The Note's Must-Reads
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December 20, 2007— -- ABC News/Washington Post Poll:
ABC News' Gary Langer: "POLL: Religion Drives Iowa GOP Race, Lifting Huckabee Into the Lead"LINK
Washington Post's Jon Cohen and Chris Cillizza: "Surging Huckabee Takes Lead in Iowa Over Romney"LINK
Wall Street Journal Poll:
Wall Street Journal's John Harwood: "Ahead of Iowa, Republican Race Is Wide Open"LINK
2008: Republicans: Huckabee:
ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Iowa's Holy War"LINK
Des Moines Register's LISA ROSSI: "Huckabee defends granting clemencies"LINK
Associated Press: "Huckabee criticized for meth bill"LINK
Weekly Standard's Dean Barnett: "To Be or Huckabee"LINK
ABC News' KEVIN CHUPKA: "Huckabee's Marathon: From Rotund to Runner"LINK
2008: Republicans: Romney:
New York Times' MICHAEL LUO: "As Voting Nears, Romney Shifts Political Narrative"LINK
Des Moines Register's GRANT SCHULTE: "Romney defends administration's use of wiretaps"LINK
Associated Press: "Romney aligns himself with Bush in Iowa"LINK
Des Moines Register's ERIN CRAWFORD: "Tearful Romney may be eyeing image, experts say"LINK
2008: Republicans: McCain:
New York Sun's SETH GITELL: "In a Rare Move, Kissinger Endorses McCain"LINK
Boston Globe's Sasha Issenberg: "McCain embraces laid-back approach to office"LINK
Associated Press: "McCain alleges illegal push polling"LINK
Salon's Tim Grieve: "McCain's last stand?"LINK
2008: Republicans: Giuliani:
Los Angeles Times: Breaking News: Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in Missouri"LINK
ABC News' Jan Simmonds: "Giuliani: Early Primaries are 'Uncharted Territory'"LINK
New York Times' MICHAEL COOPER and MARJORIE CONNELLY: "Giuliani Has Decided to Zag While the Other Candidates Zig"LINK
Boston Globe's Brian C. Mooney: "Sinking Giuliani looks past N.H."LINK
Los Angeles Times' Robin Abcarian: "Falling polls lead Giuliani to retool his campaign plans"LINK
New York Daily News' DAVID SALTONSTALL: "Rudy Giuliani sliding in polls"LINK
2008: Republicans: Paul:
ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf: "Paul Entices College Supporters Not to Skip Town for the Holidays"LINK
Associated Press: "Paul Keeps White Supremacist Donation"LINK
Union Leader's TRENT SPINER: "Ron Paul says he would eliminate income tax"LINK
2008: Republicans: Thompson:
New York Times' Cate Doty: "Thompson Picks Up the Pace Across Iowa"LINK
Politico's Roger Simon: "Fred Thompson: Lazy as charged"LINK
Des Moines Register's BILL THEOBALD: "Thompson delivers dose of bitter medicine"LINK
2008: Republicans: Tancredo:
Rocky Mountain News' M.E. Sprengelmeyer: ""Slim" chance Tancredo will remain in presidential race"LINK
2008: Republicans:
The Hill's Susan Crabtree: "Republicans try to win back the women's vote"LINK
2008: Democrats: Clinton:
New York Times' Matt Bai: "The Clinton Referendum"LINK
ABC News' CYNTHIA McFADDEN, MELINDA ARONS and KATIE ESCHERICH: "Clinton to Her Critics: 'They Can Say Whatever They Want'"LINK
New York Times' DON VAN NATTA Jr., JO BECKER and MIKE McINTIRE: "In Charity and Politics, Clinton Donors Overlap"LINK
Washington Post's Lois Romano: "Will Enough Men Stand By This Woman?"LINK
Los Angeles Times' Peter Nicholas: "Clinton toeing the line of campaign negativity"LINK
Washington Times' Donald Lambro: "Hillary supporter slams campaign"LINK
Union Leader's GARRY RAYNO: "Clintons launching New Hampshire campaign blitz"LINK
Christian Science Monitor's Linda Feldmann: "Candidate Clinton goes public with her private faith"LINK
2008: Democrats: Obama:
The Hill's Alexander Bolton and Brittney Moraski: "Lobbyists on Obama's '08 payroll"LINK
New York Times' RAYMOND HERNANDEZ and CHRISTOPHER DREW: "Obama's Vote in Illinois Was Often Just 'Present'"LINK
Associated Press: "Kerrey apologizes to Obama over remark"LINK
Union Leader's CAROL ROBIDOUX: "Obama cites need for change"LINK
2008: Democrats: Richardson:
Concord Monitor's MEG HECKMAN: "Primary nearing, he shifts agenda to Iraq"LINK
2008: Democrats: Kucinich:
Associated Press: "Rep. Kucinich's Brother Found Dead"LINK
2008: Democrats: Biden:
Los Angeles Times' Louise Roug: "She only has ayes for Biden"LINK
2008: Democrats:
New York Times' PATRICK HEALY: "Obama and Clinton Touch On International Matters"LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "For moneyed Dems, Iowa still urgent"LINK
Presidential Election:
Karl Rove's "The Endless Campaign"LINK
Newsweek's Howard Fineman: "The Long Haul"LINK
Associated Press: "Former Rep. McKinney seeks presidency"LINK
Presidential Candidates:
New York Sun's Nicholas Wapshott: "With Talk of Edwards Love Child, Mud Fight Begins"LINK
Campaign Commercials:
Washington Post's Howard Kurtz: "Candidates Step In From the Cold"LINK
2008: Early States:
Union Leader's Garry Rayno: "Polls show McCain gains"LINK
Associated Press: "Maryland primaries open to 17-year-olds"LINK
Political Groups:
USA Today's Fredreka Schouten: "Outside groups seek inside track to White House"LINK