The Associated Press reports and this morning MSNBC has confirmed that Senator Obama is asking top donors to help pay off $10 Million dollars of Senator Clinton’s debt accrued during her failed bid for the Democratic nomination.

In a teleconference with his top fundraisers Tuesday afternoon, Obama asked them to do what they could to help Clinton, according to two Democrats familiar with the call. A campaign spokesman confirmed that Obama had asked them to help the former first lady.

Clinton and Obama will appear together for the first time this Friday at a campaign event in Unity, New Hampshire. Concerns had previously been raised over the idea that Obama donors would alleviate Clinton’s debt because of the large sums still owed by Mark Penn whose business ties and connections to lobbyists and entrenched special interests Obama’s campaign stands in opposition to.