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VATICAN CITY — The Benetton clothing company withdrew an ad Wednesday featuring a fake photo of Pope Benedict XVI kissing a top Egyptian imam, Sheik Ahmed el-Tayeb, on the lips after the Vatican denounced it as an unacceptable provocation. Benetton had said its “Unhate” campaign launched Wednesday at was aimed at fostering tolerance and “global love.” The campaign’s fake photos feature a half-dozen purported political nemeses kissing, including President Barack Obama and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez.

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