richardson pledges to step up campaign"LINK
2008: Democrats: Biden:
Des Moines Register's Abby Simons: "Expertise in foreign policy a requirement, Biden argues"LINK
2008: Early States:
Washington Post's Libby Copeland: "Caucus Math 101: Bring a Calculator"LINK
Des Moines Register's Shirley Ragsdale: "'Practice makes perfect' applies to caucuses, too"LINK
2008: First Ladies:
Washington Times' Andrea Billups: "Spouses lend savvy to '08 race"LINK
Bush Administration:
Reuters: "Bolton criticizes Bush foreign policy: magazine"LINK