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Chinese merchants crank out Obama goods

BEIJING - The Chinese have learned English from his speeches and celebrated the way he rolls up his sleeves. Now President Barack Obama is finally coming, and he's being greeted with "Oba Mao" T-shirts and a statue of him that bursts into flames. ...full story at CNews

from CNews on Sat, Nov 14 2009

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