No More Cover-Up of Nudes at Justice Dept

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The cover-up is over at the U.S. Justice Department.

After more than three years of being blocked by large blue drapes, two Art Deco aluminum statues of semi-nude figures in the building's Great Hall can be seen again.

The "Spirit of Justice" and the "Majesty of Justice," which loom over the stage in the Great Hall, were blocked from view by curtains installed by the department in January 2002, when former Attorney General John Ashcroft was in office.

The curtains were quietly removed on Friday after a decision by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Justice Department spokesman Kevin Madden said.

Details here from Reuters.

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[Steve Connor]

I always suspected that Alberto was not the clone of his predecesor that he was widely considered. This is just the beginning. I am beginning to have hopes for this administration. Conde and Berto are working well to the immense chagrin of the ultra-wacko-wing conservatives.