Romney running mate search enters audition phase

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.
ASTON, Pa. — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday embraced a student loan proposal that President Barack Obama is selling on the campaign trail and refused to endorse Sen. Marco Rubio’s conservative immigration plan aimed at helping young illegal immigrants.
BOSTON — Don’t look for a vice presidential shocker from Mitt Romney. His choice of a running-mate — a search he announced Monday he has begun — will be guided by both his methodical, risk-averse corporate training and the lessons his party learned from Sarah Palin’s selection.
COLUMBUS — Former Republican presidential candidate John McCain offered his first U.S. Senate endorsement of this election cycle, coming to Ohio to throw his support behind fellow military veteran Josh Mandel in a campaign heavily supported by GOP national interests.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Mitt Romney faces a daunting to-do list as he transitions into the role of likely Republican presidential nominee.
WASHINGTON — Tag. I’m not it. Republicans considered to be up-and-comers are scrambling to declare a lack of interest in becoming Mitt Romney’s running mate, taking themselves off the still-forming short list of would-be vice presidents. With Romney poised to win the GOP nomination in June, if not earlier, some of the focus has shifted to his pick for the No. 2 spot on the ticket. But no one is rushing forward and many of the top prospects are trying to shut down the conversation before it begins.
MILWAUKEE — Mitt Romney tightened his grip on the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night, winning primaries in Maryland and Washington, D.C., and leading in Wisconsin, with time left over to swap charges with President Barack Obama.