The Note's Must-Reads
The first stop in Politics -- It's what you need to know
May 9, 2008— -- 2008: Obama/McCain:
The Boston Globe's Staff: "McCain, Obama trade jabs over Hamas" LINK
Bloomberg's Julianna Goldman: "Obama Pledges Support for Israel, Blasts McCain Hamas Comments" LINK
2008: Democrats:
The Wall Street Journal's Christopher Cooper and Damian Paletta: "Superdelegates Still Waiting to Pick Sides" LINK
The Washington Post's Shailagh Murray and Perry Bacon Jr.: "Obama Seeks To Unify Party For November - Meanwhile, Clinton Gives No Hint She'll Surrender" LINK
The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "Superdelegates hold back" LINK
The Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "Democrats try to sully conservative attack group" LINK
2008: Obama:
The New York Times' Carl Hulse and David M. Herszenhorn: "Race Over or Not, Obama Takes a Victory Lap" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Patrick joins hunt for Obama voters" LINK
USA Today's Kathy Kiely: "Mountain State's an uphill climb for Obama" LINK
USA Today's Fredreka Schouten: "Obama takes superdelegate fight to the Hill" LINK
The Hill's Klaus Marre: "Obama catches Clinton in Capitol Hill endorsements" LINK
2008: Clinton:
The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan: "Damsel of Distress" LINK
The New York Times' Patrick Healy and Michael Luo: "Short of Cash, Clinton Is Forced to Cut Spending" LINK
The Washington Post's Dan Balz: "Don't Expect Clinton to Quit Before Superdelegates Decide" LINK
The Politico's Ben Smith and Amie Parnes: "Clinton asks supers to commit in private" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Peter Nicholas: "For Hillary Clinton, no 'clear path to victory' -- nor to an exit" LINK
The New York Daily New's Richard Sisk and David Saltonstall: "Hillary Clinton misplays race card while Barack Obama is treated like rock star" LINK
The New York Daily New's Thomas M. DeFrank: "What makes Hillary Clinton tick, even while she bombs?" LINK
The New York Daily New's Charles Krauthammer: "A left turn, and Hil's all but lost" LINK
The West Virginia Charleston Gazette Tom Searls: "Hillary turns heat up" LINK
2008: McCain:
The Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler and Elizabeth Holmes: "McCain Sets Stage for Fall Run" LINK
The New York Times' Michael Luo: "In F.E.C. Moves, Some See Effort to Aid McCain" LINK
The Washington Post's Matthew Mosk: "McCain Pushed Land Swap That Benefits Backer" LINK
The Boston Globe's Brian C. Mooney: "Infighting rains on McCain's party - Diehard Paul supporters seek role at convention" LINK
The Boston Globe's Matthew Mosk: "McCain donor to benefit in deal" LINK
USA Today's David Jackson: "Senators to test McCain's independent clout" LINK
The New York Daily New's George Rush: "John McCain toasts Democrats – really" LINK
The Washington Post's Al Kamen: "Standing for Change in the Courts? Good Luck." LINK