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Published 12/4/2008 by shannanb at CNN Political Ticker
Above: Pre-election Obama makes a slightly smoother call.
WASHINGTON (CNN) –A Florida congresswoman – convinced she was being prank-called by a Barack Obama sound-alike – hung up on the actual president-elect Wednesday.
Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was told by an aide that Obama wanted to speak with her. According to a statement released by her office, the [...]
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