Pawlenty admits he was vetted

He said so to reporters earlier this morning:

"I think you could say that I was fully considered and had a lot of discussions with the McCain folks about that possibility."

Pawlenty said McCain informed him on Friday morning that he was picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin instead.

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