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Photos: Obama’s face all over the place

Updated 11:12 AM EST, Fri January 18, 2013
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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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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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HAITI: An "Obama We Love You" sign in Cap Haitien, Haiti.
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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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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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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.
MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images
UNITED STATES: A poster of Obama as Superman on November 5, 2008, on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.
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UNITED STATES: A poster of Obama as Superman on November 5, 2008, on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.
GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images
INDONESIA: A woman walks past a portrait of Obama at an exhibition in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 30, 2010.
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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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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.
Haruyoshi Yamaguchi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
MYANMAR: Arkar Kyaw paints graffiti on a wall of Obama in Yangon on November 17, 2012.
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MYANMAR: Arkar Kyaw paints graffiti on a wall of Obama in Yangon on November 17, 2012.
Soe Than WIN/AFP/Getty Images
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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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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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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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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CHINA: A man wears a basketball sneaker with an image of Obama on November 11, 2009, along a street in Beijing.
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images
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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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.
BANARAS KHAN/AFP/Getty Images
SUDAN: A boy wears a T-shirt with Obama's image in Koch on November 13, 2010.
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SUDAN: A boy wears a T-shirt with Obama's image in Koch on November 13, 2010.
ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images
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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INDIA: Micro-artist Ramesh Sah shows the nail of his thumb painted with an image of Obama in Siliguri on November 6, 2010.
DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images
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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BRAZIL: A worker of the Condal Carnival Mask Factory inspects a mask portraying Obama in Sao Goncalo, on February 10, 2009.
ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images
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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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.
OBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images
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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IVORY COAST: A man washes the sign of a butchery named "Maison Blanche" (White House) in Abidjan on November 7, 2012.
SIA KAMBOU/AFP/Getty Images
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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RUSSIA: World leaders past and present are depicted on Russian matryoshka dolls at a souvenir stall in Saint Petersburg on June 20, 2012.
Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images
SENEGAL: A man unloads a 13-foot tall puppet depicting Obama on December 2, 2008, in Dakar.
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SENEGAL: A man unloads a 13-foot tall puppet depicting Obama on December 2, 2008, in Dakar.
SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images
TURKEY: Greenpeace activists open a banner depicting Obama on Bosphorus Bridge on April 6, 2009, in Istanbul.
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TURKEY: Greenpeace activists open a banner depicting Obama on Bosphorus Bridge on April 6, 2009, in Istanbul.
Burak Kara/Getty Images
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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GHANA: Princess Smith, 2, sits with her father, Francis, on July 11, 2009, as they wait for Obama's arrival in Accra.
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
HOLLAND: A Dutch woman looks at a flower mosaic featuring Obama in Limmen, on May 12, 2009.
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HOLLAND: A Dutch woman looks at a flower mosaic featuring Obama in Limmen, on May 12, 2009.
Koen van Weel/AFP/Getty Images
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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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.
MICHAL CIZEK/AFP/Getty Images
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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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.
Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images
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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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.
ABDELHAK SENNA/AFP/GettyImages
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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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.
LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images
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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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.
LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images
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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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.
SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images
CHILE: A man reads a Santiago newspaper featuring Obama's inauguration on January 21, 2009.
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CHILE: A man reads a Santiago newspaper featuring Obama's inauguration on January 21, 2009.
MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty Images
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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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.
Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
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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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.
YURI CORTEZ/AFP/GettyImages
POLAND: Two men talk in front of an advertisement for a Polish weekly magazine in Warsaw on January 20, 2009.
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POLAND: Two men talk in front of an advertisement for a Polish weekly magazine in Warsaw on January 20, 2009.
JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images
VIETNAM: A street vendor walks past a T-shirt shop in downtown Hanoi on November 13, 2008.
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VIETNAM: A street vendor walks past a T-shirt shop in downtown Hanoi on November 13, 2008.
HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images
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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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.
PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images
TANZANIA:  A fabric depicting Obama is displayed in a market in Zanzibar on February 11, 2009.
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TANZANIA: A fabric depicting Obama is displayed in a market in Zanzibar on February 11, 2009.
Eric LAFFORGUE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
SRI LANKA: Artist Upali Dias adds the final touches to a bust of Obama in Colombo on November 4, 2008.
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SRI LANKA: Artist Upali Dias adds the final touches to a bust of Obama in Colombo on November 4, 2008.
LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images
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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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.
JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images
SLOVAKIA:  Americans living in Slovakia celebrate Obama's presidential victory on November 5, 2008, in Bratislava.
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SLOVAKIA: Americans living in Slovakia celebrate Obama's presidential victory on November 5, 2008, in Bratislava.
Tomas Hudcovic/isifa/Getty Images
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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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."
MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images
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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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.
Jose CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images

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