Link Love [23 November 2008]
1. AP Lifts Ban on U.S. Military Handout Photos…
The Associated Press on Friday lifted its suspension on the use of photos provided by the U.S. military after the Pentagon assured the news cooperative that it would avoid distributing altered images to the news media.
2. GM to return two leased jets amid criticism…
General Motors Corp will return two of its leased corporate jets amid intense criticism in Washington this week on the luxury travel arrangements of its chief executive even as the company pleads for federal aid.
3. NYT finds more on the Sigelman investigation…
Well kids, looks like the DOJ formally lied to me, to Scott Horton, and others who were trying to verify if US Attorney Leura Canary had recused herself from the case. Here is what NYT (thanks for joining the investigation) reported last night
According to the HuffPo and Newsweek today, Obama is considering a middle course between straight-out investigating the need for prosecutions for war crimes and just letting the Bush administration’s torturers skate.
5. Verizon employees wrongly accessed Obama phone records..
US telephone operator Verizon Wireless has acknowledged that some of its employees accessed president-elect Barack Obama’s cell phone records without authorization.
6. Pole-dancing Mormons make push for Olympics (seriously)…
When we last saw the Mormons, they were attempting to murder love. Having succeeded on that, they’ve apparently moved on to more pressing concerns: getting pole dancing into the Olympics.
