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FC: John Ashcroft, nude breasts, and the DOJ's new prudishness
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:43:55 -0800 (PST)
[Can anyone point to a pre-drape photo? I'll take a post-drape photo after I get back. --Declan] http://nytimes.com/reuters/politics/politics-life-statues.html [...] Justice Department spokeswoman Barbara Comstock said the decision to install the curtains was made by Attorney General John Ashcroft's aide who handles advance work. ``It was done for TV aesthetics,'' she said. [...] http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/HallsOfJustice/hallsofjustice.htm Draping History Halls of Justice: A Weekly Look Inside the Justice Department ABCNews.com January 25, 2002 By Beverley Lumpkin W A S H I N G T O N, Jan. 25 - About three weeks ago, I received a tip. The attorney general was fed up with having his picture taken during events in the Great Hall in front of semi-nude statues. He had ordered massive draperies to conceal the offending figures. But initially not only could the story not be confirmed - it was strongly denied. [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events: Congreso Nacional de Periodismo Digital in Huesca, Spain from Jan. 17-18 (http://www.congresoperiodismo.com) and the Second International Conference on Web-Management in Diplomacy in Malta from Feb. 1-3. (http://www.diplomacy.edu/Web/conference2/) -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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