At a coffee shop in Silver Spring, Maryland, Senator Barack Obama weaved his way through pro-Obama coffee drinkers and a massive throng of reporters and cameras for a pre-election day photo-op. The senator shook hands, posed for photos, and bought a couple to-go coffees — and took questions here and there from the many journalists crammed into the cafe.

The question on the minds of national reporters today was about the once secret meeting scheduled between Obama and his former rival, John Edwards. Both Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton were invited to meet with Edwards, in theory, to discuss a possible endorsement. Clinton managed to fly down to North Carolina to meet with Edwards without the company of any press Monday night. Obama had originally been scheduled to fly to North Carolina following his Baltimore rally today for his turn.

Yesterday the Obama camp declined comment on the alleged meeting, pointing press to Edwards’ people. As word spread and the press found out the likely day and general time of the meeting, cameras and reporters set up and waited for the meeting near Edwards’ home. Suddenly, word came that the meeting was postponed.

So what do we know now? Obama staffers still won’t say anything on the record, but when asked at the coffee shop, Obama revealed, “It will be rescheduled. We’re gonna make it happen.” He then turned to greet more voters. On with the photo-op.