Pawlenty: I won't be Romney's vice president

Tim Pawlenty told Fox News today that he 'won't be considered' for the vice president spot with Mitt Romney, if he wins the GOP nomination. The former governor ended his bid for president in August after coming in third in the Ames Iowa Straw Poll.
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Tim Pawlenty told Fox News today that he 'won't be considered' for the vice president spot with Mitt Romney, if he wins the GOP nomination. The former governor ended his bid for president in August after coming in third in the Ames Iowa Straw Poll.

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