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White House officials say President Obama made phone calls to other individuals that helped thwart the Times Square Bombing.  In addition to speaking with Duane Jackson Monday, the President also called Lance Orton and Officers Wayne Rhatigan and Pam Duffy to thank them for their vigilance. Lance Orton and Duane Jackson were the vendors who first reported the suspicious vehicle. Officers Rhatigan and Duffy were the officers on the scene whose actions led to the evacuation of the area and the immediate response.