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House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) met with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in Atlanta on Monday, the first time the two party leaders had seen each other since the former Massachusetts governor secured the necessary 1,144 delegates to essentially snag the GOP nomination.

"The Speaker and the Governor met for about an hour yesterday and discussed ways they can work together over the months ahead," said Cory Fritz, a spokesman for Boehner, in a statement.

Boehner was fundraising in Atlanta during the House recess this week; Romney had a fundraiser of his own scheduled in the city.

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