ARTIST LARRY HUDSON PUTS THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON A SAND SCULPTURE FEATURING U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, THE HOST CITY OF THE
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. FIFTEEN TONS OF MINE SAND WERE USED TO MAKE THE 7.5-METER HIGH SCULPTURE BECAUSE THE BEACH SAND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THIS WORK. APART FROM HUDSON, FIVE MORE ASSISTANTS HAVE WORKED ON THE SAND OBAMA. THE
PROJECT’S COST IS 30,000 DOLLARS. MANY RESIDENTS OF CHARLOTTE AND ACTIVISTS WHO CAME THERE ON PURPOSE MET THE DELEGATES OF THE FOUR-DAY CONVENTION WITH PROTESTS. IN PARTICULAR, THE OCCUPY WALL-STREET PARTICIPANTS SET UP A CAMP IN THE CITY. ACCORDING TO EURONEWS, OBAMA IS DEMONSTRATIVELY CALM, BUT THE NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE IS GOING TO BE TIGHT FOR HIM, AS MITT ROMNEY PULLS EVEN WITH THE INCUMBENT. POLLS SHOW THAT BOTH CANDIDATES ARE ROUGHLY AT 45 PERCENT EACH
