memeorandum: STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION — YOU SEE IT FIRST RIGHT HERE (Greta Van Susteren/Gretawire)

7:30 AM ET, August 13, 2012

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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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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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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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Dylan Byers / Politico:

Romney finds safety in CBS and Schieffer — Mitt Romney rarely ventures into the network television interview. When he does, he chooses the safest option on the table: Bob Schieffer. — For the second time this cycle, Romney has given an exclusive, in-person interview to the CBS anchor and …

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James Downie / Washington Post:

No, Paul Ryan is not ‘courageous’ — Across the political spectrum, even among many liberals who otherwise are rubbing their hands with glee over Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as his running mate, pundits and politicians are praising Romney's move as a “courageous” and “bold” pick.

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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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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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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:

Paul Ryan Only Passed 2 Bills Into Law In More Than A Decade … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Paul Ryan, Video, Mitt Romney VP, Romney VP, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney Paul Ryan, Paul Ryan Congress, Paul Ryan Legislation, Paul Ryan Mitt Romney …

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Wall Street Journal:

Ryan Pick Jolts Race — Romney's Choice Energizes GOP; Democrats Pounce on Move … Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his new running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, greeted supporters in Mooresville, N.C., on Sunday. — MOORESVILLE, N.C.—Allies of the two presidential candidates moved Sunday …

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CNN:
Emotional homecoming for Ryan

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Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Obama Welcomes ‘Ideological Leader’ Paul Ryan to Race

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Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Paul Ryan greeted as hometown hero

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Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:
Romney Campaign Doubles Down: He ‘Would Have Signed’ The Ryan Budget

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John Roberts / Fox News:
John McCain, Debbie Wasserman Schultz react to Paul Ryan joining GOP ticket

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Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Republicans Who Criticized Obama As Foreign Policy Novice, Say Romney's Missing Experience Is A Plus

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Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Enthusiasm greets ticket in N.C.

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First Read:
How did they do it? Romney campaign explains how it kept the biggest secret in politics

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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Newt: No more objections to Ryan plan

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Paul Ryan / CNN:
Romney fund-raising jumps after V.P. roll out

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Greta Van Susteren / Gretawire:

STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION — YOU SEE IT FIRST RIGHT HERE — “...Everything I said at the 2008 convention about then-candidate Obama still stands today, and in fact the predictions made about the very unqualified and inexperienced Community Organizer's plans to …

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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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Jonathan Strong / Roll Call:

Darrell Issa to Sue Eric Holder Monday — House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa plans to sue Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday for refusing to provide documents related to the “Fast and Furious” gun-smuggling operation. — “The committee expects to file …

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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 …