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4:40 PM ET, August 12, 2012

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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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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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Anna Palmer / Politico:
Newt: No more objections to Ryan plan
ABCNEWS:
Sunday on ‘This Week’: Tim Pawlenty and David Axelrod
Discussion: Politico and New York Magazine
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:   Axelrod: Romney, Ryan share ‘extreme’ views
Bloomberg:
Romney-Ryan: The Bain & Co. Ticket
New York Times:
Mr. Ryan's Cramped Vision
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Hit & Run
A.B Stoddard / Pundits Blog:   Opinion: With Ryan pick, a new Romney
John Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
How Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Tricked the Press
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 …
Discussion: CNN, Scared Monkeys and Politico
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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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Emily Bazelon / Slate:
Paul Ryan v. Sarah Palin
Discussion: Althouse and Firedoglake
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.
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 …
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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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.
Discussion: The Caucus, emptywheel and theGrio
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New York Times:
Police Fatally Shoot Knife-Wielding Man in Times Square  —  When the tourists and shoppers thronging Times Square on Saturday afternoon first saw the police officers, guns drawn, confronting a knife-wielding man, many thought they had stumbled onto a movie set.  —  But it was quickly apparent this was no celluloid fantasy.
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.
Discussion: Watts Up With That? and Daily Kos
 
 
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