Here's the latest on Bush Administration efforts, as reported in the German media, to head off a huge Obama rally at the historic site in Berlin:

Indeed, Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt told the mass circulation tabloid Bild that "it would be nice if the German government would focus on strengthening its contacts to us rather than already beginning to look for our successors."

We have more at TPM Election Central.

Late Update: And more still.

Latest Update: The Treasury Department tells TPM Election Central that Kimmit's remarks were made last week and had nothing to do with the Brandenburg Gate or Obama's visit.