Photos: Obama's face all over the place

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President Barack Obama has become an icon across the United States and the world. His likeness can be found all over the globe on T-shirts, banners and even lattes. Above: Obama in an advertisement for the Evening Standard newspaper in front of Big Ben on November 5, 2008, in London.

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Obama's face all over the place – President Barack Obama has become an icon across the United States and the world. His likeness can be found all over the globe on T-shirts, banners and even lattes. Above: Obama in an advertisement for the Evening Standard newspaper in front of Big Ben on November 5, 2008, in London.

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Obama's face all over the place – HAITI: An "Obama We Love You" sign in Cap Haitien, Haiti.

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GERMANY: A caffe latte with the face of Barack Obama made out of cocoa powder sits in a coffee shop in Berlin on November 3, 2008.

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Obama's face all over the place – GERMANY: A caffe latte with the face of Barack Obama made out of cocoa powder sits in a coffee shop in Berlin on November 3, 2008.

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FRANCE: A Benetton clothing store window in Paris is covered with posters as part of the launch of a provocative publicity campaign showing altered images of Pope Benedict XVI kissing Egypt's Ahmed el Tayyeb, imam of the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, and Barack Obama kissing Chinese President Hu Jintao.

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Obama's face all over the place – FRANCE: A Benetton clothing store window in Paris is covered with posters as part of the launch of a provocative publicity campaign showing altered images of Pope Benedict XVI kissing Egypt's Ahmed el Tayyeb, imam of the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, and Barack Obama kissing Chinese President Hu Jintao.

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Obama's face all over the place – UNITED STATES: A poster of Obama as Superman on November 5, 2008, on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.

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Obama's face all over the place – INDONESIA: A woman walks past a portrait of Obama at an exhibition in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 30, 2010.

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JAPAN: Fusako Moriya, an employee of Ogawa Studios Co. Ltd., paints an eye on a rubber mask of Obama at the company's factory in Saitama city, Japan, on January 20, 2009.

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Obama's face all over the place – JAPAN: Fusako Moriya, an employee of Ogawa Studios Co. Ltd., paints an eye on a rubber mask of Obama at the company's factory in Saitama city, Japan, on January 20, 2009.

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Obama's face all over the place – MYANMAR: Arkar Kyaw paints graffiti on a wall of Obama in Yangon on November 17, 2012.

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ITALY: A model displays a dress with a portrait of Obama as part of Italian fashion house Gattinoni Haute Couture's spring-summer collection 2009 during the AltaRomAltaModa on February 1, 2009, in Rome.

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Obama's face all over the place – ITALY: A model displays a dress with a portrait of Obama as part of Italian fashion house Gattinoni Haute Couture's spring-summer collection 2009 during the AltaRomAltaModa on February 1, 2009, in Rome.

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AUSTRALIA: "Charlie," a baby saltwater Crocodile, grabs a figurine of Obama at Crocodylus Park on October 18, 2011, in Darwin, Northern Territory.

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Obama's face all over the place – AUSTRALIA: "Charlie," a baby saltwater Crocodile, grabs a figurine of Obama at Crocodylus Park on October 18, 2011, in Darwin, Northern Territory.

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Obama's face all over the place – CHINA: A man wears a basketball sneaker with an image of Obama on November 11, 2009, along a street in Beijing.

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PAKISTAN: An activist of Awami Majlis-e-Amal looks through a torn poster of Obama during a protest against the reopening of the NATO supply route to Afghanistan in Quetta on July 13, 2012.

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Obama's face all over the place – PAKISTAN: An activist of Awami Majlis-e-Amal looks through a torn poster of Obama during a protest against the reopening of the NATO supply route to Afghanistan in Quetta on July 13, 2012.

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Obama's face all over the place – SUDAN: A boy wears a T-shirt with Obama's image in Koch on November 13, 2010.

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INDIA: Micro-artist Ramesh Sah shows the nail of his thumb painted with an image of Obama in Siliguri on November 6, 2010.

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Obama's face all over the place – INDIA: Micro-artist Ramesh Sah shows the nail of his thumb painted with an image of Obama in Siliguri on November 6, 2010.

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BRAZIL: A worker of the Condal Carnival Mask Factory inspects a mask portraying Obama in Sao Goncalo, on February 10, 2009.

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Obama's face all over the place – BRAZIL: A worker of the Condal Carnival Mask Factory inspects a mask portraying Obama in Sao Goncalo, on February 10, 2009.

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SOUTH AFRICA: A U.S. soccer supporter cheers before the United States plays Slovenia in a 2010 World Cup tournament match on June 18, 2010, in Johannesburg.

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Obama's face all over the place – SOUTH AFRICA: A U.S. soccer supporter cheers before the United States plays Slovenia in a 2010 World Cup tournament match on June 18, 2010, in Johannesburg.

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Obama's face all over the place – IVORY COAST: A man washes the sign of a butchery named "Maison Blanche" (White House) in Abidjan on November 7, 2012.

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RUSSIA: World leaders past and present are depicted on Russian matryoshka dolls at a souvenir stall in Saint Petersburg on June 20, 2012.

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Obama's face all over the place – RUSSIA: World leaders past and present are depicted on Russian matryoshka dolls at a souvenir stall in Saint Petersburg on June 20, 2012.

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Obama's face all over the place – SENEGAL: A man unloads a 13-foot tall puppet depicting Obama on December 2, 2008, in Dakar.

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Obama's face all over the place – TURKEY: Greenpeace activists open a banner depicting Obama on Bosphorus Bridge on April 6, 2009, in Istanbul.

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Obama's face all over the place – GHANA: Princess Smith, 2, sits with her father, Francis, on July 11, 2009, as they wait for Obama's arrival in Accra.

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Obama's face all over the place – HOLLAND: A Dutch woman looks at a flower mosaic featuring Obama in Limmen, on May 12, 2009.

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CZECH REPUBLIC: An employee of the Jablonex mint checks the quality of a commemorative gold medal featuring Obama on March 31, 2009, in Jablonec nad Nisou.

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Obama's face all over the place – CZECH REPUBLIC: An employee of the Jablonex mint checks the quality of a commemorative gold medal featuring Obama on March 31, 2009, in Jablonec nad Nisou.

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CANADA: A Canucks fan holds a cutout of Obama before the Canucks take on the San Jose Sharks in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 24, 2011, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Obama's face all over the place – CANADA: A Canucks fan holds a cutout of Obama before the Canucks take on the San Jose Sharks in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 24, 2011, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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MAURITANIA: A child wearing a T-shirt depicting Obama gathers with other refugees at a water point in the M'bere refugee camp near Bassiknou on May 2, 2012.

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Obama's face all over the place – MAURITANIA: A child wearing a T-shirt depicting Obama gathers with other refugees at a water point in the M'bere refugee camp near Bassiknou on May 2, 2012.

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COLOMBIA: Blanca, a Colombian amateur painter and fan of Obama, carries a painting while trying to reach the hotel in Cartagena where the president was staying to give him the painting on April 12, 2012.

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Obama's face all over the place – COLOMBIA: Blanca, a Colombian amateur painter and fan of Obama, carries a painting while trying to reach the hotel in Cartagena where the president was staying to give him the painting on April 12, 2012.

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GREECE: Obama appears on a creation by French designer Jean Charles de Castelbajac during spring/summer 2009 Vodafone Athens Collection shows at the Technopolis in Athens on October 11, 2008.

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Obama's face all over the place – GREECE: Obama appears on a creation by French designer Jean Charles de Castelbajac during spring/summer 2009 Vodafone Athens Collection shows at the Technopolis in Athens on October 11, 2008.

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KENYA: A resident of Kisumu raises a poster bearing Obama's likeness after an HIV/AIDS test on August 26, 2006. Obama urged residents of the area to get tested for HIV and AIDS so they would know their status.

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Obama's face all over the place – KENYA: A resident of Kisumu raises a poster bearing Obama's likeness after an HIV/AIDS test on August 26, 2006. Obama urged residents of the area to get tested for HIV and AIDS so they would know their status.

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Obama's face all over the place – CHILE: A man reads a Santiago newspaper featuring Obama's inauguration on January 21, 2009.

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AFGHANISTAN: Afghan journalists pose with cardboard cutouts of Obama and Mitt Romney during an election event at the U.S. Embassy on November 7, 2012, in Kabul.

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Obama's face all over the place – AFGHANISTAN: Afghan journalists pose with cardboard cutouts of Obama and Mitt Romney during an election event at the U.S. Embassy on November 7, 2012, in Kabul.

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MEXICO: Members of the international organization OXFAM wear masks of Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff during a protest in Baja California on the eve of the G-20 summit on June 17, 2012.

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Obama's face all over the place – MEXICO: Members of the international organization OXFAM wear masks of Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff during a protest in Baja California on the eve of the G-20 summit on June 17, 2012.

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Obama's face all over the place – POLAND: Two men talk in front of an advertisement for a Polish weekly magazine in Warsaw on January 20, 2009.

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Obama's face all over the place – VIETNAM: A street vendor walks past a T-shirt shop in downtown Hanoi on November 13, 2008.

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THAILAND: Visitors smile as they pose with a wax model of Obama displayed at the Louis Tussaud's Waxworks in Pattaya on November 13, 2009.

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Obama's face all over the place – THAILAND: Visitors smile as they pose with a wax model of Obama displayed at the Louis Tussaud's Waxworks in Pattaya on November 13, 2009.

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Obama's face all over the place – TANZANIA: A fabric depicting Obama is displayed in a market in Zanzibar on February 11, 2009.

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Obama's face all over the place – SRI LANKA: Artist Upali Dias adds the final touches to a bust of Obama in Colombo on November 4, 2008.

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SPAIN: A Falla, a gigantic sculpted structure made of cardboard and wood that humorously portrays world leaders, is part of Las Fallas Festival on March 16, 2011, in Valencia.

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Obama's face all over the place – SPAIN: A Falla, a gigantic sculpted structure made of cardboard and wood that humorously portrays world leaders, is part of Las Fallas Festival on March 16, 2011, in Valencia.

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Obama's face all over the place – SLOVAKIA: Americans living in Slovakia celebrate Obama's presidential victory on November 5, 2008, in Bratislava.

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GAZA: A Palestinian shopkeeper sits near coffee mugs for sale with pictures of Obama and Hamas leader Ismail Haniya on November 2, 2008, in Gaza City. The mugs read "Hey!!! Come and drink the Palestinian coffee with the flavor of the US Presidential Election."

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Obama's face all over the place – GAZA: A Palestinian shopkeeper sits near coffee mugs for sale with pictures of Obama and Hamas leader Ismail Haniya on November 2, 2008, in Gaza City. The mugs read "Hey!!! Come and drink the Palestinian coffee with the flavor of the US Presidential Election."

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EL SALVADOR: An employee of the U.S. Embassy moves life-size figures of Obama and Romney at a hotel during preparations for the U.S. election night in San Salvador on November 6, 2012.

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Obama's face all over the place – EL SALVADOR: An employee of the U.S. Embassy moves life-size figures of Obama and Romney at a hotel during preparations for the U.S. election night in San Salvador on November 6, 2012.

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