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  • Obama's Fishy Explanation for Calling Britain's Finance Minister the Wrong Name

    06/19/2013 7:07:42 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 22 replies
    Foreign Policy ^ | Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | Alicia P.Q. Wittmeyer
    The president, it seems, committed a minor gaffe during this week's G-8 meetings in Northern Ireland. According to the Financial Times, the stumble came during a discussion of tax avoidance issues, when Barack Obama thrice interrupted the British chancellor of the exchequer in order to say he agreed with "Jeffrey." The chancellor's name is George Osborne. Obama later apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, man. I must have confused you with my favorite R&B singer." The U.S. leader was referring to Jeffrey Osborne, the soulful crooner responsible for "On the Wings of Love." But is Osborne really the favorite that Obama claims?...