Like the original Shaw house, little is known about the artist, Isaac M.

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Maddalena sent his procurement expert, Brian Chanes, to Shaw's house.

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Other Republicans getting rid of their Foley money include Heather Wilson on New Mexico, Deborah Pryce of Ohio and Clay Shaw of Florida -all among the House incumbents viewed as most vulnerable in the midterm elections five weeks from today.

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Before the play begins, with the house lights up, Ms. Shaw takes her place encased in a glass box stage right, dressed more or less like the image of Mary we've seen in churches and on candles.

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Shaw, head of Impressionist and Modern Art at the auction house, said the picture's status as a high-profile target for thieves had only boosted its popularity.

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Former Met assistant commissioner Stephen House applied for the job after Home Office officials contacted him, says BBC correspondent Danny Shaw.

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