The Note's Must-Reads
The first stop in Politics -- It's what you need to know
August 13, 2008— -- 2008: McCain and Obama:
The Washington Post's Dan Balz: "Can McCain Use Advice Clinton Got on Obama?" LINK
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: "Veepstakes: The Sunday Tryouts" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Elizabeth Holmes and Amy Chozick: "Republican Trio Crosses Party Lines To Back Obama - McCain Response Stresses History Of Bipartisanship" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Steven Waldman: "McCain Ad: Obama as the Antichrist?" LINK
USA Today's Jill Lawrence: "Critical McCain Olympic ads take wider stage than Obama's" LINK
USA Today's Jesse Washington: "Questions of race cast doubt on presidential poll results" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Duke Helfand: "Visits by McCain, Obama to Orange County church underscore Pastor Rick Warren's prominence" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Kate Linthicum: "McCain and Obama fight for the biker vote" LINK
2008: McCain:
The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear and Alec MacGillis: "On Georgia Crisis, McCain's Tone Grows Sharper - Foreign Policy Experience Is Emphasized" LINK
The Washington Post's Matthew Mosk and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum: "While Aide Advised McCain, His Firm Lobbied for Georgia - Campaign Dismisses Timing of Phone Call, Contract" LINK
The Politico's Ben Smith: "John McCain's long war on Russia" LINK
The Politico's Glenn Thrush: "Sportsmen back McCain, but by little" LINK
The Politico's Jonathan Martin: "Portman hasn't turned over papers" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Lieberman: 'Clear choice' for voters" LINK
The Associated Press: "McCains raise money, campaign in Garden State" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Seema Mehta: "McCain plays up his bipartisanship in Pennsylvania" LINK
The Washington Times' S.A. Miller: "McCain Reminds Voters of Obama's Bitter Gaffe" LINK
2008: Obama:
The New York Times' Jim Rutenberg and Julie Bosman: "Book on Obama Hopes to Repeat Anti-Kerry Feat" LINK
The Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown: "Barack Obama: The coincidental tourist - Obama's campaign says it's pure coincidence he's staying at a campaign donor's estate" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Thomas Frank: "The Audacity of Nope" LINK
The Associated Press: "Obama won't ignore rural Ohio" LINK
The Associated Press: "Pelosi, Michelle Obama to kick off Democratic convention" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Peter Nicholas: "Clinton was urged to paint Obama as foreign" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Kate Linthicum: "Two Republicans endorse Obama" LINK
Newsweek's Andrew Romano: "Obama's 'Highfalutin' Hawaii Vacation" LINK
The New York Sun's Joseph Goldstein: "Black Law Partners Work Hard for Obama" LINK
The New York Sun: "Obama's Republicans" LINK
2008: Democrats:
The Washington Times' Donald Lambro: "Democrats Shift Party Plank to Woo Pro-Lifers" LINK