October 31, 2009
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Answer: Eclipsing Mao

A worker washes ink from a screen print bearing an image of U.S. President Barack Obama's face over that of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong at a shirt printing factory located on the outskirts of Beijing October 30, 2009. The factory currently produces about three thousand shirts bearing the 'Oba Mao' design daily. They are hoping to produce more in time for President Obama's visit to China during mid-November. REUTERS/David Gray  (CHINA SOCIETY POLITICS)

Question: How large an icon is Obama abroad?

(photo: David Gray/Reuters. caption: A worker washes ink from a screen print bearing an image of U.S. President Barack Obama over that of China’s late Chairman Mao Zedong at a shirt printing factory in Beijing. The factory currently produces about three thousand shirts a day with the ‘Oba Mao’ design, hoping to have a huge stockpile in time for President Obama’s mid-November visit to China)

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