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As soon as he defeated Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Presidential nomination in June Barack Obama spent $500,000 on a month long cosmetic refurbishment overhauling a Boeing 757 campaign plane leased from North American air.  According to Snope.com, the most noticed exterior change is the removal of its trademarked stylized American flags from its tail and fuselage replacing those on the tail and behind the mains cabin door with his campaign logo. 

Such retrofitting is typical when a candidate buys a campaign plane but, unusual for a leased plane since it would likely have to be returned in its original condition to its owners. Some point out that it is also an usual move for a candidate for U. S. President to replace the national symbol with a personal logo