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WASHINGTON — Throughout the day Tuesday, President- elect Barack Obama returned calls from world leaders who had sent their congratulations on his victory, a spokesman said. Aides put out the list of leaders late Tuesday night.
“I think that he’s tried to return those phone calls in due order and, particularly, to our traditional partners and allies,” transition chief John Podesta told reporters Wednesday. The list of those called Tuesday included President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Pope Benedict XVI, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, King Abdullah of Jordan and President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya.
