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Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Feds probe politically charged art exhibit
Secret Service focuses interest on provocative image of Bush
M. Spencer Green / AP
Secret Service agents scrutinized this piece at a Chicago gallery, part of an exhibit called "Axis of Evil, the Secret History of Sin."
CHICAGO - The Secret Service sent agents to investigate a college art gallery exhibit of mock postage stamps, one depicting President Bush with a gun pointed at his head. The exhibit, called “Axis of Evil: The Secret History of Sin,” opened last week at Columbia College in Chicago. It features stamps designed by 47 artists addressing issues such as the Roman Catholic sex abuse scandal, racism and the war in Iraq. None of the artists is tied to the college. ... http://www.msnbc.msn.com