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Tim Pawlenty, speaking as a Mitt Romney surrogate on Wednesday, said it's "premature" to exclude Rick Santorum as a possible vice presidential pick but denied that his candidate has even started a list.

"I think it would be premature to say anybody should be excluded from that list," Pawlenty said on CNN. "I'm sure in many people's minds, in the minds of the punditry, Rick Santorum will be on the list. Whether he would be ultimately selected or not, who knows. ... I know Gov. Romney hasn't even started to put a list like that together in any formal way."

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