The Note's Must-Reads
The first stop in Politics -- It's what you need to know
September 18, 2008— -- 2008: McCain and Obama:
The New York Times' Julie Bosman: "No Attacks, Just an Economic Plan" LINK
The New York Times' Jackie Calmes: "Politicians Point Fingers, Assign Blame" LINK
The New York Times' Ian Urbina: "In Virginia, Large Voting Blocs for McCain and for Obama" LINK
The Washington Post's Mary Pat Flaherty: "High Turnout, New Procedures May Mean an Election Day Mess" LINK
The Politico's Alexander Burns: "Campaigns struggle to craft bailout response" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler and Nick Timiraos: "McCain, Obama Jockey for Position on Finance Crisis - Democrats See a New Chance to Control Debate" LINK
The Boston Globe's Scott Helman: "Votar par mi!" LINK
The Boston Globe's Jason Tuohey: "Video: Voices from the West" LINK
The Los Angeles' Nicole Gaouette: "John McCain accuses Barack Obama of scuttling immigration overhaul - The Republican's effort to court Latino voters is challenged by both sides of the issue" LINK
USA Today's David Jackson, Kathy Kiely and Matt Kelley: "Candidates' records thin on Wall Street oversight, control" LINK
USA Today's Richard Wolf: "Next president could dam up money flow to W.Va." LINK
USA Today's Cathy Lynn Grossman: "Dealing with evil: Candidates disagree" LINK
USA Today's Richard Wolf: "Analysis: Economic upheaval shakes up campaign debate" LINK
Bloomberg's Christopher Stern: "Democrats Take Republican Database Model to Target Swing Voters" LINK
The Hill's Joe Dwinell: "Polls Weigh in on Pols"LINK
The Hill / McClatchy News: "Candidates Weigh in on AIG Bailout"LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Nominees battle over female vote"LINK
The Hill's Klaus Marre: "Candidates say bailout should focus on consumers"LINK
The Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "Market Creates Political Turmoil"LINK
The Associated Press' Pete Yost: "Battered Wall Street gives to Obama, McCain"LINK
2008: McCain:
The New York Times' Robin Toner and Adam Nagourney: "McCain Seen as Less Likely to Bring Change, Poll Finds" LINK
The New York Times' Larry Rohter: "McCain, on the Economy" LINK
The Washington Post's Dan Balz: "Fundamentally, McCain Has Something to Worry About" LINK
The Politico's Mike Allen: "Trump endorses McCain on Larry King" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Noam N. Levey and Maeve Reston: "John McCain can't seem to find his economic footing" LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "McCain camp rips 'shocking invasion' of Palin's privacy"LINK
The Hill's Alexander Bolton: "Anxieties grow among Republicans"LINK
The Associated Press: "Biden says Wall Street woes awoke McCain to crisis"LINK
Time Magazine's Joe Klein: "John McCain and the Lying Game"LINK
The New York Sun's Russell Berman: "Top Clinton Fund-Raiser Backs McCain"LINK
2008: Obama:
The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz: "Recent Obama Ads More Negative Than Rival's, Study Says - Democrat Said to Be Facing Pressure to 'Show Some Spine'" LINK
The Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe: "Obama Invokes Rush Limbaugh in New Spanish-Language Ads" LINK
The Politico: "Final score: Obama wins the day" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Richard Fausset: "Community organizers have deep roots in democracy" LINK
The Hill's Aaron Blake: "BIPAC adds six Dems to 2008 slate"LINK
The Associated Press: "Secret Service Investigating Threats Against Obama"LINK
The Washington Times' Jack Kelly: "Obama Ticket Duress"LINK
The New York Sun's John McWhorter: "Underestimating Obama"LINK
2008: Biden:
The New York Times' John M. Broder: "Biden's Record on Race Is Scuffed by 3 Episodes" LINK
2008: Palin:
The New York Times' Elisabeth Bumiller and Patrick Healy: "Palin Plans to Visit U.N. and Join Anti-Iran Rally" LINK
The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear and Karl Vick: "Hackers Access Palin's Personal E-Mail, Post Some Online" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Palin chides Clinton over protest" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Matt Volz: "Sarah Palin inquiry is showing more signs of distress" LINK
USA Today's Cathy Lynn Grossman: "Are women suited for politics? Americans are deeply divided" LINK
The Associated Press: "Clinton avoids Palin, focuses criticism on McCain"LINK
The Associated Press: "Hackers claim break-in to Palin's Yahoo e-mail account"LINK
The Associated Press' Beth Fouhy: "Clinton Avoids Palin, Focuses Criticism on McCain"LINK
The Washington Times' Kara Rowland: "Hackers Break into Palin E-mails"LINK
Time Magazine's Karen Tumulty: "Maxed Out Moms"LINK
The New York Sun's Staff Reporter: "Palin E-Mails Hacked"LINK