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links for 2008-05-21

• McCain’s Chances May Have Hit a New Nader - Micah L. Sifry, Washington Post
  Ron Paul may not be on the ballot this November, but his sizable grassroots movement will probably still be looking for a champion. Bob Barr won’t be president, but he could still gore McCain.
• The Amazing Money Machine - Joshua Green, Atlantic
  History has a way of prizing timeless qualities like vision and oratory above temporal things like money.
• Troops Don’t Set Policy - William McGurn - Wall Street Journal
  For the Harvard seniors who will be receiving the gold bars of a second lieutenant, it would mean a political note injected into what should be a day of pride and celebration. It would mean that they will be called to account for a political policy that t
• Automatic for the Tweeters - William Beutler, Blog P.I.
  Why not create such Twitter accounts for a few political blogs that myself and others might want to follow? So I have.
• McKinnon to Step Aside From McCain Effort - Chris Cillizza, Fix
  Mark McKinnon, the lead media consultant for Sen. John McCain’s (Ariz.) presidential bid, is stepping down from that role–making good on a pledge he made last year not to work against Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) in the fall campaign.