MD: Washington Post: “With 2 Weeks Left, Candidates Turn Up Intensity”; Washington Times: “Democrats target core constituency”; Baltimore Sun: “Taking the pulse of a community”; Human Events: “MD-Sen: Michael Steele vs. Ben Cardin”

MO: Columbia Missourian: “Key issue of Iraq war abounds in debates”; News-Leader.com: “Rural votes key in race for Senate”;“St. Louis paper gets behind Claire McCaskill”

MT: Great Falls Tribune: “Democrats target Burns ads featuring Racicot, former governor turned lobbyist”; The Missoulian: “National GOP denies abandoning Burns re-election bid“

NJ: NorthJersey.com: “Potential ‘08 hopefuls add star power to N.J. race”; Washington Post: “Kean on Politics”; New York Times: “Tight Race Draws Political Superstars”; “Out to Show He’s Not Just an Old Jersey Name”; Dailyrecord.com: “Senate race could hinge on women’s voting bloc”; CQ Weekly: “From CQ Weekly: N.J. Senate Challenger Comes on Strong”; New York Post: “Kean for New Jersey”; Philadelphia Inquirer: “Bergen County vital in N.J.’s Senate race”

OH: Reuters: “Republicans Face Uphill Fight in Bellwether Ohio”; Toledo Blade: “Ohio reprises role as kingmaker”; “Brown fosters image of friend to ‘the little guy’”

PA: New York Daily News: “Dems zero in on Pa. elex as key to success”; Towanda Daily Review: “Environment murky issue for candidates”; Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Finessing the fence”; Philadelphia Inquirer: “Santorum: Comfortable with the Bible and with Bono, he refuses to mute his views in his bid for reelection.”

RI: Hartford Courant: “High Stakes In Rhode Island”; Providence Eyewitness News: “Candidates for Senate, Congress invited to health care forum”

TN: Washington Times: “National parties roil Tennessee race”; Chattanooga Times Free Press: “Ford, Corker keep up battle”; “Washington staffers join area campaigns”; “Are you tired of political TV ads? Best or worst is yet to come”;

VA: Washington Post: “Women’s Vote Could Tip Close Contest”; “A Close Race”; Washington Times: “Webb vows to be voice for working class”; “Online clips of Allen-Webb debate spark a row”; Martinsville Bulletin: “Allen speeds toward Nov. 7”; The New Yorker: “SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT”