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A young artist in Birmingham, Alabama, is using a child's toy to make a political statement. Feizal Valli has used up the city's entire supply of toy soldiers to create an installation piece in his apartment window that tracks the daily total of American soldiers killed in Iraq. He calls the piece "Mission Accomplished."
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A young artist in Birmingham, Alabama, is using a child's toy to make a political statement. Feizal Valli has used up the city's entire supply of toy soldiers to create an installation piece in his apartment window that tracks the daily total of American soldiers killed in Iraq. He calls the piece "Mission Accomplished."
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