Finder Sidebar seems locked

My finder sidebar appears to be locked. I have a folder and a jpeg in the places section and I can't get them out. When I pull them out of the finder they just pop back in. Any thoughts on how to remove them or unlock the sidebar. Thanks, Chuck

Hi There,
This is a new feature in Mac OS X 10.6.7.
To remove something from the sidebar, you now need to hold Command/Apple/⌘ key on your keyboard whilst dragging the icon from the sidebar
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