Pawlenty now mum on VP prospects

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty slightly changed his tune on his vice presidential prospects Thursday when he didn’t rule out the possibility that he might get picked as Mitt Romney’s running mate. Just days before, he had told reporters to take him off the list.
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Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty slightly changed his tune on his vice presidential prospects Thursday when he didn’t rule out the possibility that he might get picked as Mitt Romney’s running mate. Just days before, he had told reporters to take him off the list. But he left room for the possibility in a Thursday interview, ABC News noted. Anyone tapped to be Romney's running mate would be “honored to serve if asked.”

Here's that interview, which was with MSNBC:

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