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August 2008
- McCain to Air Rebuttal Ad, Could Leak VP Choice Tonight
  
  Politico | Aug 28, 08 12:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain has a top-secret ad scheduled to run during or just after Barack Obama’s acceptance speech in battleground states—and the campaign could leak news of the Republican’s running mate even earlier, Mike Allen writes on Politico. Little is known about the ad, save that McCain will address Obama personally, speaking directly into the camera. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • McCain 2008 • Democratic National Convention • vice presidential sweepstakes • political advertising • attack ad • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge
June 2008
- In '08, Drudge Coming More Out of Left Field
  
  Politico | Jun 2, 08 1:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The powerhouse news-aggregating Drudge Report is surprising its loyal fan base by straying from typically conservative output, Politico observes. Editor Matt Drudge had gained the affection of Republicans and ire of Democrats through previous election cycles, but this time the reclusive blogger has displayed a certain fondness for Barack Obama, while damaging Hillary Clinton and John McCain's presidential bids. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • Election 2008 • presidential campaign • campaign • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge
May 2008
- Talking Heads Call Nomination for Obama
  
  New York Times | May 7, 08 1:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - America’s pundit class has deemed the Democratic race over, shifting the conventional wisdom away from Hillary Clinton’s whisker of a chance, the New York Times reports. From Tim Russert’s assertion that “We now know who the Democratic nominee’s going to be, and no one’s going to dispute it” to the Drudge Report’s anointing Barack Obama “The Nominee,” the worm appears to have turned among analysts. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Tim Russert • Drudge Report • George Stephanopoulos • Bob Schieffer
March 2008
- Journalists Crave That Touch of Link
  
  Time | Mar 26, 08 7:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - "If it bleeds, it leads" is a journalistic truism, but in the age of new media, the traffic-driving link is the gold standard. With aggregators and bloggers cherry-picking lively content, "since the hits are often coming for specific stories, and not the entire site, a blockbuster story that gets linked to, say, Drudge, is money in the bank," Michael Scherer writes for Time —the Swampland blog, of course. More »
  
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  Hillary Clinton • media • Drudge Report • Huffington Post • Talking Points Memo • edgy
- Prince Harry Should Have Stayed
  
  Slate | Mar 12, 08 9:11 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - When Matt Drudge revealed to the world Prince Harry was in Afghanistan, there he should have stayed, writes Christopher Hitchens for Slate. It's "piffle" to think that his royal highness was a "bullet magnet" in Helmand province, already one of the most dangerous places on Earth for any Western soldier. Even if the jihadists wanted to, Hitchens reasons, they couldn't "bring extra firepower to bear." More »
  
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  Afghanistan • War on Terror • war • Prince Harry • British troops • Drudge Report • Helmand province • Matt Drudge • British Army • Buckingham Palace
- Aussie Mag Apologizes to Harry
  
  Reuters | Mar 10, 08 4:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An Australian women's magazine has apologized to Britain's Prince Harry for breaking a media embargo and being the first to reveal that he was serving with troops in Afghanistan. The young royal was immediately pulled from the combat zone after just 10 weeks because of fears he would become a terror target. "We do acknowledge that our actions in publishing the story can be reasonably viewed as insensitive and irresponsible," said the magazine New Idea . More »
  
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  Afghanistan • Great Britain • British royals • Prince Harry • British troops • Prince Charles • Drudge Report
- Brits Probe Soldier Who Tried to Sell Harry Pics
  
  Guardian (UK) | Mar 9, 08 10:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The British military is investigating a soldier who defied military orders and tried to sell "extraordinary" pictures of Prince Harry’s secret Afghanistan deployment to the media, the Guardian reports. In the pictures, Harry witnesses the beheading of a live goat during Christmas celebrations and films the event on his cell phone. More »
  
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  Afghanistan • Great Britain • Prince Harry • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge • The Sun
- We Were Hunting Harry: Taliban
  
  Newsweek | Mar 3, 08 5:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Taliban militants knew Britain's Prince Harry was deployed with his infantry unit in Afghanistan and were plotting to kidnap or kill him, one of their leaders tells Newsweek . Deputy Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Karim claims he learned of the presence of "an important chicken" as long ago as December, despite attempts by British Army brass to keep the prince's presence a secret. More »
  
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  Afghanistan • Taliban • Prince Harry • Drudge Report • Helmand province • Matt Drudge • Ministry of Defence
- Harry's Dad 'Enormously Proud'
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Mar 1, 08 12:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Prince Charles welcomed Harry home from Afghanistan today, telling the media he was “enormously proud” of his son. “It’s obviously a great relief to see him home in one piece,” he said, adding that he now understood what service families endure. But he also was frustrated at Harry’s early return. “He had been looking forward to coming back with his regiment.” More »
  
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  Afghanistan • British royals • Prince William • Prince Harry • Prince Charles • Drudge Report
February 2008
- Media Leak Ends Harry's Afghan Mission
  
  Times (UK) | Feb 29, 08 5:38 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Britain's defense ministry is setting up emergency plans to withdraw Prince Harry from his battalion in Afghanistan after yesterday's news leak that he had been stationed there. He has completed 10 weeks of what was supposed to be a four-month tour of duty in Helmand Province, reports the Times of London. The defense ministry lifted its media embargo on coverage of Harry's service after the Drudge Report, the German tabloid Bild and an Australian women's magazine reported the story. More »
  
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  Afghanistan • media • British royals • Prince Harry • British military • Drudge Report • Helmand province
- Clintonites Deny Pushing Photo
  
  Chicago Tribune | Feb 25, 08 2:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton's campaign denies circulating a 2006 photo of Barack Obama wearing traditional African clothing and a turban, even as the Obama campaign blames its rival, calling the incident “shameful, offensive fear-mongering,” the Chicago Tribune reports. The Drudge Report ran the image this morning, saying it had been pushed by Clintonites; the Obama camp says they were trying to make him look un-American. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Africa • Islam • drug use • smear campaign • Drudge Report
- Clinton Loses Right-Wing Media Allies
  
  Politico | Feb 16, 08 7:51 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The conservative press, once a surprising ally for Hillary Clinton, is turning out to be about as loyal as the Democratic senator should have expected, Politico writes. Though long reviled by the far-right masses, Clinton once had the carefully cultivated respect of some rightish media players like Rupert Murdoch and Matt Drudge. But now even those unlikely supporters are turning from her. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Iraq war • John Edwards • Rupert Murdoch • media • Drudge Report • New York Post • Matt Drudge • David Brooks • centrist • right-wing media
October 2007
- Pragmatic Clinton Cozies Up to Drudge
  
  New York Times | Oct 22, 07 11:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Political gossip purveyor Matt Drudge is traditionally a friend to Republicans and an enemy to Clintons, but the media-savvy Democratic frontrunner has found a way into the good graces of the unpredictable man who made his name peddling Lewinsky scoops. The Times looks at a coup that reflects Drudge's considerable sway in shaping political campaigns. More »
  
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  Hillary Clinton • Mitt Romney • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge • Monica Lewinsky
May 2007
- Drudge Reports, Candidates Cower
  
  Salon | May 14, 07 7:39 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - What do a $400 haircut, a hawkish rendition of a Beach Boys tune, and a decade-old donation to Planned Parenthood have in common? They're all results of an "opposition research game" that's pitting presidential campaign teams against each other in a contest to leak dirt to blogs and news sites as the '08 race waxes viral. More »
  
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  Election 2008 • Internet • presidential campaign • blog • blogosphere • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge