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links for 2008-05-05

• Will age be just a number in ‘08? - Jonathan Martin, Politico

  The sensitive question of age — one of the trickiest and most unpredictable in the political playbook — has been touched upon only glancingly since McCain became the de facto GOP nominee.

  (tags: mccain 2008)

• The Whiff: The Gray Lady still targeting McCain, and badly - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air

  At least the New York Times has moved its jeremiad on John McCain to where it belongs — in the editorial pages.

  (tags: mccain 2008 media)

• Clinton dismisses ‘elite’ economists on gas tax plan - Andy Sullivan, Reuters

  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Sunday dismissed the “elite opinion” of economists who criticized her gas tax proposal, using a term that has dogged rival Barack Obama in recent weeks.

  (tags: hillary_clinton obama 2008)

• Protect the People, Not Just the Bears - Ernest Istook, Human Events

  Just when we need it most, more of our domestic oil and gas may soon be put off-limits due to yet another overreaction to the fallacy of global warming.

  (tags: global_warming energy environment)

• Democratic and Republican healthcare plans offer clear choices - Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Los Angeles Times

  John McCain wants better and cheaper coverage for more Americans. So do Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. But their strategies for achieving those goals are fundamentally different.

  (tags: health_care mccain obama hillary_clinton 2008)