For years, Google Maps' views of the official VP residence--One Observatory Circle--had been obscured by pixelation, further reinforcing the public's view of Dick Cheney as chief of paranoia and secrecy. Google's official stand was that it had been using pictures obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey, which on its own chose to obscure the residence's details. Just last week, however, Google uploaded new images recently available from Digital Globe. The new images, which went live Jan. 18, made it just in time for Cheney's departure. Quite a coincidence.
The new pictures are clearer than before, but still a bit blurry. Check them out at ValleyWag.
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