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Newt Gingrich held a secret meeting with Mitt Romney ahead of the Louisiana primary on Saturday, according to a news report citing an anonymous source close to the Gingrich campaign.

The two reportedly met at the hotel where Romney was staying in New Orleans. Gingrich did not deny that the meeting took place, but said there was no deal that would spur his potential withdrawal from the campaign, according to the Washington Times, which first reported the meeting.

Some are speculating that the former House Speaker is looking to leverage his candidacy in exchange for aid with campaign debt or a position in a Romney administration.

For a deal to be brokered, though, the campaigns would have to overcome what has been a tense relationship during the GOP ! contest. It has seemed at times that Gingrich’s sole purpose for staying in the race was to prevent Romney from winning the nomination, and the many debates from earlier in the primary season were marked by harsh exchanges between the two.

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