The Note's Must-Reads
The First Stop in Politics -- It's What You Need to Know!
October 29, 2008— -- 2008: ABC NEWS VIDEOS:
"'View' Angered by Palin Hate Display" LINK
"George Stephanopoulos on the Florida Polls" LINK
2008: McCAIN and OBAMA:
ABC News' Analysis by Gary Langer: "Daily Tracking Poll: Obama Holds the Line on Taxes; McCain Better in Base, Not Center" LINK
Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown and Lisa Lerer: "McCain, Obama battle for Pennsylvania" LINK
The Boston Globe's Scott Helman and Sasha Issenberg: Obama on defense in Pa. as McCain senses an opening LINK
Bloomberg's Catherine Dodge: "Obama Leads In Florida, Ohio, Must-Win Battlegrounds For McCain" LINK
The Boston Herald's George McGovern and Jim Mcgovern: "Hunger Must Be On Presidential Plate" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Anna Wilde Mathews: "Medicare Battle Looms As Costs Keep Climbing" LINK
The Boston Herald's Jill Radsken: "Life Of The Party: Display Your Political Stripes With Stylish Election Souvenirs" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Cathleen Decker: "Rethinking The 'Bradley Effect" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Staff Writer: "McCain Campaign Accuses L.A. Times Of 'Suppressing' Obama Video" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Seema Mehta and Maeve Reston: "Obama Pounces on McCain Aide's Remark About Healthcare" LINK
The Associated Press' Mike Glover and Nedra Pickler: "McCain Struggles for Upset in Pa.; GOP Doubts Grow" LINK
2008: McCAIN:
USA Today's Kathy Kiely and David Jackson: "McCain fighting in traditionally Republican states" LINK
Politico's Mike Allen: "McCain pollster predicts massive turnout" LINK
Politico's Jonathan Martin: "Conservatives plan secret post-election strategy session" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Joel Millman: "Bush Aide Fleischer Courts Jewish Vote For McCain" LINK
The Hill's' Sam Youngman: "Mccain's Pollster Foresees Tight Race On Election Night" LINK
The New York Daily News' Kenneth R. Bazinet and Michael Mcauliff: "John McCain Calls Reports Of Infighting With Sarah Palin 'Pure Baloney'" LINK
The Washington Times' Sean Lengell: "McCain urges Stevens to resign" LINK
The Associated Press' Mike Glover: "McCain links economy and national security" LINK
The Associated Press: "GOP takes out loan for Senate candidates" LINK
2008: OBAMA:
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos: "Obama's Prime-Time TV Pitch" LINK
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos: "When Democrats Win on Taxes, They Win Elections" LINK
ABC News' Lara Setrakian: "Could an Obama Win Restore America's Global Image?" LINK
USA Today's Mark Memmott and Jill Lawrence: "Joe the plumber says Obama would be 'death to Israel'" LINK
The Boston Globe's Scott Helman: "Kaine: Vote for 'excellence'" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Romney warns of Obama victory" LINK
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Batter up, after Obama" LINK
The Associated Press: "Obama urges counting of military votes" LINK
The Boston Herald's W.Z. Woodlief: "John Kerry On The Trail Makes Final Pitch" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Sara Murray: "New Voters Back Obama; Turnout Unsure" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's T.W. Farnam: "Indian Tribes Put Their Money Behind Sen. Obama" LINK
Bloomberg's Heidi Przybyla: "Obama Chances In Suburbs Rest On Population Shift" LINK
The Boston Herald's Hillary Chabt: "Hillary Clinton To N.H.: Ignore The polls" LINK
The Hill's Michael Sandler: "Dems Get Ready To Rule" LINK
The Hill's Alexander Bolton: "Coattails Get Longer For Obama" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Meg James: "ABC Only Major TV Network Not Airing Obama Infomercial" LINK
The New York Daily News' David Saltonstall: "Vote 4 Obama: Candidate Will Try To Get The Vote Out On The Really Small Screen - Your Cell Phone" LINK
The New York Daily News' Nicole Carter: "Half-hour Barack Obama Spot Is Coming Our Way" LINK
The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "Obama to debut TV infomercial" LINK
The Washington Times'Jerry Seper: "Ex-subprime bank executive finances Obama" LINK
2008: BIDEN:
Politico's Bill Nichols: "Joe the Talker: Can Biden be good until Election Day?" LINK
2008: PALIN:
The New York Daily News' Helen Kennedy: "Sarah Palin's Sheer Ineptitude Shows Through All Of The Window Dressing" LINK
Newsweek Magazine's Lisa Miller and Andrew Murr: "What Does Palin Believe?" LINK
2008: CAMPAIGN:
The Washington Times' Stephen Dinan and Jon Ward : "Bush stays off campaign trail" LINK
2008: VOTERS/VOTING:
The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "The big three states for ads" LINK
USA Today's Richard Wolf: "Voting equipment changes could get messy on Nov. 4" LINK
USA Today's William M. Welch: "Californians go to 'war' over Prop 8's gay-marriage ban" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Christopher Cooper and Laura Meckler: "Expanded Number Of Battleground States Keeps Candidates Scrambling" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Christopher Rhoads: "Campaigns Try New Web Tactics In Battle To Tap Fresh Supporters" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Jonathan Weisman: "Republican Party No Longer Owns The Tax Issue" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Miriam Jordan: "Univision Works To Magnify Clout Of Hispanic Voting Bloc" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Janet Hook: "Obama Leads McCain in Florida and Ohio, Poll says" LINK
The Hill's Klaus Marre: "New Bellwether States Could Shorten Election Night" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Tina Daunt: "Samuel L. Jackson and Whoopi Goldberg work With Fair-Voting Group Election Protection" LINK
The New York Daily News' Celeste Katz: "Millions Flock To Cast Ballots Early" LINK
2008: CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS:
The Los Angeles Times' Andrew Zajac, Ray Gibson and Bob Secter: "Campaign Donor's Contributions Raise Questions" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Staff: "Fundraising Loopholes" LINK
2008: SEN. TED STEVENS:
Politico's Glenn Thrush and Daniel W. Reilly: "Stevens vows to remain a candidate" LINK
Time Magazine's Nathan Thornburgh: "Can Ted Stevens Still Win Alaska?" LINK
2008: ABC NEWS' 50 DAYS / 50 STATES TOUR:
ABC News' Dan Harris: "The Most Controversial Man in Oregon" LINK
Next Stop: California
2008: ECONOMY:
ABC News' Charles Herman: "Rocket Rally: Stocks Gain 900 Points" LINK
ABC News Analysis by Emily B. Guskin: "Two Points from its Low, Confidence Looks Like '92" LINK
The Associated Press' Jeremiah Marquez: "Most Asian Markets Extend Gains After US Rally" LINK
The Associated Press' J.W. Elphinstone: "Home Prices Tumble at Record Rate" LINK
The Associated Press' Christopher S. Rugaber and J.W. Elphinstone: "Dow Ends up Almost 900, but No One Is Exhaling" LINK
USA Today's Chris Woodyard: "More companies may end 401(k) match" LINK