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Obama talks with UN chief plus Colombian, African leaders
Source: Agence France-Presse

Obama talks with UN chief plus Colombian, African leaders
1 hr 33 mins ago

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US president-elect Barack Obama Wednesday telephoned UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plus the presidents of Colombia, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa, his office said.

Obama returned their calls "and expressed his appreciation for their congratulations on his election," the Democrat's transition office said in a statement, offering no further details.

Obama has been pursuing a near-daily round of calls to foreign leaders since his election triumph over Republican John McCain on November 4.

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Uribe had been open in his support for McCain and now faces increased scrutiny over human rights abuses in his nation from Obama, who opposes a US-Colombia free trade pact currently frozen in the Democratic-led Congress.




Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081120/pl_afp/uspoliticso...
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   he has to remind them that bush is still officially in charge lol nt  msongs   Nov-19-08 08:51 PM   #1 
 
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