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Ooops! President Obama gaffes British Chancellor's name

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buzzz worthy. . . While in Europe last week for the G8 Summit, the President had an awkward moment.   He gaffed British Chancellor George Osbourne's name three times.  During a speech in which he was complementing Osbourne Obama mistakenly referred to him as R&B singer Jefferey Osborne.  The Chancellor laughed off the embarrassing situation, while the singer was reportedly glad to know the president is apparently a fan. Appearing on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show on Sunday morning, Chancellor Osborne said: ‘It’s nice to be on first name terms with the president of the United States, even if he sometimes gets the name wrong, that’s the way I look at it.’ Jeffrey Osbourne responded, "I was really delighted, actually. I was really not aware that he [Obama] was that much of a fan that he would call the chancellor Jeffrey Osborne."  The singer suggested that he and the British leader do a duet of his 80's hit, "On the Wings of Love." That would only hap...