The Note's Must-Reads
The first stop in Politics -- It's what you need to know
May 7, 2008— -- 2008: Indiana & North Carolina:
ABC News' Jennifer Parker: "Clinton Squeaks Indiana Victory; Obama Decisively Wins N.C." LINK
ABC News' Gary Langer: "EXIT POLL: White Working-Class vs. Change in Indiana; Blacks Lift Obama to N.C. Victory" LINK
The New York Times' Jeff Zeleny: "Obama Wins North Carolina Decisively; Clinton Takes Indiana by Slim Margin" LINK
The New York Times' Jim Rutenberg: "After Making an Early Call, CBS Keeps a Lonely Stand" LINK
The New York Times' Monica Davey: "Results From an Indiana County Kept Democrats Waiting" LINK
The Washington Post's Dan Balz and Shailagh Murray: "Obama Is Decisive Winner in N.C.; Clinton Ekes Out Victory in Indiana - Former First Lady Vows to Continue Despite a Widening Delegate Gap" LINK
The Washington Post's Libby Copeland: "For Hoosier Democrats, Endless Laps On a Racetrack" LINK
The Politico's Michael Calderone: "As results trickle in, CBS remains silent" LINK
The Politico's David Paul Kuhn: "What happened in Ind. and N.C." LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Nick Timiraos and Matt Phillips: "Candidates Look to Final Five States And Puerto Rico for Victory" LINK
The Boston Globe's Scott Helman and Joseph P. Williams: "A big rebound for Obama - Senator rolls to N.C. victory, loses closely to Clinton in Ind." LINK
USA Today's Susan Page: "Obama expands his lead; Clinton says she'll fight on" LINK
USA Today's Fredreka Schouten: "N.C. first-time voters, African-Americans assist Obama" LINK
The Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "Obama wins big in N. Carolina; Clinton squeaks win in Indiana" LINK
The Boston Herald's Jules Crittenden: "Ain't over yet!" LINK
The New York Daily news' Celeste Katz and David Saltonstall: "Barack Obama wins North Carolina, Hillary Clinton squeaks by in Indiana" LINK
The Indianapolis Star's Mary Beth Schneider and Maureen Groppe: "Clinton squeaks by Obama in Indiana" LINK
The Evansville Courier & Press' (IN) Thomas B. Langhorne: "Clinton's lead holds in a squeaker as Lake County votes trickle in" LINK
The Charlotte Observer's Jim Morrill: "N.C. lifts Obama - Heavy support from Charlotte, Triangle assures Obama's victory" LINK
The Washington Post's Dana Milbank: "Waiting for the Game to Change" LINK
2008: Democrats:
The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "Among undecideds, superdelegates now outnumber pledged" LINK
The Washington Times' Sean Lengell: "Michigan Democrats to ponder delegate issue" LINK
2008: Clinton:
The New York Times' Adam Nagourney: "Options Dwindling for Clinton" LINK
The New York Times' John M. Broder: "Clinton Vows to Continue Her Run" LINK
The Washington Post's Perry Bacon Jr. and Anne E. Kornblut: "Clinton Aides Doubtful About Future - Candidate Renews Efforts to Get Party to Admit Michigan, Florida Votes" LINK
The Politico's Roger Simon: "Clinton desperate for super turnaround" LINK
The Politico's Mike Allen: "Clinton pushes new math" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Peter Wallsten: "Clinton's next move may be to prolong the path to nomination" LINK
Time Magazine's Michael Scherer: "Clinton's Hard Road Gets Harder" LINK
Newsweek Magazine's Jonathan Alter: "Taking a Punch" LINK
The Hill's Klaus Marre and Sam Youngman: "Clinton is on the ropes" LINK
2008: Obama:
The Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman, Shailagh Murray and Peter Slevin: "After One of Campaign's Roughest Patches, Obama Tried to Change the Narrative" LINK
The Politico's Ben Smith: "Obama takes decisive step toward nomination" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Obama sees nomination within grasp" LINK
2008: McCain:
The New York Times' Michael Cooper: "For the Republicans, It's McCain (and Others)" LINK
The New York Times' Elisabeth Bumiller: "McCain Assures Conservatives of His Stance on Judges" LINK
The New York Times' Carl Hulse: "Gingrich Warns G.O.P. Swift Change Is Needed" LINK
The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin: "McCain Says He Would Put Conservatives on Supreme Court" LINK