Surely they met before in the senate, right? *cough, choke*
Shirley you jest
Being in the same room with someone and meeting someone are two different things - were they introduced? Did they talk? This is just spin! The point is, Cheney has been to the Senate, Edwards has almost always been "gone" (on his 4 year campaign trail), and therefore the first time he actually met with Edwards is at the debate tonight.