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Holly Bailey
Posted Monday, May 04, 2009
Yes we can… run into Obamamania everywhere. Jeff Bartholet, Newsweek’s
D.C. bureau chief (and your Gaggler’s boss—please forward all complaints
to him, thank you very much) is traveling in Africa this week and
stumbled upon the Obama Restaurant & Café—yes, named after that Obama—in
Hargeisa, Somaliland. (This is an independent republic due west of
Puntland, Somalia, an autonomous region where most of the pirates
operate.) Here’s Jeff:
The owner, 35-year-old Mohammed Hassan, grew up in California and
Oregon, but his family comes from what is now called the Republic of
Somaliland. Hassan moved back to the city of Hargeysa three years ago.
He says he wanted to "get away from Bush and Bushonomics for a while.
Hmm. Wonder if he serves beets.
One more photo after the jump
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