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Salon Changes Name From Ossama's to Obama's

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 12, 2009 5:36 PM CST

(Newser) – A Chicago salon named Ossama’s Hair Design has seen a marked uptick in business after changing its name to Obama’s, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. “This is going to work for me for sure,” said Mike Elsheikh, the shop’s owner. “... Read full story »

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