The Note's Must-Reads
The first stop in Politics -- It's what you need to know
August 15, 2008— -- 2008: McCain and Obama:
The New York Times' Michael Falcone: "McCain Displays Credentials as Obama Relaxes" LINK
The Washington Post's Dan Eggen and Robert Barnes: "McCain's Focus on Georgia Raises Question of Propriety - After Chiding Obama, He Dwells on Crisis as a President Might" LINK
USA Today's David Jackson and Martha T. Moore: "Candidates take turns at faith forum" LINK
Bloomberg's Jonathan D. Salant: "Obama Bests McCain Among Bush-Backing Bankers, Drug Companies" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Tina Daunt: "John McCain, Barack Obama spar over 'celebrity'" LINK
Bloomberg: "Latino media expect ad windfall from presidential race - Reaching Spanish speakers could be key in battleground states." LINK
2008: McCain:
The Washington Post's Krissah Williams Thompson: "GOP Loyalty Not a Given For Young Evangelicals" LINK
The Washington Post's Tim Craig: "McCain Aide Sees Va. as Close but Winnable" LINK
The Politico's Jonathan Martin: "McCain alarms base with abortion comment" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Damian Paletta, David Enrich and Elizabeth Holmes: "McCain's Son Sat on Troubled Bank's Board - Silver State Bancorp Is Facing Big Losses, Regulatory Scrutiny" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Seema Mehta and Maeve Reston: "John McCain back in Aspen, this time standing tall" LINK
2008: Obama:
ABC News' Teddy Davis, Arnab Datta, and Rigel Anderson: "Obama Clarifies Scope of Capital Gains Tax Hike" LINK
The Washington Post's David Nakamura: "D.C. Party Is Resistant To Audacity Of Change" LINK
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: "Obama's Savvy Convention Move" LINK
The Politico's Jonathan Martin: "Obama pushes back hard on Corsi book" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Deborah Solomon: "Obama Details Raising Taxes on Gains, Dividends Plan Would Expand Payroll Levy on Some High-Wage Earners" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Obama reaches 2 million donors" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Military abroad favoring Obama, money-wise" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "DNC joins defense of Obama on book" LINK
USA Today's Jill Lawrence: "Obama, Clinton both will be nominated at party convention" LINK
The New York Sun's Russell Berman: "Obama Aides Say he Would Lower Taxes" LINK
The New York Daily News' Michael Goodwin: "Barack Obama Blinks in Hillary Clinton Faceoff" LINK
2008: Democrats:
The New York Times' Jeff Zeleny: "As a Tribute, Democrats Will Place Clinton's Name in Nomination at the Convention" LINK
The New York Times' Serge F. Kovaleski and Mike McIntire: "Lawyers' Ties Hint at Extent of Hiding Edwards's Affair" LINK
The Washington Post's Anne E. Kornblut: "Clinton to Get Roll-Call Vote at Nominating Convention" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Amy Chozick: "Democrats to Put Clinton On Convention Ballot in Unity Gesture" LINK
USA Today's Fredreka Schouten: "Donors pick up convention tab" LINK
The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "Symbolic Roll Call to Honor Clinton" LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Potential VP Candidates Fill Wednesday Speaking Slots" LINK