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President-elect Barack Obama and vanquished rival John McCain met for the first time since the election-- pledging to work together.

Against a backdrop of American flags at Obama's presidential transition headquarters in Chicago, the two men laughed and joked during a photo op at the top of their hour long meeting-- , a far cry from the bitter back and forth they engaged in during the campaign.

(Reuters.com November 18, 2008)