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Japan's Obama town sets to party for U.S. namesake

 
OBAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Dancing, singing and playing the guitar, residents in the sleepy Japanese fishing port of Obama are readying to party for Barack Obama before Tuesday's U.S. presidential election. (link)

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