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Top of Drudge Headlines as of this minute: Obama promises to 'remake the world'... 27-minute speech interrupted by applause at least 30 times... Transcript: 'I come to Berlin as so many of my countrymen have come before. Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen -- a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world.' 'People of Berlin -- people of the world -- this is our moment. This is our time.' Developing... PLUS A BIG PICTURE OF OBAMA WITH A HUGE CROWD IN FRONT OF HIM ,...

OBAMA VISITS WESTERN WALL IN OLD CITY JERUSALEM... ARRIVES AT 5:08 AM LOCAL TIME [10:08 PM ET]... SUNRISE... SHOUTING MAN: 'JERUSALEM IS NOT FOR SALE, OBAMA'... MOB SCENE... CHAOS... BOWING HIS HEAD IN PRAYER... PLACES NOTE IN WALL... POSES FOR PHOTOS... LOTS OF SHOUTING... LEAVES 5:20 AM... DEVELOPING...

As they say: developing picture available on Drudge

DRUDGE HEADLINE WITH PHOTO: "POLITICS HITS THE WALL: PRAYER FOR CHANGE"

No details yet...developing. Wonder what he was doing at Beverly Hilton? Woman involved? Ailing Elizabeth no where to be seen.

Maybe those Bar-B-Q’s for the press really do work. It looks like the media really is trying to help McCain out, but Matt Drudge seems to really like Obama and isn’t going to let McCain get off easy...

An editorial written by Republican presidential hopeful McCain has been rejected by the NEW YORK TIMES -- less than a week after the paper published an essay written by Obama, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. The paper's decision to refuse McCain's direct rebuttal to Obama's 'My Plan for Iraq' has ignited explosive charges of media bias in top Republican circles. 'It would be terrific to have an article from Senator McCain that mirrors Senator Obama's piece,' NYT Op-Ed editor David Shipley explained in an email late Friday to McCain's staff. 'I'm not going to be able to accept this piece...

There's little debate that Matt Drudge and his eponymous website sit at the junction of politics and journalism in the modern media age. SNIP And yet, for anyone who follows the day in, day out nitty-gritty of campaign politics (as we do) it is well worth reminding yourself of how much power Drudge has to push a particular storyline or a broader narrative in the race. SNIP "Drudge has become center court at Wimbledon," said Alex Castellanos, a Republican media consultant and adviser to former governor Mitt Romney's presidential bid. "If it doesn't happen there, it doesn't happen." What explains...

SOURCES: BUSH ANGER AT COMING NEW YORK TIMES STORY DETAILING HUNT FOR BIN LADEN... The newspaper planning to expose internal debate surrounding 'highly classified Pentagon order'; Special Operations forces hunt al-Qaida leader in mountains of Pakistan... DEVELOPING.... Thats the Story from drudge, OMG if the Times is gonna report this... Good GOD.... This is Huge. ( yea and Series) This is NOT a good thing for national Security and I am just a housewife. Even I can see and call a Traitor, a Traitor, but the Editor and the signing off authority that Prints this, to bee seen by the...

In recent days I have set before the American people an energy plan, the Lexington Project named for the town where Americans asserted their independence once before. And let it begin today with this commitment: In a world of hostile and unstable suppliers of oil, this nation will achieve strategic independence by 2025. This pledge is addressed to all concerned -- to those abroad whose power flows from an accident of geology, and to you, my fellow Americans, whose strength proceeds from unity of purpose. Together, we will break the power of OPEC over the United States. And never again...

NEWSPAPER AD REVENUE PLUNGES, SPREADING FEAR IN INDUSTRY... DEVELOPING...

Drudge has this up on a story of the Iowa twister.

As Sen. Hillary Clinton's potential of securing the presidential nomination went from sure-bet to dog-fight, one of the primary complaints from her camp was that the media had taken sides against her. At the spear's tip of that criticism was Matt Drudge, the Internet voyeur, whose site was born out of opposition to President Clinton and became, in the current cycle, a platform for advancing various damaging Hillary stories. Indeed, by the end of the primary, several Clinton aides were insistent that Drudge was personally in the bag for Barack Obama.

Fire at Heritage Foundation building in Washington DC... Developing...

The rarely-seen Matt Drudge, under the supervision of of Clinton consultant Tracy Sefl, is here for the end. Clinton's aides blame him, as much as anyone else, for her loss. He wouldn't, however, participate in Jonathan Martin's and my attempt at mindreading.

Remarks of Senator Barack Obama -- Final Primary Night Tues., June 3, 2008 19:02:11 ET Tonight, after fifty-four hard-fought contests, our primary season has finally come to an end. Sixteen months have passed since we first stood together on the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Thousands of miles have been traveled. Millions of voices have been heard. And because of what you said -- because you decided that change must come to Washington; because you believed that this year must be different than all the rest; because you chose to listen not to your doubts or...

Drudge Report keeps campaigns guessing By: Jonathan Martin and Ben Smith June 2, 2008 08:07 AM EST May 19 was a fairly typical day in the recent life of the Drudge Report. There was a breathtaking picture of Senator Barack Obama’s rally in Portland, Ore., framed by the words “AS FAR AS CAMERA'S EYE CAN SEE… THE OBAMA MASS.”

The Drudge effect on the campaign Pittsburgh Tribune Review By Salena Zito Barack Obama's first mistake on Memorial Day was giving a speech that said his uncle helped liberate Auschwitz concentration camp. Since his mother, Stanley, was an only child that story was not going to hold water with reporters for long. Obama's campaign said Tuesday the candidate meant to say that his great-Uncle, Charlie Payne, was the liberator. And unless great-Uncle Charlie was a Russian that wasn’t true either. The Red Army liberated Auschwitz in 1945, not American forces. Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton stepped in to fix that...

Either Drudge didn't do his homework, or he has it in for Hillary. He makes it seem like the 1968 primary had barely begun when Kennedy was killed. In fact, in 1968, there were only 13 primaries. After June 4, 1968, there weren't going to be any more. In 1968, the Democrat convention started on 8/26 and in 2008 it starts on 8/25. So Hillary's historical instance explanation is feasible.

Either Drudge didn't do his homework, or he has it in for Hillary. There were only 13 primaries in 1968. After June 4, 1968, there weren't going to be any more. The 1968 Dem Convention started on 8/26 and the 2008 convention starts 8/25. So, Hillary's historical instance explanation is feasible.

Once Hildabeast is out of the equation (which happened last week in my opinion)... is Drudge going to keep shilling for Obama? Has he turned into Andrew Sullivan (in more ways than we already figured? *cackle cackle*)

Think he'll have confetti too with the siren?

With just over six months before United States citizens choose their 44th president, the 2008 election is already proving to be the most fascinating and potentially one of the closest contests in living memory. Among those who will help Americans decide are the ubiquitous political pundits who help drive the national conversation and shape public opinion.

With Drudge reporting an internal Clinton poll said to have her up 11, Wolfson responds on a conference call with reporters: The campaign "categorically den[ies] an obvious effort to raise our expectatons by somebody." Wolfson and pollster Geoff Garin said the campaign didn't conduct a poll last night.

<p>CLINTON INTERNALS SHOW 11-POINT LEAD IN PA Mon Apr 21 2008 11:10:14 ET **Exclusive** Controlled excitement is building inside of Clinton's inner circle as closely guarded internal polling shows the former first lady with an 11-point lead in Pennsylvania! Clinton is polling near to nearly 2 to 1 over Obama in many regions of the granite state, a top insider explained to the DRUDGE REPORT. A strong coalition of middle-class and religious voters has all but secured a Clinton victory Tuesday, with headline-making margins, the campaign believes. "It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of how much," a senior campaign source said Monday morning. When pressed if the dramatic internal polling numbers could somehow be flawed in a state as demographically complex as Pennsylvania, and with new voter registration surging to unseen levels, the campaign insider held firm. "Senator Obama would be wise not to unpack his bags quite yet." MORE With less than 24 hours to go until the beginning of the end of primary season voting, Obama has handedly captured Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, but has failed to dominate suburban sprawl, the campaign's polling reveals. An 11-point victory in Pennsylvania for Clinton would expand on margins scored in Ohio. Clinton will quickly move to feverishly focus on Indiana starting Tuesday night, hoping to somehow convince superdelegates that she not only has superior stamina but has crucial swing state appeal. Without superdelegate intervention, Clinton still faces impossible math to nomination. Developing...</p>

Headsline only. McCain participation in Operation Chaos in full swing.

EXCLUSIVE 4/7/08 11:22:13 ET: HILLARY CALLS ON BUSH TO BOYCOTT OLYMPICS OPENING... DEVELOPING...

CBSNEWS IN TALKS TO CONTRACT OUT MOST REPORTING TO CNN Whynot just make it up? Oh, they already do.

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department will propose on Monday that Congress give the Federal Reserve broad new authority to oversee financial market stability, in effect allowing it to send SWAT teams into any corner of the industry or any institution that might pose a risk to the overall system. The proposal is part of a sweeping blueprint to overhaul the nation’s hodgepodge of financial regulatory agencies, which many experts say failed to recognize rampant excesses in mortgage lending until after they set off what is now the worst financial calamity in decades.

<p>DIRTY TRICKS FEAR AFTER STATE DEPT. FIRES TWO FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO BARACK OBAMA'S PERSONAL PASSPORT FILE... MORE... WASHINGTON TIMES SET TO SPLASH THE DEVELOPMENT, NEWSROOM SOURCES TELL DRUDGE REPORT... MORE...</p>

Obama: Fire Imus Obama First White House Contender to Call for Imus' Firing Over Racial Slur"I understand MSNBC has suspended Mr. Imus," Obama told ABC News, "but I would also say that there's nobody on my staff who would still be working for me if they made a comment like that about anybody of any ethnic group. And I would hope that NBC ends up having that same attitude."

SOURCES: NY DAILY NEWS SET TO PUBLISH

DEAN DNC NIGHTMARE: THREATS FROM DONORS AS DELEGATE DISPUTE GROWS... Donors want $$ back from DNC over delegate snub... Developing...No story yet.

Military chiefs are investigating a soldier who tried to cash in on Prince Harry's secret frontline posting to Afghanistan by blowing his cover during the agreed news blackout . The inquiry centres on photographs of Harry witnessing the beheading of a live goat during Christmas Day celebrations with the Gurkhas just 10 days after his arrival in the southern province of Helmand. They were offered to a tabloid newspaper in defiance of strict orders to all serving personnel who knew of his posting that it was imperative the information be kept highly confidential. -snip- The extraordinary pictures were taken at...

<p>Written and posted in haste, it contained even more grammatical slips than usual webspeak. But it didn't miss its target: "The Drudge Report is a Heap of Shit US-based news aggregation website run by Matt Drudge, Who is a C***... Occasionally Drudge authors news stories himself, such as the one about prince harry being deployed. what a tit."</p>

Angry tribal elders in Kenya are calling on Hillary Rodham Clinton to "clear her name" over any involvement in publication of photos of Barack Obama wearing a turban and African garb on a trip to his ancestral homeland. The leaders are planning a protest in their community today, and are turning up the heat on the US government over the incident. The photos appeared nationwide after they were published earlier this week on the Drudge Report Web site with a report that they had been circulated by Clinton staffers. Obama aides blasted the Clinton campaign for "shameful, offensive fear-mongering." The...

Now the world knows Prince Harry is in Afghanistan, the question on many lips is whether it was right for the media to keep quiet about it for so long.

Ten years ago, he was a reclusive 31-year-old who, bashing away on a laptop in his grungy Hollywood apartment, shot to prominence after he broke the Monica Lewinsky scandal that threatened to bring down Bill Clinton's presidency. Now, Matt Drudge owns a luxurious home on Rivo Alto Island in Florida's Biscayne Bay, a condominium at the Four Seasons in Miami, and is said to drive a black Mustang. He remains an elusive, mysterious figure, but the Internet pioneer is arguably the world's most powerful journalist. Mr. Drudge is still an outsider, contemptuous of the cosy relationships and closed-door deals that...

LONDON - Britain's defense chief decided Friday to immediately pull Prince Harry out of Afghanistan after news of his deployment was leaked on the U.S. Web site the Drudge Report. ADVERTISEMENT Air Chief Marshal Jock Stirrup, chief of the Defense Staff, said he decided to withdraw the prince after senior commanders assessed the risks, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. Harry, third in line to the British throne, has been serving on the front line with an army unit in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province since mid-December. He was originally due to return to Britain within weeks, but "the situation...

Ten years ago, he was a reclusive, pasty-faced 31-year-old who, bashing away on his laptop in his grungy Hollywood apartment, shot to prominence when he threatened to bring down Bill Clinton's presidency by breaking news of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. The Drudge Report breaks the Prince Harry story Now, Matt Drudge owns a luxurious Mediterranean-style stucco house on Rivo Alto Island in Florida's Biscayne Bay, a condominium at the Four Seasons in Miami and is said to drive a black Mustang. He remains an elusive, mysterious figure but the internet pioneer is arguably the single most powerful journalist – though...

Emergency plans to extract Prince Harry from Afghanistan were being drawn up last night after the news leaked that he had been on a secret combat tour in Helmand province since before Christmas. After being denied the chance to serve with his unit in Iraq, the third in line to the throne was deployed in Afghanistan in mid-December. He has been working in Helmand province as a Forward Air Controller – responsible for providing cover for frontline troops – and has been personally involved in clashes with Taleban guerrillas.

Nothing but a banner.

Obama Pushback On the Drudge Photo Flap Share February 25, 2008 6:33 PM ABC News' Sunlen Miller and Steve Portnoy Report: In a radio interview with WAOI in San Antonio, Sen. Barack Obama commented about the photo on the website Drudge Report showing him dressed in traditional Somali attire. "Everybody knows that whether it's me or Senator Clinton, or Bill Clinton, that when you travel to other countries they ask you to try on traditional garb that you have been given as a gift," he told WAOI, "The notion that the Clinton campaign would be trying to circulate this as...

RASMUSSEN: Clinton lead slipping in Ohio; Clinton 48% Obama 43%... Developing... That's all for now. I'll add more once it becomes available.

Per Drudge...

<p>With a week to go until the Texas and Ohio primaries, stressed Clinton staffers circulated a photo over the weekend of a "dressed" Barack Obama.</p> <p>The photo, taken in 2006, shows the Democrat frontrunner dressed as a Somali Elder, during his five-country tour of Africa.</p>

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and her advisers increasingly believe that, after a series of losses, she has been boxed into a must-win position in the Ohio and Texas primaries on March 4, and she has begun reassuring anxious donors and superdelegates that the nomination is not slipping away from her, aides said on Monday.

Drudge was flashing "NOT PERFECT NY GIANTS TAKE SUPER BOWL LEAD" after the Giants scored their touchdown with less than a minute ago. Granted, it might've been over by then, but either 1) Drudge is a psychic, or 2) there is a 10-minute delay in broadcasting that Drudge doesn't have, or 3) Drudge's staff simply exercised bad judgment.