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  • August 2008
    • McCain to Air Rebuttal Ad, Could Leak VP Choice Tonight

      McCain to Air Rebuttal Ad, Could Leak VP Choice Tonight

      (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 »

  • June 2008
  • March 2008
    • Prince Harry Should Have Stayed

      Prince Harry Should Have Stayed

      (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

    • Brits Probe Soldier Who Tried to Sell Harry Pics

      Brits Probe Soldier Who Tried to Sell Harry Pics

      (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

      We Were Hunting Harry: Taliban

      (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

  • February 2008
  • October 2007
    • Pragmatic Clinton Cozies Up to Drudge

      Pragmatic Clinton Cozies Up to Drudge

      (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

  • August 2007
    • Why the Whims of Matt Drudge Move the Media

      Why the Whims of Matt Drudge Move the Media

      (Newser) - Every day journalists in newsrooms across the country hope, pray and scheme to enhance the chances that one man will notice their breaking news. That man, Matt Drudge, controls Internet traffic so vast that a mention drives hundreds of thousands of readers to a single story. The same MSM types who decried his conservative bias and inaccurate stories in the late '90s now compete for his attention, the LA Times reports. More »

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      Internet   media   journalism   news   wealth   Matt Drudge

  • May 2007

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