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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama welcomed Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to the Oval Office on Wednesday for a rare face-to-face meeting between the two former rivals, covering issues such as immigration reform and the situation in the Middle East.
Press secretary Robert Gibbs singled out earmark reform as an issue where Obama and McCain have found common ground. When Obama said he would veto any legislation that included lawmakers’ pet proj ects, McCain was one of the few lawmakers applauding.
Wednesday’s meeting came amid a thaw in the often- frosty relationship between the president and his 2008 rival.
