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White House Makes Full Copyright Claim on Photos

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Let me preface this post by reminding folks that IANAL (I am not a lawyer). The U.S. government policy on photographs and copyright is pretty straightfoward: photos produced by federal employees as part of their job responsibilities are "not subject to copyright in the United States and there are no U.S. copyright restrictions on reproduction, derivative works, … [Read more...] about White House Makes Full Copyright Claim on Photos

What good are the Democrats?

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That's the question in big, bold letters on the cover the new New Republic. What TNR's editors mean by that is what a lot of liberal writers have been saying since the morning after Scott Brown became the 41st Republican in the Senate. Does Barack Obama have the guts to get health care passed, or is he just another Democrat who gets scared and runs to the center when the GOP … [Read more...] about What good are the Democrats?

Politicians Are All the Same. They Give Us Exactly What We Ask For. (Postscript Below)

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I just read an article in Slate by Jacob Weisberg that speaks directly to one of my biggest frustrations in political discussions: the fatalistic shoulder-shrugging platitude, "What do you expect? They're all politicians and politicians are all the same." … [Read more...] about Politicians Are All the Same. They Give Us Exactly What We Ask For. (Postscript Below)

In Praise of Likes. And Blogging.

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Fred likes liking. I do, too. "Liking" is a feature of the Disqus comment software we use on this blog. Clicking the “Like” button next to a comment earns the commenter a positive reputation point on Disqus and helps other readers discover popular comments. Fred says: I often reply to a comment that I like without adding anything to the discussion just to signal that I liked … [Read more...] about In Praise of Likes. And Blogging.

Poll: One Third of Americans Favor Tea Party Movement But Most Have No Opinion

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As the Tea Party movement holds its first big convention this weekend -- amid talk about it consolidating and expanding its constituency, becoming a potent force in American politics, and awaiting a big speech by former Arkansas Gov. Sarah Palin -- a new poll finds that to many Americans the movement is still a yet-to-be-completely-defined, kind of blank slate: So the … [Read more...] about Poll: One Third of Americans Favor Tea Party Movement But Most Have No Opinion

The Super Bowl and those Super Ads (With Preview Ads Video)

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On Superbowl Sunday there will be a huge audience watching the games -- and the ads. This has led to highly anticipated and creative "super ads" that DO have an impact: Reuters notes that this year's advertisers are going for the FUNNYBONE: Some of this year's ads are already being "advanced" on the Internet via You Tube: Here's the upcoming Gatorade … [Read more...] about The Super Bowl and those Super Ads (With Preview Ads Video)

U.S. Arms Sale to Taiwan ‘Not Necessarily Bad’: Global Times, People’s Republic of China

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Should China treat America's proposed weapons sale to Taiwan as a blessing in disguise? According to this article by a writer with the pen name Young Mao in the state-controlled Global Times, Beijing must use this experience to rally the nation and overcome the long-term policy of the United States to "contain China." For the Global Times, Young Mao writes in … [Read more...] about U.S. Arms Sale to Taiwan ‘Not Necessarily Bad’: Global Times, People’s Republic of China

The Influence Of Pillow Talk On Sarah

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This will blow the minds of Sarah and Todd Palin so I will try to keep it short and sweet. MSNBC.com's lead story today on its morning web site reviewed nearly 3,000 pages of emails written and received by Todd Palin from state officials and oil executives while his wife was governor of Alaska and running for vice president on the Republican presidential ticket. The … [Read more...] about The Influence Of Pillow Talk On Sarah