Bob McDonnell ending term with scandal-stained year

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Published November 29, 2013 5:00am ET
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Bob McDonnell ending term with scandal-stained year
Virginia Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe, left, listens as outgoing Gov. Bob McDonnell addresses the media after their private lunch at the Executive Mansion in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bob Brown) | BOB BROWN

RICHMOND, Va. — Bob McDonnell’s national profile ascended fast in four years as Virginia governor.

He delivered the 2010 Republican response to the State of the Union Address. He became chairman of the Republican Governors Association in 2011 and was widely mentioned as a possible vice presidential pick just over a year ago. Even on the day he was passed over in favor of Rep. Paul Ryan, McDonnell introduced Mitt Romney at a Norfolk naval museum and basked in the Republican candidate’s public praise.

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