Obama says thank you to Obama
Associated Press
First Posted 07:21:00 03/05/2008
Filed Under: US elections, Politics, Foreign affairs & international relations
OBAMA, JAPAN -- Obama has finally thanked Obama.
The fishing town of Obama in central Japan recently won worldwide fame for its fervent support for US presidential candidate Barack Obama.
The town’s citizens have made headbands, T-shirts and sweet bean cakes decorated with his portrait. The town’s mayor even sent gifts.
Now, on the eve of crucial primaries in Texas and Ohio, the mayor of Obama the town is all smiles after hearing from Obama the man.
Mayor Toshio Murakami said Tuesday he had received a letter from Obama in response to a letter, DVD and lacquerware chopsticks he sent the candidate more than a year ago.
“I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to the city of Obama for your support and encouragement and thank you for your thoughtful gift,” the Democratic front-runner wrote in a letter mailed from Washington carrying a Feb. 25 postmark.
“We share more than a common name,” Obama wrote. “We share a common planet and common responsibility. I look forward to a future marked by the continued friendship of our two great nations and shared commitment to a better, freer world.”
Sadakazu Tsubouchi, a city hall official, said the address on the letter was the same as the mayor’s gift had been sent to, and that the Obama letter bore a handwritten signature.
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