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Obama's Photo Flip-Flop Has Political Roots

White House wasn't prepared for scale
of torture outrage

May 14, 09 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's about-face on the release of photographs of abused detainees has angered civil libertarian groups, who have denounced the president for turning back on campaign promises. But as Politico writes, the move demonstrated how carefully the administration is treading on an issue that has become explosive, subsuming George Bush's... More »

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national security • Barack Obama • torture • abuse • detainee • photograph • harsh interrogation • Obama administration • torture photos

Courts Unlikely to Block Release of Torture Pics

White House has slim hopes for appeal, may look to Congress

May 14, 09 6:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has said he wants to prevent the publication of photos depicting abuse of  detainees, but legal experts say the White House has an uphill battle in reversing the court decision to release them. The administration thinks that the Bush-era lawyers did not make a sufficiently strong case in... More »

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Barack Obama • torture • Freedom of Information Act • Joe Lieberman • abuse • detainee • photograph • Lindsey Graham • civil lawsuits • Obama administration

updated

 Obama Reverses, 
 Will Block Release  
 of Abuse Photos 

In reversal, president says images would endanger US troops

May 13, 09 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has reversed position and will oppose the release of abuse photos of detainees in US custody, the Washington Post reports. "The publication of these photos would not add any additional benefit to our understanding of what was carried out in the past by a small number of... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • torture • American Civil Liberties Union • abuse • detainee • photograph • harsh interrogation • decision • Obama administration • President Obama • Jay-ZTV


 'Highly Intimate' 
 Bruni Photos 
 Stolen 

Police fear thieves will post online, or sell, hundreds of pics

Apr 29, 09 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hundreds of “highly intimate” pictures of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy with her ex-lover, the father of her child, were stolen Sunday, the Daily Mail reports. The photos were taken from the house of Raphael Enthoven’s brother, where the philosopher—who was married when he started seeing the French first lady,... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • photograph • burglary • Carla Bruni

 Mormon Hunks 
 Have Church 
 Up in Arms 

Maker of Mormon calendar excommunicated

Apr 28, 09 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - An entrepreneur who says his aim was to improve the image of Mormons has been excommunicated by the church for publishing a calendar with photos of shirtless members of the faith. The “Men on a Mission” calendar doesn’t “tear down the beliefs of the church at all,... More »

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calendars • religion • excommunication • photograph • Mormon • missionaries • Mormonism • Chad Hardy

Obama: NYC Flyover 'Was
a Mistake'

Low flight that sparked alarm 'will not happen again,' says prez

Apr 28, 09 11:27 AM CDT
(AP) - President Barack Obama says it was a mistake for one of his official airplanes to be sent zooming through the New York City skyline for a publicity photo shoot. "It was a mistake, as was stated," he said. "It will not happen again." Early yesterday, one... More »

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New York City • photograph • airplane • Air Force One • President Obama

 Pentagon 'Photo Op' 
 Flyover Rattles NYC 

Air Force One backup planes flies low around Statue of Liberty

Apr 27, 09 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A photo op by the Defense Department caused buildings in lower Manhattan and New Jersey to be evacuated this morning, the New York Times reports. A backup for Air Force One flew low over Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty accompanied by two fighter jets. The deployment was coordinated with... More »

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terrorism • evacuation • photograph • fear • airplane • 9/11 attacks • Air Force One

 Obamas Keep 
 Celeb Media 
 on Short Leash 

Obamas polish image through careful offering to celebrity mags 

Apr 20, 09 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the nation gets to know the first family, it may seem as if we're watching "a reality show set on the glorified soundstage at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.," the Los Angeles Times reports, but what we're seeing is in fact a meticulously crafted image. Information about the Obamas... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • paparazzi • photograph • first families • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • Obama family

 First Grandma on 
 Her First Mag Cover 

Talks parenting, Washington life with Essence

Apr 7, 09 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Marian Robinson posed with her daughter Michelle Obama for Essence this month in the first grandma’s first magazine cover shoot. In an interview with the pair, who are all smiles in the White House shots, Robinson says she’s loving life in DC. “You want to know why?... More »

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parenting • Michelle Obama • White House • photograph • Marian Robinson

New Photos Bare Aftermath of King's Death

Life finally releases
grim images taken
after assassination

Apr 3, 09 4:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Newly published photographs by a Life magazine lensman capture the aftermath of the shocking assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., including a motel worker sweeping away the blood of the civil rights crusader. Few journalists traveled to Memphis after the assassination, and Life declined to run the photos after his... More »

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photograph • civil rights • photographers • Martin Luther King Jr. • Memphis • Life • civil rights movement • Life Magazine

Bruised Pic Leads to Push for 'Rihanna's Law'

Plus, Chris Brown cancels court meeting

Mar 25, 09 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The now-ubiquitous photo of a battered Rihanna has propelled an advocacy group to push for “Rihanna’s Law,” which would deter law enforcement employees from releasing exploitative photos of crime victims, the Los Angeles Times reports. “We can no longer tolerate the leaking of private information when... More »

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celebrity trials • domestic violence • photograph • Rihanna • Chris Brown • court appearance

(Newser) - A group of Spanish high-school students has successfully sent a balloon and camera package 20 miles above the surface of the Earth, scoring stunning pictures of space, the Telegraph reports—and on a budget of about $82. “We were overwhelmed at our results, especially the photographs,” the team’... More »

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high school • Spain • photograph • teenager • outer space • weather balloon • science project

(Newser) - It’s 1988. President Ronald Reagan is making a visit to the Soviet Union, where he tours Moscow’s Red Square alongside Mikhail Gorbachev. He stops and takes questions from a group of tourists about human rights in the United States. Except they’re not tourists, Radio Free Europe reports.... More »

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Moscow • Vladimir Putin • KGB • Mikhail Gorbachev • Ronald Reagan • photograph • President • 1988 • Red Square

 Photo May Be Last 
 Taken of Lincoln 

Grant descendant found pic in private album of Ulysses S.

Mar 10, 09 7:55 AM CDT
(AP) - A photograph from a private album of Ulysses S. Grant may show Abraham Lincoln in front of the White House and could be the last image taken of him before he was assassinated, a collector believes. If it is indeed Lincoln, it would be the only known photo of the... More »

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White House • photograph • history • Abraham Lincoln • antique

 Phelps Hides 
 From Paps— 
 at Strip Joints 

Swimmer hides from cameras, tints windows

Feb 18, 09 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s understandable that Michael Phelps is a little camera-shy after the fallout from his bong portrait. But he’s started “hiding out at strip clubs” to avoid having his picture taken, the New York Post reports. The Olympic champ has also tinted the windows of his Baltimore home... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • strip club • marijuana • photograph • Olympic athletes • strip clubs

 Farrah Sues Over '70s Poster 

Says firm 'falsely' claims she lacks rights to photo

Feb 14, 09 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett is suing for a minimum of $100,000 in a rights dispute over her legendary 1970s swimsuit photo, TMZ reports. The actress says two companies have been using the image—which once adorned bedroom walls the world over—without her permission and asserts that she owns all the... More »

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copyright • lawsuit • photograph • Farrah Fawcett • swimsuit

 Miley Slapped With $4B Suit 

Asian-American woman sues for damages

Feb 12, 09 12:55 PM CST
(Newser) - The backlash against Miley Cyrus and her "goofy face" photo continues: An Asian-American woman in Los Angeles has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all the city’s Asian Pacific Islanders, E! reports. Lucie Kim wants $4,000 in damages for each of LA’s approximately 1 million... More »

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celebrity • lawsuit • photograph • Miley Cyrus • racist • scandal • Margaret Cho

Photo-Humiliation Site
Sparks Facebook Fury

'Paparazzi for the masses' site YoBusted accused of extortion, copyright infringement

Feb 12, 09 3:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Facebook isn't laughing about a site trying to cash in on people's funny photos, reports BusinessWeek. YoBusted features embarrassing photos sent in by users, often lifted from Facebook. Anybody who wants his or her photo removed has to sign up for a $20-a-month membership. Any "friend" who sends in... More »

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social networking • Facebook • online privacy • copyright • extortion • lawsuit • photograph • website

 Miley Sorry 
 For Real 
 This Time 

Singer apologizes for controversial pic

Feb 10, 09 3:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus has apologized again for slanting her eyes in a photo leaked last week, this time admitting her action might be seen as "hurtful," E! Online reports. In her first half-hearted explanation, Cyrus said she was just being "goofy" in the picture, which was slammed by... More »

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celebrity • photograph • Internet leak • blog • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • racist • Asian-Americans

 Miley: 'I'm 
 Not Racist, 
 Just Goofy' 

Singer defends controversial pic

Feb 6, 09 4:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus apologized—sort of—for slanting her eyes in the photo that sparked accusations of racism and the particular ire of a national Asian-American group, the Daily News reports. “I'm sorry if those people looked at those pics and took them wrong and out of context!” the... More »

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celebrity • photograph • Internet leak • blog • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • racist • Asian-Americans

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