White House Photo Studio

President Obama is trying to prevent photos of prisoner abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan from being made public, while claiming that their release could jeopardize soldiers abroad and threaten national security. This despite administration lawyers failing to make their case in court recently. It seems inevitable that the photos will be released and the delay just allows the government more time to doctor the photos. But not in the conspiracy way we grew accustomed to with the Bush office. The Obama administration are simply trying to decide on the Autumn leave forest or snow covered bridge backdrop. *** A beat up antique ledger book containing the original recipe for Dr. Pepper failed to sell at a recent Dallas auction. The book came from the Texas drugstore where the beverage was created, did not receive the minimum reserve bid of $25,000. I'm not surprised, after all the recipe for Dr. Pepper is simple. Equal parts Pepsi and cough syrup. *** A local Sacramento Hair Salon is staging it's third, in as many months, "Cut-a-thon" to help raise funds for a local hospital. The extra good news is that this fundraising idea has branched out to other salons and businesses. As a matter of fact, the local synagogue, Temple Beth-a-Holmes Angartens is planning a cut-a-thon for new borns this weekend.