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WASHINGTON, Dec 27 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama phoned
congressional leaders late on Wednesday to get an update on
negotiations to avert tax hikes and spending cuts due to take
effect on Jan. 1, the White House said on Thursday.
Obama, who is traveling back to Washington on Thursday after
a brief vacation in Hawaii, called Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid, House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Minority Leader Mitch
McConnell and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the White
House said.
(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
