The Morning Read, Holiday Edition: Monday, September 3, 2007

Hillary Clinton said she can work “within the system” to make “principled compromises” as president.

Clinton adviser Mark Penn said Barack Obama is “poll-sensitive” and scripted.

Another Clinton fund-raiser, Sant. S. Chatwal, has a checkered past.

Rudy Giuliani is winning over some conservatives.

Steel workers endorse John Edwards.

Alberto Gonzales’ wife persuaded him to retire.

Eliot Spitzer’s recommendations on who should win the state’s horse racing franchise may face stiff opposition.

The Post-Standard looks at Spitzer’s vetoes.

State Senate Republicans will launch a series of probes into Eliot Spitzer.

The city’s deal with Snapple isn’t meeting expected sales goals.

Seven thousand cab drivers may strike later this week.

Jon Corzine gave $15,000 to the brother-in-law of Carla Katz, the labor leader he once dated.

Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon has a politically incorrect explanation for not catching a fly ball.

Alec Baldwin hopes Larry Craig has a change of heart on gay issues.

And The New York Times editorial board likes Eliot Spitzer’s new advisers.