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Vatican marks anniversary of 1972 attack on Michelangelo's Pieta

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Forty-one years ago, a crazed Hungarian named Laszlo Toth jumped an altar railing in St. Peter's Basilica and dealt 12 hammer blows to Michelangelo's Pieta, severely damaging the Renaissance masterpiece.Full story

Temporary return of Virgin Mary statue

It's a story you first saw on 22News at 11 earlier this week, a Virgin Mary statue that had to be removed from a traffic island after complaints. And 22News was there Sunday as the statue was returned to its home for now. Full story

Rally in support of Virgin Mary statue

Some upset people were out making noise in West Springfield Friday, protesting the removal of a Virgin Mary statue .   "Honk if you want the Virgin Mary back, honk if you want her back," people chanted. Emotions are running high in West Springfield after the town forced the removal of a Virgin Mary Full story

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  Despite failings, GOP still turns to Cheney

Rachel Maddow shows that despite the lies and failings of Dick Cheney in bringing the U.S. to war in Iraq, Republicans still seek out his advice on foreign policy matters, including the situation in North Korea, which was made worse by Cheney and his cohorts in the Bush administration.

  This day on TODAY: Saddam Hussein statue toppled

On April 9, 2003, during live coverage of the War in Iraq, Katie Couric and Tom Brokaw report as the statue of Saddam Hussein is toppled in Baghdad.

  Statue of Liberty to reopen July 4

It’s been months since the Statue of Liberty was closed due to Hurricane Sandy, but it’s now slated to reopen for visitors on the Fourth of July. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

  Street performer punches out a heckler

A human statue is being investigated after punching an apparently drunken heckler after pushing the performer a bit too far. David Mulder has apologized for losing his cool, but received support from around the world.

  Rebels in Syria topple Assad statue

Opposition forces fighting against Syria's President Bashar Assad reportedly capture the city of Raqqa and topple a statue of the leader's late father. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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