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Tom Scheck
St. Paul, Minn.

Pawlenty says he's not being vetted to be McCain's VP

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McCain and Pawlenty
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speak to attendees at a town hall meeting McCain held at the Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul. McCain and Pawlenty addressed a question about health care.
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Governor Tim Pawlenty said Friday that no one from John McCain's campaign is vetting him as a possible Vice-Presidential pick.

Pawlenty said he did not talk about the possibility of being McCain's running mate during McCain's Thursday visit to the Twin Cities. He said the two talked privately about everything from sports, to politics and public policy to their family lives.

McCain held a closed door fundraiser in Minneapolis and what he dubbed a town hall meeting in St. Paul while he was here.

Pawlenty co-chairs McCain's campaign for president and is widely mentioned as a possible running mate. But he downplayed the VP talk.

"Nobody has asked me for any information or to submit any information and I haven't talked to Senator McCain about it nor anyone in his campaign about it," Pawlenty said.

McCain said on Thursday that Pawlenty is a future leader of the Republican party but would not comment on whom he's considering as a possible running mate.

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McCain and Pawlenty
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speak to attendees at a town hall meeting McCain held at the Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul. McCain and Pawlenty addressed a question about health care.
MPR Photo/Bill Alkofer