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Obama Target Taken Down From NJ Boardwalk Game

By John O. MembrinoAug 12th 2010 – 10:05AM
Mel Evans, AP

Mel Evans, AP

(Aug. 12) -- A mannequin of President Barack Obama used as a target in a carnival game has been taken down after causing a stir at a Jersey Shore amusement arcade. Tommy Whalen, manager of Lucky Leo's in Seaside Heights, N.J., decided to remove the caricature Wednesday after patrons objected that it was in bad taste, The...

NJ Boardwalk Game Causes Stir With Obama Target

By Lisa FlamAug 11th 2010 – 3:30PM
Mel Evans, AP

Mel Evans, AP

(Aug. 11) -- Not everybody's amused by a new game on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, N.J. The carnival game features a likeness of President Barack Obama as a target. With exaggerated ears and smile, he's positioned between mannequins of former pitching ace Pedro Martinez and Osama bin Laden, The Associated Press...

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