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Donald Trump names Mike Pence as his running mate

Donald Trump announced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate.

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Donald Trump has chosen Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, he announced Friday on Twitter, a sign that the volatile Republican business mogul hopes to stabilize his campaign for president as he and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton prepare to claim their party nominations over the next two weeks.

A longtime champion of conservative and evangelical causes, Pence, 57, was a favorite of GOP leaders who have resisted embracing Trump as their party’s standard-bearer.

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The former congressman, who backed Ted Cruz in the presidential primaries, is well placed to firm up Trump’s support among Christian conservatives, many of whom also favored the Texas senator over the celebrity businessman from New York.

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