Romney to announce running mate Saturday in Va.

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Romney to announce running mate

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's campaign comfirmed Saturday morning that  Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan will be Romney's Vice Presidential running mate

Romney will introduce Ryan at the Nauticus Museum in Norfolk, Virginia at 9 a.m.  Romney is kicking off a four-day bus tour through swing states.

Romney's choice comes as he tries to repair an image damaged by negative Democratic advertising and shift the trajectory of a campaign that's seen him lose ground to President Barack Obama.

The vice presidential selection will dominate headlines, and Romney's team has been relentlessly teasing the announcement for weeks.