Illinois-based toy giant Ty Inc has released a fresh litter of Beanie Babies based on President Barack Obama's Portuguese water dog, Bo.

U.S. President Barack Obama is now available as a tie-wearing action figure battling Darth Vader with a light saber, a Japanese doll maker says.

A U.S. toymaker is hoping to make a buck off the nation's first daughters, Sasha and Malia Obama, selling dolls that look like them. Ty Inc.

Animax Entertainment, a Broadband Emmy laureate and online entertainment studio focused on building virtual worlds and casual massively multiplayer games (MMOGs), announced today their key role in the development of Ty Inc.'s Beanie Babies 2.0 virtual world, http://www.beaniebabies20.com.

By Jen Haberkorn, The Washington Times Feb. 18--N