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Michael Barbaro / The Caucus:
Romney Team Hints at More Openness on Ryan's Tax Records — DULLES, Va. — A top aide to Mitt Romney said that the campaign had obtained “several years” of income tax returns from potential running mates - suggesting that Representative Paul D. Ryan had produced tax returns for a greater number …
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Politico:
5 keys to understanding Paul Ryan — Paul Ryan has vaulted to national fame over the past three years—as a slogan, not as a person. — “The Ryan budget” can make conservative hearts flutter, or make liberals sputter with indignation. But the author of this document has remained …
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Washington Monthly, Taegan Goddard's …, Taylor Marsh and The Daily Beast
BuzzFeed:
Romney Campaign Examined Tax Returns Of Potential Veeps — “Several” years required, Myers says. Romney has released just two years of returns. — Image by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images — Mitt Romney's presidential campaign requested “several” years of tax returns …
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The Moderate Voice, The Hinterland Gazette, Daily Kos and US Politics
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
The Psychology of the Ryan Pick — My initial reaction to the Ryan VP selection was that there was only one possible explanation: Team Romney believed it was on track to lose, and Ryan allows them to shift blame for the loss onto the party's conservative wing.
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Brad DeLong, The Spectacle Blog and The Monkey Cage
Anna Palmer / Politico:
Newt: No more objections to Ryan plan — Newt Gingrich on Sunday backed Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick, Paul Ryan, saying that he no longer has issues with the Medicare provision in Ryan's budget proposal. — The former Republican House speaker and unsuccessful presidential contender …
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Paul Ryan / CNN:
Romney fund-raising jumps after V.P. roll out — (CNN) - Following the roll out of his vice presidential pick, Mitt Romney's fundraising numbers got a Republican enthusiasm-fueled boost. — On Sunday, Andrea Saul, Romney's campaign press secretary, wrote on Twitter that fund-raising …
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BuzzFeed:
Ryan Skips Florida, Will Focus On Great Lakes States — A division of political labor. And an open political question of how the Ryan Budget will play in the Sunshine State. — Image by SAUL LOEB / Getty Images — CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will part ways until …
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Matthew O'Brien / The Atlantic Online:
Mitt Romney Would Pay 0.82 Percent in Taxes Under Paul Ryan's Plan
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Tim Mak / Reuters:
Ayn Rand followers applaud Paul Ryan
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Emily Bazelon / Slate:
Paul Ryan v. Sarah Palin
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John Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
How Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Tricked the Press
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
It's Paul Ryan's Party: With Romney VP Pick, Movement Conservatives Openly Control GOP at Last
Niall Stanage / Ballot Box:
In Ryan pick, echoes of Obama's own selection of Vice President Biden
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Candice M. Giove / New York Post:
Bronx pol's secret F'book page with staffer boytoy — She's a real swing voter. — To constituents, she's Naomi D. Rivera, a mild-mannered, bespectacled Bronx assemblywoman whose social-media page is dotted with her accomplishments, thoughtful sayings and the latest neighborhood news.
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The Other McCain and Jammie Wearing Fools
Josh Margolin / New York Post:
Why Christie not picked as Mitt's VP — New Jersey's Chris Christie was high on Mitt Romney's list but refused to resign as governor in order to run, a Romney insider told The Post. — But Christie seems to have no ill will. He endorsed the duo, saying Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan understand the nation's …
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New York Times:
Racial Profiling Rife at Airport, U.S. Officers Say — BOSTON — More than 30 federal officers in an airport program intended to spot telltale mannerisms of potential terrorists say the operation has become a magnet for racial profiling, targeting not only Middle Easterners but also blacks, Hispanics and other minorities.
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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
DNC chairwoman: Obama super-PAC ad raises fair questions — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) declined Sunday to denounce a controversial recent advertisement from a pro-Obama super PAC, and suggested the spot raised important points. — Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman …
BBC:
Egypt leader Mursi orders army chief Tantawi to resign — Relations between Mr Mursi (left) and Field Marshal Tantawi (right) have been tense — Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi has ordered the retirement of the powerful head of the country's armed forces, Field Marshal Mohamad Hussein Tantawi, a presidential spokesman has said.
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New York Times:
Opinion: Extreme Weather and Drought Are Here to Stay — BY many measurements, this summer's drought is one for the record books. But so was last year's drought in the South Central states. And it has been only a decade since an extreme five-year drought hit the American West.
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