Safari not loading particular web sites

Question

Safari 5.1.7: Snow Leopard 10.6.8: MBP 2.53 Mid 2009: 8/500    
For some reason, Safari does not load drudgereport.com or rushlimbaugh.com.  This just started today.
Firefox has some problems too. Chrome loads both sites just fine.
Here is what I've done to try and remedy this in Safari - my browser of choice:
Re-Installed Safari
Deleted Drudge and Rush cookies
Reset Safari
Checked my fonts for duplicates (none found)
Restarted modem & Apple router (shut down for 1 minute +)
Ran applejack
Ran Coctail
De fragged hard drive
Shut down and restarted after a minute or two
Used terminal to find and enter the IP address. (host drudgerepord.com  and host rushlimbaugh.com)
     Limbaugh took me to Premier Radio Network and Drudge took me nowhere.
All the other sites I visit regularly load just fine.
Can't think of anything else.
UPDATE: I just spent 20 minutes trying to post my problem in an intelligent and comprehensive manner. But... just now I tried both sites again and they loaded fine. So, if you've read this far, I won't be wasting anyone's time. But I'm just going to leave this here anyway.

Answer 1

If you are using an Intel Machine, the 3.0 codec is not available - only for the older iMac machines. Have a look at this thread from the Real Player Forum.
Assuming you are using an Intel machine - To use the 3.0 codec, which is necessary to play the sound files you referenced, you would need to start Safari in Rosetta mode first.
Back to Real Player and your original question:
This is from Real Players on-line help data base:
When you install RealPlayer for Mac OS X, you are prompted to decide which types of files you want to open with it. RealPlayer becomes the default media player for the file types you choose to associate with it.
If you install another media program after installing RealPlayer, some of these file types may be associated with the new program.
To reassign these file types to RealPlayer:
Open RealPlayer for Mac OS X, click the RealPlayer menu, and choose Preferences. The Preferences box opens.
Select the Media Types category.
Select the file types you want RealPlayer to play by default, and then click Save Media Types. The changes will take affect after you restart RealPlayer.
If you are still experiencing problems, Safari may be overriding your choices. To reassign file-types for Safari:
Find one of the downloaded files in the Finder.
Hold the control key down and click on the file.
Select Get Info from the file's menu.
In the Open With area of the file's Info window, choose RealPlayer as the application.
Click Change All.
Follow the above instructions and post back.