Campaign photo diary: How they see us

South Koreans pose with would-be presidents — and more revealing moments on the trail

How they see us
(Image credit: AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean high school students pose with cutouts of President Obama and Mitt Romney during the 2012 U.S. Election Watch event hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Election Day. Apparently, the real candidates were too busy to make the trip.

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