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Original Iwo Jima Statue Going To Auction

Original Iwo Jima Statue Going To Auction
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

If you’ve got an extra $2 million or so, you might be able to own a part of American history.

The original statue of the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima will be up for sale at Bonhams auction house in New York on February 22. The statue is expected to bring in up to $1.8 million.

A sculptor serving as an artist in the Navy created the iconic image. According to an Associated Press report on Newser, Felix de Weldon sculpted the 12½-foot tall statue in three months in 1945 before he was authorized to build the 32-foot monument that stands in Arlington.

The original bronze statue depicts five Marines and a Navy Corpsman raising the stars and stripes on Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi. It was based on a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph by Joe Rosenthal.

The smaller version was returned to Weldon. Rodney Hilton Brown, a 70-year old military historian who will be auctioning the statue, told ABC News that he acquired the statue from de Weldon in exchange for a violin, a sword and an undisclosed amount of cash.

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Violence Against Women Act

Violence Against Women Act
BY ADELE SAMMARCO
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has been unanimously passed for a near two decades, but hit a roadblock last fall when House Republicans failed to renew the...

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Disneyland "White Rabbit" Alleged To Be Racist

Disneyland
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

A San Diego family is accusing Disneyland’s White Rabbit character from Alice in Wonderland of being a racist.

The Black family, who are black, allege that the actor pla...

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Post Office Eliminating First Class Mail Delivery on Saturday

Post Office Eliminating First Class Mail Delivery on Saturday

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

After seeing record losses in the past fiscal year and forecasts of more to come, the Post Office has confirmed that they will be stopping first class mail deliveries l...

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NYPD Report Raises Concerns for Minorities

NYPD Report Raises Concerns for Minorities
BY REBECCA SHEEHAN
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Recently, the New York Police Department’s (NYPD), stop-and-frisk practices have been raising serious concerns over racial profiling, illegal stops and privacy rig...

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Governor Christie Blasts Democrats on Delay of Supreme Court Nominee Votes

Governor Christie Blasts Democrats on Delay of Supreme Court Nominee Votes
BY ADELE SAMMARCO
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

An irate Gov. Chris Christie blasted Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester) saying, “If he’s not going to do his job, he should stop taking his salary.”

Chr...

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Obama Skeet Shooting Action Figure Made

Obama Skeet Shooting Action Figure Made
BY MICHAEL HAYNE
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
COMMENTARY

After news slipped that President Obama enjoys skeet shooting, the right-wing noise machine demanded to see a photo of the President skeet shooting.

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Genetically Modified Salmon Coming to Your Market

Genetically Modified Salmon Coming to Your Market

PAM LOBLEY

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
NOW THAT'S FUNNY

Planning your menu for the week?  You should include more fish – it’s so good for you.  How about some genetically altered salmon?  &...

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Congressman Holt Proposes Day to Honor Darwin

Congressman Holt Proposes Day to Honor Darwin

BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The debate on evolution vs. creationism has found its way into the House of Representatives.

On January 22, New Jersey Congressman Rush Holt proposed legislation that wo...

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