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Vice President’s house now appears unobscured on Google Maps.
thinkprogress.org - 1/27/2009
Vice President’s house now appears unobscured on Google Maps.
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In 2005, Maureen Dowd noted that “if you use Google Earth’s database to see [former Vice President Cheney’s] official residence, the view is scrambled and obscured . You can view satellite photos of the White House, the Pentagon and the Capitol — but not of the Lord of ...
Cheney's Veil Lifted on Vice President's Residence [Google Maps]
valleywag.gawker.com - 1/26/2009
Cheney's Veil Lifted on Vice President's Residence [Google Maps]
— valleywag.gawker.com — Hope and change has come to Google Maps. The official residence of the vice president, obscured until... Dick Cheney's last days in office and residence, now shines in satellite sunlight. A reader... (more) Cheney's Veil Lifted on Vice President's Residence ...

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maps.google.com - 1/23/2009
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— maps.google.com — Go to Google Maps Home RSS View in Google Earth Print Send Link Get Directions Get Directions... My Maps My Maps Add Destination - Show options ... (more) Google Maps

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techPresident — ... The Naval Observatory, currently home to Vice President Joe Biden, is no longer the blurry spot on Google Maps it was under former VP Dick Cheney, notes Think Progress's Ryan Powers. ...

Change for the Better: Strictly Pictures Edition
Corrente — ... News from DC: Google Earth now carries a clear image of the official residence of the Vice President of the United States of America (along with clear images of the White House, the Capitol, and some other fairly important DC landmarks). And, thank Ceiling Cat, FSM and all the gods, the official portrait of the vice president now looks like this: ...

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