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Clinton, Obama Laughing as They Part

Pair have 'positive' talk; Hillary will endorse him today

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 7, 2008 8:38 AM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were laughing together after a private hourlong meeting at a Senate colleague's home, reports the AP. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said the pair chatted away in her living room late Thursday in a "positive" head-to-head, their first since Obama clinched the nomination. Clinton is expected to pledge her strong support to her former rival in a speech this afternoon.

A member of the stage crew setting up for a Democratic primary night party helps support a sign, Tuesday, June 3, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama shake hands at the Compassion Forum held at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa., Sunday, April 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Hillary Clinton, left, reacts to the crowd with her Democratic Senate colleague Dianne Feinstein during a rally in San Jose, Calif. Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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