Pawlenty faces obstacles in possible presidential run
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty announces he will not seek a third term at a news conference on June 2, 2009 at the Minnesota State Capitol.
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty's decision that he will not run for reelection fuels the speculation that he will make a run for the Presidency in 2012. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with National Democratic strategist Craig Varoga who was former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack's campaign manager during the last Presidential race.
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