The Note's Must-Reads
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September 2, 2008— -- 2008: Obama:
USA Today's Susan Page: "Poll: Obama Gets Post Convention 'Bounce'"LINK
Time Magazine's Jay Newton-Small: "Obama and Biden's Chemistry Test"LINK
ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Obama to Media, Politicos On Palin Pregnancy Story: 'Back Off!'" LINK
Politico's David Paul Kuhn: "Obama's Bounce Smaller Than Others'" LINK
2008: McCain:
The Wall Street Journal's Monica Langley: "McCain Team Scrambles To Rescript Show"LINK
ABC News' Jake Tapper: "McCain Hires GOP Operative Who Helped Smear Him in South Carolina in 2000" LINK
The Washington Times' Ralph Z. Hallow: "McCain in Talks with Ron Paul for Backing"LINK
The Washington Times' Joseph Curl: "McCain-Bush Transformed Convention's Start"LINK
The New York Sun's Seth Gitell: "McCain in Charge"LINK
2008: Palin:
The Los Angeles Times' Peter Wallsten: "With Palin Revelations, McCain's Gamble Is Clearer"LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Mark Z. Barabak: "Pregnancy Of Sarah Palin's Daughter Shakes Up McCain Campaign"LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Stephanie Simon: "Palin's Family Life Moves To Center Stage -- And With It, Debate"LINK
The Washington Times' Gary Emerling: "Palin's Pro-Life Work with Mothers Hits Home"LINK
The New York Times' Adam Nagourney: "In the Political Realm 'Family Problem' Emerges as Test"LINK
The New York Times' Monica Davey: "Palin Daughter's Pregnancy Interrupts Script"LINK
The New York Times' Elisabeth Bumiller: "Disclosures on Palin Raise Questions on Vetting Process"LINK
The New York Times' David Brooks: "What the Palin Pick Says"LINK
Time Magazine's Nathan Thornburgh: "In Wasilla, Pregnancy Was No Secret"LINK
The New York Sun's Eli Lake: "GOP Warns Democrats Over Palin"LINK
The New York Sun's Nicholas Wapshott: "The Bristol Factor"LINK
The Boston Herald's Warren Tolman: "She Preaches to the Choir"LINK
The Boston Herald's Michael Graham: "Millions of Mothers Can Relate to Palin"LINK
The New York Daily News' Nancy Dillon, Veronika Belankaya and Tina Moore : "Bristol Palin's Pregnancy was an Open Secret Back Home"LINK
ABC News' Rick Klein and Jennifer Parker: "Palin Pregnancy Rocks Political World" LINK
The Washington Post's Paul Kane: "Palin's Small Alaska Town Secured Big Federal Funds"LINK
The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear and Karl Vick: "No Surprises From Palin, McCain Team Says" LINK
The Washington Post's Anne E. Kornblut and Juliet Eilperin: "Calculated Risk With Female Voters Is Suddenly Even Harder To Calculate" LINK
Politico's Charles Mahtesian: "New Palin Details May Help, Not Hurt" LINK
Politico's Roger Simon: "Sex Dominates GOP's Opening Day" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Stephanie Simon: "Palin's Family Life Moves To Center Stage -- And With It, Debate" LINK
2008: Republican Convention:
The Wall Street Journal's Siobhan Hughes and Henry J. Pulizzi: "Louisiana Delegates Face Hard Choice: Stay Or Go"LINK
The Los Angeles Times' P.J. Huffstutter: "Protesters Battle It Out With Police At GOP Convention"LINK
The Boston Globe's Peter Canellos: "Convention Perspective: GOP Misses Anti-Terror Message Slot "LINK
ABC News' Jennifer Parker: "Republicans Curtail Convention Opening Day"LINK
The Washington Post's Eli Saslow: "As Delegates Assemble, The Outside World Intrudes" LINK
The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin: "Despite GOP Convention Site, Midwest Unlikely to Be Crucial" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler: "GOP Opens Convention With Unexpected Items Topping the Agenda" LINK
The Washington Times' Stephen Dinan and Jennifer Haberkorn: "Charity Takes Over Agenda for GOP"LINK
The Washington Times' Jon Ward: "First Lady Takes Shots with a Smile"LINK
The Washington Times: "Bush's Exit is McCain's Redemption"LINK
The New York Times' Sheryl Gay Stolberg: "Start of Republican Convention is Muted by Storm"LINK
USA Today's William M. Welch: "GOP Turns Attention to Gustav Fundraising"LINK