Obama - town in Japan that banks on Barack!


	Obama - town in Japan that banks on Barack!

hitchhiker08

6-10-2008 5:04 AM

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barack obama, obama, japan, branding

hitchhiker08 says:

Creating history for boosting the economy (in another country!) even before swearing-in?! That augurs well for the Senator...

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6-10-2008 5:23 AM

righthand

There's a village in Ireland claiming Obama's grandparents on his maternal side. Where else?

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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://inventorspot.com/articles/obama_a_town_japan_that_banks_barack_14325"><H2 class="title">Obama - A Town in Japan That Banks on Barack</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://inventorspot.com/articles/obama_a_town_japan_that_banks_barack_14325"><SPAN class="caption"><STRONG>Reception desk at a hotel in Obama, Japan</STRONG></SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://inventorspot.com/articles/obama_a_town_japan_that_banks_barack_14325"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/inventorspot.com/img/21875CEA-3760-4F6B-A2B2-12597D105FEE" alt="Reception desk at a hotel in Obama, Japan" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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