President's office disdains public domain laws

Hat tip to Hugh Pickens at Slashdot (Your Rights Online: White House Claims Copyright On Flickr Photos)

"(S)ince January the Obama White House has been asserting that no one but 'news organizations' can use its Flickr photos taken by the official White House photographer, who is a US government employee.'"

That's not legal, but no matter.

I'm guessing they wouldn't like this?



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Support our troops with a Pepsi "Refresh Everything" grant

"Pepsi is giving away $1,300,000 each month to fund great ideas.
Make sure to check out some of the other 729 ideas ideas competing."

I voted for these:

• Provide comfort items for U.S. military troops recovering from wounds

• We send lifesaving cooling ties & care packages to deployed US troops

• Help APO mentor a Boy and Girl Scout Troop in Washington DC

• Ship Girl Scout Cookies to the Troops Stationed Overseas

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John Murtha's "Greatest Hits" (or Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) finally leaves Congress)

Glenn Beck's report John Murtha:


Here's Murtha on the Haditha incident, talking as if he knew what happened:


And here he calls his own constituents rascists & rednecks:


I'm not a supporter of term limits, but this guy sure made a compelling case for them.

Pennsylvania, try again. You (and we) deserve better.

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