A visitor views the artwork "U.S Elction Obama/McCain", depicting U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, left, and U.S. Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, by Chinese artist Yan Pei-Ming, at the Fiac 2008, International Contemporary Art Fair, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 in Paris, France. The Fiac 2008 runs through Oct. 23 - 26. AP Photo logo AP Photo 15 months ago

A visitor views the artwork "U.S Elction Obama/McCain", depicting U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, left, and U.S. Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, by Chinese artist Yan Pei-Ming, at the Fiac 2008, International Contemporary Art Fair, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 in Paris, France. The Fiac 2008 runs through Oct. 23 - 26.

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