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Controversy Over Pres. Obama Character In Game

Already famous -- or INfamous, perhaps --- as being the home to "Jersey Shore," Seaside Heights, N.J. is in the headlines again.

This time, it's because of a carnival game on the town's Boardwalk in which players have to knock a plate out of the hand of a famous character. One of those characters is a smiling President Obama, who looks like he just stepped out of a minstrel show.

The game's creator says it was designed to be a fun game, but some tourists say it's disrespectful and needs to come down.

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