The Note's Must-Reads
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September 29, 2008— -- 2008: McCain and Obama:
ABC News' Ron Claiborne, John Berman and Kristin Red-Horse: "Obama: McCain 'Katrina-Like' on Economy" LINK
The Boston Herald's Joe Dwinell: "National Polls Put Barack Obama Out in Front" LINK
The New York Sun's Editorial: "Plus Ça Change" LINK
The Washington Times' Tom Raum: "Obama, McCain Give Measured Support for Bailout" LINK
Newsweek's Jon Meacham and Evan Thomas: "The Virtues of Their Vices" LINK
The New York Times' Steve Lohr: "Opening Step on Long Road" LINK
The New York Times' Patrick Healy: "On Bailout, Candidates Were Surely Themselves" LINK
The Washington Post's Peter Slevin: "33 Pastors Flout Tax Law With Political Sermons" LINK
The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear and Perry Bacon Jr.: "Obama and McCain Express Cautious Support for Bailout" LINK
The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz: "'Substantive' Press Is Taken for a Spin" LINK
The Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown and Amie Parnes: "McCain, Obama may skip bailout vote" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Douglas Belkin: "Undecided's Think It Over - Swing-State Voters Can Make Up Minds in Unexpected Ways" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Amy Chozick: "Candidates Lay Claim to Middle Class and Support Bailout" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Bob Pool and My-Thuan Tran: "Orange County pastors test the IRS rule against politicking" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Noam N. Levey: "Obama increases lead over McCain slightly since debate" LINK
USA Today's David Jackson: "After debate, candidates back on campaign trail" LINK
USA Today's Jessie Halladay: "Kentucky doesn't just fall left or right on political scale" LINK
Bloomberg's Heidi Przybyla: "Obama Keeps Advantage Over McCain in Post-Debate Poll (Update1)" LINK
The Hills' Staff: "Leaders Rally Troops For Historic Vote" LINK
The Associated Press' Tom Raum: "Obama, McCain Give Measured Support for Bailout" LINK
The Associated Press' Jesse J. Holland: "Obama Calls McCain Economic Ideas 'Out of Touch'" LINK
The Associated Press: "Candidates Cautiously Back Bailout" LINK
The Associated Press: "All Eyes on Thursday's VP Debate" LINK
2008: McCain:
ABC News' Mary Bruce: "McCain to 'Hopefully' Support Bailout" LINK
The New York Sun's On the Hustings: "McCain Defends Palin Over Pakistan Comment" LINK
The Hills' Sam Youngman : "Lieberman: McCain 'Important' To Financial Deal" LINK
The Washington Post's Krissah Williams Thompson: "Brothers in Arms Hit Road to Rally Support for McCain" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler: "The Shifting Tax Implications of McCain's Health Plan" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Bob Drogin: "After dramatic detour, John McCain's task is to get back on track" LINK
Time Magazine's Michael Grunwald: "Oh the Drama! McCain in the Theater of the Absurd" LINK
Newsweek's Jonathan Karp: "The Books of John" LINK
Newsweek's Jonathan Alter: "Is McCain a Man of Character?" LINK
Newsweek's Michael Isikoff: "A Freddie Mac Money Trail Catches Up With McCain" LINK
2008: Obama:
The New York Sun's Benny Avni: "Obama's Man on the Middle East" LINK
The New York Times' Steve Greenhouse: "Union Leaders Confronted by Resistance to Obama" LINK
The Hills' J. Taylor Rushing: "Gregg: Obama And McCain Played Roles" LINK
The Politico's Alexander Burns: "Post debate, Obama's lead grows" LINK
The Politico: "Final Score: Obama takes the day" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Tom Herman: "Bill Clinton: I'll Be 'Shocked' if Obama Doesn't Win" LINK
Newsweek's Allison Samuels: "African Americans Fear an Obama Loss" LINK
The Washington Times' David Limbaugh: "Hiding the Ball" " LINK
Time Magazine's Chris Sittenfeld: "What Michelle Obama Would Bring to the White House" " LINK
The Associated Press: "Ohio Dems get out vote with bar, shelter blitz" " LINK
2008: Biden:
The New York Sun's Russell Berman: "At Debate, Biden Told: Ignore Palin" LINK
2008: Palin:
ABC News' Imtiyaz Delawala: "Palin Supports Cross-border Pakistan Raids" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Monica Langley: "Game Plan for Palin Is Retooled Ahead of Debate - Top McCain Aides Oversee Preparation After Recent Flubs" LINK
The New York Daily News' J. Mike Lupica: "John McCain can't hide his Sarah Palin problem" LINK
The New York Daily News' Kenneth R. Bazinet : "John McCain: Sarah Palin's The Best, Forget The Critics" LINK
Time Magazines' Romesh Ratnesar: "Sarah Palin's Foreign Policy Follies" LINK
Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria: "Palin is Ready? Please" LINK
The Associated Press: "Tina Fey reprises role as Sarah Palin on 'SNL'" LINK
2008: Biden and Palin:
Newsweek's Howard Fineman: "A Teachable Moment: Veteran Strategists Offer Advice to Joe Biden and Sarah Palin" LINK
The Washington Time's Joseph Curl: "Palin-Biden Debate Called 'Must See' TV" LINK