mitt-romney-rob-portman-john-boehner-061712.jpgView full sizeRepublican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures during a campaign stop at K’s Hamburger Shop on Sunday, June 17, 2012 in Troy, Ohio. From left, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Romney, and Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner.

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney already has had one run-in with the vice presidential selection process, and it did not end well.

In late May 2008, well after John McCain had sewed up the Republican presidential nomination, he

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