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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
USAT/Gallup Poll: Paul Ryan gets low marks for VP — Americans don't believe Mitt Romney hit a home run with his choice of Paul Ryan as a running mate, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, with more of the public giving him lower marks than high ones. — Ryan, a Wisconsin congressman …
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Paul Ryan Used His Office To Profit From the Financial Crisis — Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, left, wipes away tears as he and presidential candidate Mitt Romney greet supporters during a campaign event on Sunday in Waukesha, Wis. — Let's put this in the “the real scandal is what's legal” file:
Politico:
Paul Ryan's voting record: Big-spending conservatism — Paul Ryan rose to the top of the political ranks on his reputation as a conservative budget hawk. But his voting record shows him to be far from a pure fiscal conservative. — Ryan voted for the $700 billion bank bailout …
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Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:
GOP concerned Ryan could cost party House and Senate seats — Republicans strategists are worried that Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) addition to the presidential ticket will cost their party House and Senate seats this fall. — Their concern: Democrats will successfully demonize Ryan's budget plan …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Biden Invokes Paul Ryan's Deceased Father to Question VP Candidate's Values — Vice President Joe Biden invoked Paul Ryan's deceased father to question the Republican vice presidential candidate's values: — “My dad used to have another saying, for real,” Biden said.
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BuzzFeed:
New Senior Romney Advisor Called Ryan Entitlement Reform Plans “Irresponsible...A Bad Idea” — In the Bush years, Ryan wanted to go bigger on Social Security privatization. — Peter Wehner, a former aide to President George W. Bush announced he was joining the Romney campaign …
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Eric Platt / Business Insider:
Paul Ryan's Bank Transactions Were Not Insider Trading
Paul Ryan's Bank Transactions Were Not Insider Trading
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Paul Krugman:
Romney/Ryan: The Real Target
Romney/Ryan: The Real Target
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Jeff Spross / ThinkProgress:
Ron Wyden Pushes Back Against Being Linked To Paul Ryan's Medicare Plan
Ron Wyden Pushes Back Against Being Linked To Paul Ryan's Medicare Plan
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Alexandra Sifferlin / CNN:
Paul Ryan's workout: Is P90X for you?
Paul Ryan's workout: Is P90X for you?
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Josh Glasstetter / rightwingwatch.org:
Paul Ryan Featured Alongside ‘Former Terrorist’
Paul Ryan Featured Alongside ‘Former Terrorist’
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Very Predictable Playbook Against Paul Ryan
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Near-Even Split on Ryan - But With Positive Movement
Near-Even Split on Ryan - But With Positive Movement
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Jon Cohen / Washington Post:
Positive views of Ryan jump higher after pick
Positive views of Ryan jump higher after pick
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Charles Mahtesian / Politico:
Inside the Ryan budget pushback
Inside the Ryan budget pushback
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BuzzFeed:
Ryan Heckled At First Solo Event — A talk at the Iowa State Fair turns chaotic. Protester allegedly assaults volunteer. — Heckler at Ryan event in Des Moines, Iowa. — Source: p.twimg.com — DES MOINES, Iowa — Paul Ryan's remarks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines today turned …
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Orlando Sentinel:
Romney campaign cancels Monday visit to Orlando — Although Mitt Romney was supposed to visit Orlando on Monday, the campaign announced late Sunday that the presumed Republican presidential nominee was too exhausted to make the trip. — The news came after Romney spent what one campaign official …
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BuzzFeed:
Romney's Three-Year Business Experience Requirement Would Disqualify His Own Running Mate
Romney's Three-Year Business Experience Requirement Would Disqualify His Own Running Mate
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Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
Paul Ryan's Iowa Speech Opens With Hecklers Getting Dragged Away And They Just Keep Coming
Paul Ryan's Iowa Speech Opens With Hecklers Getting Dragged Away And They Just Keep Coming
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney's constitutional amendment would bar Paul Ryan from the presidency
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan - and their Wives! - Open Up to PEOPLE
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan - and their Wives! - Open Up to PEOPLE
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Paul Ryan Says He'll Only Release 2 Years Of Tax Returns In ‘60 Minutes’ Interview
Paul Ryan Says He'll Only Release 2 Years Of Tax Returns In ‘60 Minutes’ Interview
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
DNC chief Debbie Wasserman Schultz: I know Priorities is Democratic
DNC chief Debbie Wasserman Schultz: I know Priorities is Democratic
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Hecklers in Iowa disrupt Ryan's first solo campaign event
Hecklers in Iowa disrupt Ryan's first solo campaign event
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Romney's presidential pick
Romney's presidential pick
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Presidential debate moderators announced — The Commission on Presidential Debates has decided on the moderators for this year's debates, sources confirm to POLITICO. — PBS's Jim Lehrer will host the first presidential debate on October 3 in Denver, Colo. CNN's Candy Crowley will host the second …
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Candy Crowley / CNN:
CNN Poll: What's most important to voters? — Washington (CNN) - How important have vice-presidential picks been in past elections? — Fairly important, but not as crucial as the presidential debates, according to a new national poll released as the bipartisan Commission …
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KBTX-TV:
Suspect in Custody, Shooting Near Highland and Fidelity Streets in College Station — News 3 crew on the scene has confirmed that more than one law enforcement officer has been shot in an incident near Fidelity Street in College Station. — A spokesperson for the College Station Police Department …
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CNN:
Multiple people shot near Texas A&M University — (CNN) — Police took a man into custody Monday after “multiple people” were shot near Texas A&M University, a police official said. — Several law enforcement officers were among the people shot, Rhonda Seaton of the College Station Police Department told CNN.
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
David Gregory, Do Your Freakin' Job! — Sweet Jesus, David Gregory, you have really shown that you are the most useless tool. — This is your show. You get paid enough money to be comfortably ensconced in the 1 percent. Do you think it would be too much effort for you to get off …
David Shepardson / detroitnews.com:
Treasury: U.S. to lose $25 billion on auto bailout — Washington -The Treasury Department says in a new report the government expects to lose more than $25 billion on the $85 billion auto bailout. That's 15 percent higher than its previous forecast. — In a monthly report sent to Congress on Friday …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Rick Perry Breaks With The NRA, Suggests States Should Be Allowed To Ban Guns — In an interview concerning the tragic shooting on Texas A&M campus on Monday, Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) took a surprisingly moderate position on gun regulation. Although Perry rejected the suggestion that the shooting …
Michael Moynihan / Foreign Policy:
Leftist Planet — Why do so many travel guides make excuses for dictators? — In 1933, as Joseph Stalin was busy purging his enemies and building a murderous cult of personality, the New York-based left-wing magazine the Nation advised readers interested in traveling to Moscow that Intourist …
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