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 JUSTICE COVERS 'NUDE' STATUES Mon Jan 28 2002 09:13:10 ET Fed up with having his picture taken during events in the Justice Department's Great Hall in front of semi-nude statues, Attorney General John Ashcroft has reportedly ordered massive draperies to conceal the offending figures -- which have been displayed since the 1930s! The draperies installed last week cost of just over $8,000, reports ABCNEWS.com's Beverley Lumpkin. At the center of the controversy: two enormous and stylized but largely naked aluminum statues. The female figure represents the Spirit of Justice; the male on the right is the Majesty of Justice. The male is clad in only a cloth draped over his essential parts; the female wears a sort of toga-style garment, but one breast is entirely exposed. Last November, during a press conference announcing new challenges of fighting terrorism, Ashcroft was photographed with the naked breast right over his shoulder! The snap ran in major papers. Developing... |
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