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The giant Good Sign near the United States Capitol during the 2010 Rally to Restore Sanity
Washington, D.C. · October 30, 2010

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One giant Good Sign. One very long night.

A rental car, a Facebook bat signal and the original giant sign—inside the Rally to Restore Sanity and the media trail that followed.

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