Obama camp: Clinton not looking for a deal

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updated 4:36 p.m. EDT, Sun May 11, 2008

(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign rejected suggestions Sunday that Sen. Hillary Clinton is staying in the race in hopes of brokering some kind of agreement with the likely Democratic nominee.

Sen. Hillary Clinton isn't interested in the No. 2 spot, her campaign said Sunday.

"I don't believe that Sen. Clinton is looking for a deal," Obama's chief campaign strategist, David Axelrod, told "Fox News Sunday," when asked about suggestions she may want the Obama campaign's help retiring her campaign debt.

"I don't think that's what this is about," he said.

Last week, Obama sparked rumors that his campaign would pay off Clinton's campaign debts once he secured the nomination.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/11/clinton.obama/

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1. She certainly indicated that by crossing the Rubicon - no turning back now.

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2. I'm not sure if Axelrod really believes this or if he's just trying to be diplomatic

Few people now believe she would simply end this with a rousing speech for Obama and a cheerful wave goodbye.