The Note's Must-Reads
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September 17, 2008— -- 2008: McCain and Obama:
The Hill's Alexander Bolton: "Democratic Strategists Fear Obama Missed Chance to Define McCain"LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Obama Camp Dings McCain Over BlackBerry Claim"LINK
lThe Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown and Amie Parnes: "Obama, McCain duel over market turmoil" LINK
The New York Times' David D. Kirkpatrick: "Abortion Issue Again Dividing Catholic Votes" LINK
The Politico's Jonathan Martin: "McCain rips Obama for Streisand bash" LINK
The Politico's Ben Smith: "GOP group behind negative Obama poll" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Nick Timiraos, Elizabeth Holmes and Michael M. Phillips: "Candidates Promise Broad Changes for Wall Street - McCain and Obama Have Similar Plans to Address Crisis" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Brody Mullins and Glenn R. Simpson: "Hobnobbing Fund-Raisers Undercut Candidates' Talk of Reform" LINK
USA Today's David Jackson: "McCain, Obama eye Wall Street" LINK
USA Today's Dennis Cauchon: "Small Ohio towns play a hefty role" LINK
Bloomberg's Alison Fitzgerald and Christopher Stern: "McCain, Obama Seek Political Foothold With Wall Street Battered" LINK
Bloomberg's Matthew Benjamin: "McCain, Obama Campaign Promises Imperiled by Wall Street Rescue" LINK
The Associated Press' Terence Hunt and Glen Johnson: "McCain, Obama Trade Heated Jabs Over the Economy"LINK
The Washington Times' Valerie Richardson and S.A. Miller: "Candidates Confront Wall Street Turmoil"LINK
The New York Sun's Nicholas Wapshott: "Lowlier Than Thou"LINK
The New York Sun's Josh Gerstein: "Alleged Foreclosure Effort Sparks Mich. Political Fray"LINK
New York Daily News' Michael Mcauliff: "John Mccain & Barack Obama Both Have Advisers Tied To Wall Street Mess" LINK
The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "Ads from 527's Aim to Divide, Conquer"LINK
2008: McCain:
The Boston Herald's Hillary Chabot: "Actuary: John McCain a Survivor"LINK
The Boston Herald's Inside Track: "Oy Fey! Tina's Riff Miffs McCain Camp"LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "McCain Campaign Stumbles Through the Day"LINK
The Hill's Klaus Marre: "McCain Wants 9/11 Commission-style Panel on Wall St."LINK
The New York Times' Michael Cooper: "McCain Laboring to Hit Right Note on the Economy" LINK
The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear: "McCain Embraces Regulation After Many Years of Opposition" LINK
The Washington Post's Matthew Mosk: "McCain Able to Skirt Limits of Federal Financing" LINK
The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear: "McCain BlackBerry Easily Connects With Gore Internet" LINK
The Politico's David Mark and Avi Zenilman: "Historians say McCain camp not sleaziest" LINK
Bloomberg's Catherine Dodge and Holly Rosenkrantz: "Bush's Calendar Empty as McCain, Republican Lawmakers Avoid Him" LINK
Newsweek's Michael Isikoff: "Can He Stop 'Troopergate'"LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Michael Finnegan and Noam N. Levey: "John McCain tries to recover from comment on 'strong' economy" LINK
2008: Obama:
The New York Sun's Jacob Gershman: "New York Would Suffer Under Obama Tax Plan"LINK
The Hill's Kevin Bogardus: "Colombia Deal Has Better Shot Under Obama, Say Trade Lobbyists, Union Reps"LINK
The New York Times' Jeff Zeleny: "Obama Looks to Shift Focus of Campaign to Economy" LINK
New York Daily News' Michael Saul: "An Obama Slam As Barbra Streisand Sings" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Dan Morain and Michael Finnegan: "Barack Obama raises millions in Beverly Hills" LINK
The Hill's Aaron Blake: "Dems Spending to Win"LINK
2008: Biden:
The Gannett News Service's Nicole Gaudiano: "Biden hires lobbyist to advise Senate run" LINK
2008: Palin:
The Boston Herald's Peter Gelzinis: "It took a comic to make Palin 'transparent'"LINK
The Boston Herald's Laurel J. Sweet: "Bipartisan $upport For Sarah Palin's Specs"LINK
The New York Sun's Staff Reporters: "Source: Palin To Attend U.N. General Assembly"LINK
The Hill's Michael O'Brien: "In Alaska, Palin overshadows Democratic efforts to oust Sen. Stevens and Rep. Young"LINK
The New York Sun's Diana Furchtgott-Roth: "New York's Rising Sarah Palin"LINK
The New York Times' Serge F. Kovaleski and Jo Becker: "Lawsuit Is Filed to Halt Alaska Dismissal Inquiry" LINK
The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear: "Fiorina: Palin Lacks Experience to Run a Company" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Joel Millman: "Official Says Palin Team Implied Trooper Should Go - Governor's Office Said Former In-Law Was Unfit for Job" LINK
The Associated Press: "Alaska AG: Palin probe witnesses won't talk" LINK
New York Daily News' Richard Sisk: "Hillary Clinton Pulls Out Of Pro-Israel Rally After Learning Sarah Palin Will Be There" LINK
The Washington Times' Jennifer Harper: "Palin Triggers Feminism Reversal"LINK
The Associated Press' Matt Volz: "Alaska AG: State Employees Won't Honor Subpoenas"LINK