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This is a photo of Barack Obama's hands and the things he carries around for good luck. From Time's White House Photo of the Day collection:
Amongst the things that Barack Obama carries for good luck are a bracelet belonging to a soldier deployed in Iraq, a gambler’s lucky chit, a tiny monkey god and a tiny Madonna and child.
White House Photo of the Day - TIME via kwout
That "tiny monkey god," of course, appears to be a statue of the Hindu monkey god, Hanuman. I wish the photographer and editors had bothered to be as specific with the Hindu reference as they were with the Christian one. John McCain, as you will see below, doesn't have as many lucky charms.
UPDATE: A SAJAforum reader points out that there is also a Chinese monkey god, described here. If this turns out to be that god and not Hanuman, the point is the same - why such a vague description?
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