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Published 1/21/2009 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) – In his first calls to world leaders since becoming President, President Obama called the following Middle East leaders this morning, according to a senior administration official: King Abdullah of Jordan, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.        (link)

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