PSA Don039t Pay for Free Books on Kindle

The Washington Post reported today that some Kindle users may be paying for books that, by all accounts, should be free.

Many classic titles are showing up on the Kindle store that appear to be from Project Gutenberg. There are not just the same books, but are rather the actual Gutenberg files with only minor formatting tweaks. The header and footer where the Gutenberg license is contained is also stripped out.Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation CEO Greg Newby said this was legal, but unethical. Some of the Gutenberg works are showing up on Kindle only a day or two after becoming available in Project Gutenberg. People seem to have realized they can harvest these works, and make a little profit.

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http://respectedadmins.com/blog/psa-dont-pay-for-free-books-on-kindle/

WaPos Dextrosphere Reporter Has Highly Nuanced Take On Cons

Weigel has spent the last few months working as an observer of the conservative movement for the Washington Post, whose readers must wonder about the identity of the vast Tea Party crowds occasionally blocking their view of the IRS building. As it turns out, Weigel really hates the people hes been covering, and sees himself precisely the way cons

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http://ace.mu.nu/archives/302995.php

The myth of Iran s isolation Washington Post

Obama's strategy against Teheran (or is it FOR Teheran) has not worked.

The outstretched hand drew laughs, the failure to support democracy was a failure of US principles. Now Turkey has turned against us and Israel. Obama is ruining the US image of strengthh in the world and making it a much more dangerous place

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http://buzz.yahoo.com/article/1:washington_po284:5e2564dcfe0422a442a13f47259fbd1a/The-myth-of-Irans-isolation

Wikileaks Paper had video of US Army killings kept secret

Wikileaks issued a statement Sunday alleging that the Washington Post had a copy of the video showing a missile attack on unarmed but didn't release it for over a year.

A statement on the group's Twitter feed said, "Statement: Washington Post had Collateral murder video for over a year but DID NOT RELEASE IT [sic] it to the public."

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http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0607/feds-arrest-analyst-allegedly-exposed-army-killing-civilians/

Liberal Elite Washington Post Advances Foxs Miranda Lies

"The Washington Post," that liberal elite� paper, is following in Foxs footsteps by regurgitating false Miranda information, suggesting that Miranda rights are optional and should not be employed with suspected terrorists, even if said suspect is an American citizen.

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http://www.politicususa.com/en/wapo-miranda-lies

Clarence Thomas rebuts Obama on campaign finance decision

I found it fascinating that the people who were editorializing against it were The New York Times Company and The Washington Post Company,� Justice Thomas said.

These are corporations.� The part of the McCain-Feingold law struck down in Citizens United contained an exemption for news reports, commentaries and editorials.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/04/us/politics/04scotus.html?hp