In the few moments before the man in the fedora had confirmed the circumstances of Ken Lay's death, Drudge had the following headline:

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It's since been removed. No explanation. Any conspiracy theories? It could just be an earnest mistake — but honestly, we expected that sort of wishful thinking more from the pinkos over at the Huffington Post.

Earlier: Get Ready for a Slew of "You Killed Kenny" Headlines