German Crafts Obama Doll

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By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 11, 2008 7:00 AM CDT
German Crafts Obama Doll
A German dollmaker expects his limited-edition Barack Obama doll to sell out rapidly.   (Getty Images)

A master German dollmaker and Barack Obama fan has paid tribute to the candidate with a doll, Der Spiegel reports. The craftsman admits that the creation—his first attempt at making a black doll—is far from an exact Barack-plica, but says it works on a more symbolic level. The 14-inch doll sports the oft-debated Stars-and-Stripes lapel pin and the kind of blue tie Obama favors. (More Barack Obama stories.)

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