The then Sarah Heath finished third (second runner-up) in the Miss Alaska pageant, at which she won a college scholarship and the “Miss Congeniality” award.

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Someone grabbing an MBW off the wall.

Update: Saturday, Oct 4. The Spock and two Michael Jackson prints are gone.

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I saw something about this on the Gothamist this morning and figured there would probably also be some new stuff on the Candy Factory wall. So I went out in the drizzle to check it out.
gothamist.com/2008/09/27/banksy_mural_going_up_right_now_…

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Looks like a modified Degas to me, but I haven’t been able to find the original.

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This is Alex: barber and muralist.

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Via The Huffington Post

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John McCain in last night’s debate: “I know the veterans. I know them well. And I know that they know that I’ll take care of them. And I’ve been proud of their support and their recognition of my service to the veterans.” – Debate transcript from CNN

McCain’s Voting Record: He Does Not Support Our Troops and Veterans

Some highlights:

September 2007: McCain voted against the Webb amendment calling for adequate troop rest between deployments.

May 2006:  McCain voted against an amendment that would provide $20 million to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for health care facilities.

April 2006:  McCain was one of only 13 Senators to vote against $430,000,000 for the Department of Veteran Affairs for Medical Services for outpatient care and treatment for veterans.

March 2006:  McCain voted against increasing Veterans medical services funding by $1.5 billion in FY 2007 to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.

March 2004:  McCain voted for abusive tax loopholes over veterans when he voted against creating a reserve fund to allow for an increase in Veterans’ medical care by $1.8 billion.

October 2003:  McCain voted to table an amendment by Senator Dodd that called for an additional $322,000,000 for safety equipment for United States forces in Iraq

April 2003:  McCain urged other Senate members to table a vote (which never passed) to provide more than $1 billion for National Guard and Reserve equipment in Iraq related to a shortage of helmets, tents, bullet-proof inserts, and tactical vests.

August 2001:  McCain voted against increasing the amount available for medical care for veterans by $650,000,000.

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