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links for 2008-05-15

• That Pundit on Fox News? An Upstart Named Rove - Jim Rutenberg and Jacques Steinberg, New York Times
  Late Thursday night, Karl Rove, the architect of the last two Republican presidential victories, was on his new television perch at Fox News, offering free advice to Senator Barack Obama as he closed in on the Democratic nomination.
• Young Saudis, Vexed and Entranced by Love’s Rules - Michael Slackman, New York Times
  Nader al-Mutairi stiffened his shoulders, clenched his fists and said, “Let’s do our mission.” Then the young man stepped into the cool, empty lobby of a dental clinic, intent on getting the phone number of one of the young women working as a recept
• Honoring the 2008 Phillips Fellows - Robert B. Bluey, Bluey Blog
  It’s always a treat to attend the Phillips Foundation Journalism Fellowship Awards Dinner at the National Press Club … Cong[r]ats to all the winners, who I’ve listed below along with a short bio and project description.
• Hints, Hints, Hints - Marc Ambinder, A Reported Blog on Politics
  I don’t know if John Edwards is endorsing Barack Obama today. Here are some hints, though.
• CanWeAsk About Your Spelling? - David All, TechRepublican
  This past Friday, the RNC launched CanWeAsk.com—an extremely clever deployment of YouTube to effectively hammer Barrack Obama by blending the RNC’s opposition research team with real questions submitted by real citizens.
• And When He Does Play, He Uses a Lower Handicap. You Know, for the Troops - Radley Balko, The Agitator
  A reporter asked President Bush what sacrifices he’s made for the war in Iraq … “I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal.”