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'Little Barry' Obama statue makes inspirational Indonesian destination
12:31 PM on 02/22/2010
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - "I'm happy to see the statue of Obama when he was my age and at my school because he's a famous leader and a good role model for us."...
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Barack Obama statue attacked by Facebook critics
9:57 AM on 12/15/2009
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A statue of President Barack Obama as a boy erected in a Jakarta park has been targeted in a Facebook campaign by thousands who say it should be removed...
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Egyptian bust shares uncanny likeness with Michael Jackson
12:33 PM on 08/06/2009
VIDEO - Michael Jackson fans around the world have immortalized the late King of Pop in many different ways. And it turns out the ancient Egyptians may have been way ahead of their time in paying tribute.
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MLK statue defaced
4:14 PM on 07/28/2009
The statue of America's foremost civil rights leader -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -- has been defaced, painted white. Now Hollywood police are trying to determine whether this case is a hate crime or just vandalism. A homeless man reported seeing three teens tagging the doorways of nearby businesses,...
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Billie Holiday statue rededicated 50 years after her death
1:56 PM on 07/17/2009
On the 50th anniversary of Holiday's death, a Baltimore statue of the jazz icon now bears images evoking the anti-racism message of "Strange Fruit"...
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Tiger to return to golf at the Masters
PALM HARBOR, Florida (AP) - In a statement Tuesday, Woods said he will play at Augusta National after a four-month hiatus because of a sex scandal...
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