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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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Christine Delargy / CBS News:
“60 Minutes”: Romney, Ryan answer critics of Medicare position — CBS News chief Washington correspondent and anchor of “Face the Nation” Bob Schieffer sat down with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan on Sunday for their first interview since the Republican presidential nominee announced Ryan as his running mate.
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Washington Wire, Washington Post, The Caucus, Ballot Box, ABCNEWS, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Politico and Hot Air, more at Mediagazer »
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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The Hinterland Gazette, p m carpenter's commentary, Brad DeLong, 2012 Decoded and Washington Examiner
Joan Walsh / Salon:
Paul Ryan: Randian poseur — Mitt Romney couldn't have chosen a better example of the fakery at the heart of today's GOP — Paul Ryan was born into a well-to-do Janesville, Wisc. family, part of the so-called “Irish mafia” that's run the city's construction industry since the 19th century.
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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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Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Enthusiasm greets ticket 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 to reclaim America's progress …
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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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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Hullabaloo
Dylan Byers / Politico:
GOP again turns to Kristol ball — Once again, Bill Kristol gets his way — and once again, watch out. — For two consecutive presidential cycles now, the founding editor of the Weekly Standard has successfully led the conservative media drumbeat for a bold vice presidential pick: In 2008 …
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CNN, JOSHUAPUNDIT and Pundits Blog
John Roberts / Fox News:
John McCain, Debbie Wasserman Schultz react to Paul Ryan joining GOP ticket
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5 keys to understanding Paul Ryan
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The Political Carnival, Washington Monthly and Taylor Marsh
Dylan Matthews / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan's non-budget policy record, in one post
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Mediaite, PERRspectives, Booman Tribune and Ballot Box
BuzzFeed:
Ryan Skips Florida, Will Focus On Great Lakes States
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The Impolitic, Riehl World View and The Buzz Florida Politics Feed
Paul Ryan / CNN:
Romney fund-raising jumps after V.P. roll out
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The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, The Hill and americanthinker.com
Marc Caputo / MiamiHerald.com:
Ryan could be a drag on Romney in Florida
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NationalJournal.com, The Reaction, Outside the Beltway, Naked Politics, New York Times, Real Clear Politics, The Hill and Politico
ABCNEWS:
Sunday on ‘This Week’: Tim Pawlenty and David Axelrod
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CNN, Politico, The Political Carnival and New York Magazine
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:
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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Taegan Goddard's …, New York Magazine, Outside the Beltway and Booman Tribune
Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Romney Campaign Requested ‘Several’ Years of Tax Returns of VP Contenders — CHARLOTTE — Mitt Romney requested “several” years of tax returns from his potential running mates, a senior adviser to the candidate said Saturday, suggesting that those considered for the ticket may have been required …
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Mediaite, The Raw Story and Business Insider
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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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JOSHUAPUNDIT, Jihad Watch, Outside the Beltway, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Michael J. Totten's blog
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Kate Taylor / New York Times:
Bloomberg to Press Obama and Romney Campaigns on Immigration — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg wants the presidential candidates to talk more about immigration. So on Tuesday, he will be visiting the cities where their campaigns have headquarters, pressing them on the issue.
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The Page
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Romney's Mormon Story — THERE'S an interesting dilemma facing the filmmakers who are presumably hard at work, in some well-hidden editing room, on the biographical movie that will play just before Mitt Romney accepts his party's nomination: What should the movie say about Romney's Mormonism?
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Washington Monthly
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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