Townsend selects running mate Michele Berk Contributing Writer Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Thursday named the former head of the U.S. Naval Academy as her running mate for this fall's gubernatorial election. Adm. Charles Larson, who was a Republican up until two weeks ago, was tapped to run for the lieutenant governor spot beside Townsend. Larson, a retired high-ranking naval officer, brings a stellar military record and high-powered connections to the table. He is a close friend of U.S. Sen. John McCain, and a two-time Naval Academy superintendent, credited with leading the academy through a tumultuous time after sexual harassment...