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links for 2008-02-16

• GOP, McCain hit Obama on earmarks - Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times

  Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is on track to become the Democratic presidential nominee, and he’s getting the attention his accomplishment deserves.

  (tags: mccain obama 2008 earmarks pork)

• Five Ways for McCain to Beat Obama - Jennifer Rubin, Human Events

  On Tuesday night the magnitude of the Barack Obama wave became clear.

  (tags: obama mccain 2008)

• The Audacity of Selling Hope - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post

  There’s no better path to success than getting people to buy a free commodity.

  (tags: obama 2008)

• Budgeting for a Fight - Stephen Spruiell, National Review Online

  Earlier this year, in an effort to save paper, the Bush White House ended the practice of distributing printed copies of the budget, and instead issued its fiscal 2009 budget electronically.

  (tags: budget spending congress bush)

• Clinton’s right-wing media romance sours - Ben Smith, Politico

  Over the course of her six years as a New York senator and in the early days of her presidential campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton cultivated an unlikely set of allies: the conservative media.

  (tags: hillary_clinton 2008 media)