GENE RANDALL, CNN ANCHOR: Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush says he'll decide today or tomorrow on his running mate. This has been a weekend filled with speculation on the issue. CNN's Jonathan Karl has the latest from Austin, Texas.</s>JONATHAN KARL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): With an announcement coming as soon as Monday, CNN has learned the man in charge of the search for a running mate has told business associates he may get the job. Dick Cheney had previously told executives at the Dallas-based Halliburton Corporation of which he is CEO, he had no intention of running for vice president. Cheney has also moved to erase doubts about his health. CNN has learned Cheney underwent a thorough physical on Thursday, getting a clean bill of health. Cheney had little to tell reporters before leaving the Washington area to fly to Texas.</s>DICK CHENEY, FMR. DEFENSE SECRETARY: Folks, I have nothing -- no news for you, I am sorry.</s>QUESTION: Can you tell us if you're going to Dallas or Austin?</s>CHENEY: I am going to Dallas.</s>QUESTION: So why are you heading there now, can you tell us?</s>CHENEY: It's for the offices.</s>KARL: Also under consideration is Missouri Senator John Danforth, who met with Bush on Tuesday. Danforth said he would take the job, but predicted the choice would be Cheney.</s>JOHN DANFORTH, FORMER MISSOURI SENATOR: I think that there are other people out there who are very, very good and who would be very, very good vice presidents, and I kind of assumed a couple of days ago, when I learned of the voter registration by Dick Cheney that he was going to be the nominee, and I can't imagine anybody better than Cheney for this, he is just terrific.</s>KARL: Danforth is on the board of Time Warner, which is the parent company of CNN. Aides caution that Bush has kept his own counsel during this process and that the final decision may come as a surprise. Jonathan Karl, CNN, Austin.
Cheney and Danforth Appear to be Bush's Top Choices For V.P.