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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 …
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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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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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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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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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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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Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Romney Campaign Requested ‘Several’ Years of Tax Returns of VP Contenders
Romney Campaign Requested ‘Several’ Years of Tax Returns of VP Contenders
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
The Psychology of the Ryan Pick
The Psychology of the Ryan Pick
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Paul Ryan / CNN:
Romney fund-raising jumps after V.P. roll out
Romney fund-raising jumps after V.P. roll out
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ABCNEWS:
Sunday on ‘This Week’: Tim Pawlenty and David Axelrod
Sunday on ‘This Week’: Tim Pawlenty and David Axelrod
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Axelrod: Romney, Ryan share ‘extreme’ views
Bloomberg:
Romney-Ryan: The Bain & Co. Ticket
Romney-Ryan: The Bain & Co. Ticket
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Matthew O'Brien / The Atlantic Online:
Mitt Romney Would Pay 0.82 Percent in Taxes Under Paul Ryan's Plan
Mitt Romney Would Pay 0.82 Percent in Taxes Under Paul Ryan's Plan
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A.B Stoddard / Pundits Blog:
Opinion: With Ryan pick, a new Romney
John Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
How Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Tricked the Press
How Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Tricked the Press
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Outside the Beltway and Riehl World View
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 …
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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 …
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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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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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Booman Tribune and New York Magazine
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.
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Tim Mak / Reuters:
Ayn Rand followers applaud Paul Ryan — The head of the Atlas Society, an organization devoted to philosopher Ayn Rand's principles of Objectivism, praised Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan on Saturday as “great news” and a “huge step forward for the liberty movement.”
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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.
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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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