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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Romney Picked Ryan Over Advisers' Early Doubts — A high risk pick, driven by the candidate. “Everybody was against” Ryan, says a top Republican. — Image by SAUL LOEB / Getty Images — Mitt Romney appears to have picked Paul Ryan as his running mate over the objections of top political advisors …
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Politico and Balloon Juice
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
A view of Ryan from Florida — Here's the front page of the Miami Herald today, with an unsubtle headline about what Paul Ryan could mean for Mitt Romney in a critical battleground. — It appears as Ryan's appearance in the state alongside Romney, planned for tomorrow, was redirected to Iowa.
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p m carpenter's commentary, The Hinterland Gazette, Washington Examiner, Brad DeLong and 2012 Decoded
Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:
Romney Campaign Doubles Down: He ‘Would Have Signed’ The Ryan Budget — Just moments after Mitt Romney announced Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his vice presidential nominee on Saturday, his campaign tried to distance itself from Ryan's signature House budget. Although Romney has admitted …
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Crooks and Liars, ABCNEWS, PERRspectives, The Raw Story, Booman Tribune, Little Green Footballs, CANNONFIRE and The Agonist
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 …
Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Enthusiasm greets Mitt, Ryan in N.C. — HIGH POINT, N.C. — As if launching a whole new campaign, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan made a quick run through North Carolina on Sunday and basked in the excitement of the vice presidential announcement. — “This is day two on our pathway …
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New York Magazine
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Republicans Who Criticized Obama As Foreign Policy Novice, Say Romney's Missing Experience Is A Plus — The same Republicans who criticized President Obama for lacking foreign policy experience in 2008 are now stepping in to defend the dismal international relations record of Romney-Ryan ticket.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Hullabaloo
John Roberts / Fox News:
John McCain, Debbie Wasserman Schultz react to Paul Ryan joining GOP ticket — Special Guests: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. … JOHN ROBERTS, GUEST HOST: I'm John Roberts, in for Chris Wallace. — Mitt Romney selects Congressman Paul Ryan …
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Washington Examiner
Politico:
5 keys to understanding Paul Ryan
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Washington Monthly, Taylor Marsh and New York Magazine
BuzzFeed:
Ryan Skips Florida, Will Focus On Great Lakes States
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The Impolitic, The Buzz Florida Politics Feed, Riehl World View and Hot Air
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
The Psychology of the Ryan Pick
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The PJ Tatler, Boston Globe, Washington Monthly and Brad DeLong
BuzzFeed:
Romney Campaign Examined Tax Returns Of Potential Veeps
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The Moderate Voice, The Hinterland Gazette, Daily Kos and US Politics
ABCNEWS:
Sunday on ‘This Week’: Tim Pawlenty and David Axelrod
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Politico, The Political Carnival and New York Magazine
Paul Ryan / CNN:
Romney fund-raising jumps after V.P. roll out
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The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air and americanthinker.com
Bloomberg:
Romney-Ryan: The Bain & Co. Ticket
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The Reality-Based Community and Brad DeLong
New York Times:
Mr. Ryan's Cramped Vision
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Balloon Juice, Hit & Run, The Political Carnival and ThinkProgress
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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Outside the Beltway, New York Magazine and Booman Tribune
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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Gothamist, The Other McCain and Jammie Wearing Fools
Kareem Fahim / New York Times:
In Upheaval for Egypt, Morsi Forces Out Military Chiefs — CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt forced the retirement on Sunday of his powerful defense minister, the army chief of staff and several senior generals, in a stunning purge that seemed for the moment to reclaim for civilian leaders …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Outside the Beltway and Michael J. Totten's blog
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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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The Caucus, emptywheel, The Hinterland Gazette and theGrio
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
This is what 2012 looks like — lines around the block at Romney-Ryan rally in High Point, NC (Update - Overflow crowds in Mooresville) — Let this be a lesson for The Eeyores Among Us — From reader Tim who is at the Romney-Ryan appearance in High Point, North Carolina: … Tim just emailed again:
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