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Tory Dunnan
Washington


Sen. Rob Portman
(R) Ohio


Tory Dunnan
Washington

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The guessing game continues as to who Mitt Romney will pick as his running mate.
But there is a lot of chatter about the subject this week and talk of a potential announcement.
Tory Dunnan has the story.

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THE CHATTER STARTED GETTING EVEN LOUDER AFTER A NEW YORK TIMES REPORT CAME OUT SAYING MITT ROMNEY HAD DECIDED ON A RUNNING MATE -
AND WAS PREPARING TO ANNOUNCE HIS PICK AS EARLY AS THIS WEEK.
BUT THE CAMPAIGN SAYS THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE.
A TOP AIDE PUT OUT A STATEMENT SAYING QUOTE -
"IT COULD HAPPEN ANYTIME BETWEEN NOW AND THE CONVENTION BUT IT WILL ONLY HAPPEN AFTER A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE AND NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE."
SO AS FOR THE SHORT LIST -
ON MONDAY, SENATOR JOHN THUNE OF SOUTH DAKOTA TOLD THE HILL NEWSPAPER HE'S MET WITH ROMNEY'S V-P SEARCH TEAM.
BUT DIDN'T SAY WHETHER HE WAS BEING FORMALLY VETTED.
AND SENATOR ROB PORTMAN OF OHIO HELD AN EVENT FOR ROMNEY IN HIS STATE.
REPORTERS ASKED HIM IF HE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON.
I HAVE NO IDEA. I ALSO HAVE TO ADD PEOPLE VOTE FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, NOT THE VP
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ROMNEY SPENT TIME IN LOUISIANA MONDAY WITH ANOTHER POTENTIAL RUNNING MATE - THE STATE'S GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL.
NO SURPRISE - ROMNEY AIDES SAY THERE WAS NO V-P TALK BETWEEN THE TWO.
IN WASHINGTON, I'M TORY DUNNAN, BACK TO YOU

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