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4/18/03:




Today the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression has announced its recipients for the Jefferson Muzzle Award. Topping the list is Attorney General John Ashcroft whose long list of meriting actions include the following amusing policy -



[Ashcroft allowed] $8,000 in tax dollars to be spent on drapes to conceal two semi-nude statues that often appeared behind the attorney general during press conferences in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice. Ironically, the two statues represent "The Spirit of Justice" and "The Majesty of Law.





posted by jeremy @ 9:16 AM

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