Bob Mcdonnell

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Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, Gov. Bob McDonnell, R- Va., introduces Speaker of the House, Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio at the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, as Co-Chairman Rep. Marsh Blackburn, R- Tenn., right, and Sen. John Hoeven, R- N.D., look on. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./ The Washington Times)

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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 28, 2012. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia meets with editors and reporters of The Washington Times on Friday, July 27, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is a pro-life Catholic with a fiscally conservative reputation and no known opposition among evangelicals, whose votes Republicans will be counting on in November. Those factors play into his name appearing on a short list of possible vice presidential picks for presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney. (Fredericksburg, Va., Free Lance-Star via Associated Press)

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (left) and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell appear at a news conference at Copland Trucking in Williamsburg, Va., on Friday, July 13, 2012, before the start of the National Governors Association meeting. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bob Brown)

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"The consequences of governors' decisions will impact our states — and the nation — for decades to come, so we must have all the information needed to choose wisely," Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, a Republican, wrote in a letter to President Obama. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference held in Washington in February. Currently, he is campaigning for presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (left) listens in May as Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks on his behalf in Portsmouth, Va. Mr. McDonnell recently hinted that he is being vetted as a possible running mate on the GOP ticket. Previously, he had denied that he was under consideration for the vice-presidential spot. (Associated Press)