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Tuesday, November 24
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Oklahomans put up $160,000 to see the Bushes hanged -- their portraits, that is.
The oil portrait of President George W. Bush shows him seated on a green sofa in a Western-style shirt. First lady Laura Bush's painting shows her reclining on her right elbow with a book propped on her lap, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
Donors in Oklahoma got involved in the portraits after Robert Slater, an Oklahoma City hotel entrepreneur, asked a Hall of Presidents gallery official about the cost of commissioning paintings.
Funding for the first lady's portrait was provided by The Marlene and J.O. Stewart Jr. Foundation, the newspaper said.
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ZURICH, Switzerland, Nov. 25 (UPI) --
A Swiss court has granted filmmaker Roman Polanski's request for bail, but he will remain in jail pending a possible appeal against the ruling, officials said.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 25 (UPI) --
An altered image of U.S. first lady Michelle Obama won't be excluded by Google, despite complaints the image is racist and vile, the company said.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (UPI) --
Crude oil prices regained some ground on the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday, climbing above $76 per barrel.
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