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10:20 AM ET, August 19, 2012

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ABCNEWS:
On ‘This Week’: Stephanie Cutter and Kevin Madden  —  Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter and Romney campaign senior adviser Kevin Madden face off on the latest battles in the 2012 presidential campaign, Sunday on “This Week.”  —  Mitt Romney and his new running mate Rep. Paul Ryan hit …
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CNN:
Ryan stands by $716 billion Medicare criticism  —  (CNN) - In an interview on Saturday, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan said his Medicare proposal had “evolved” - with, among other influences, input from Democrats.  —  “As we got into looking at this issue, talking with Democrats …
Mandy / Deep Fried Manatees:
Paul Ryan draws a crowd at The Villages
Discussion: Power Line
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Ryan saves boldest plan for Medicaid
Emily Schultheis / Politico:
GOP advice on Medicare: Attack
Discussion: Newsy and ThinkProgress
Mike Lillis / Ballot Box:
Obama: Paul Ryan plan would cut Romney's tax rate to 1 percent
Discussion: Politico
Boston Globe:
Biden should apologize for “back in chains” remark  —  When Vice President Joe Biden warned a Virginia rally of hundreds of African Americans that Republican efforts to loosen bank regulations meant “They're going to put y'all back in chains,” Stephanie Cutter, Team Obama's deputy campaign manager …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Globe asks Biden for ‘chains’ apology  —  The Boston Globe is calling on Vice President Joe Biden to apologize for telling an audience at a campaign rally, made up largely of African Americans, that Republicans “want to put ya'll back in chains.”  —  “[I]magine if Republican Paul Ryan uttered comments like that.
Rasmussen Reports:
Better Qualified To Serve As President? 42% Say Ryan, 40% Biden
Discussion: Ballot Box, Weasel Zippers and Hot Air
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Teachers on the Defensive  —  RANDI WEINGARTEN, the powerful president of the American Federation of Teachers, took a rare vacation last week, but tweeting knows no holidays, nor does frustration with what can sometimes seem like constant assaults on the men and women at the nation's blackboards.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Vox Popoli
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Grover Norquist: George H.W. Bush ‘Lied’ to the American People  —  Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist dismissed recent criticism of his tax pledge from former President George H.W. Bush, saying the 41st president had “lied” to the American people by raising taxes while in office.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Paul Ryan On Foreign Policy Credentials: ‘I Voted To Send People To War’  —  Speaking to Fox News' Carl Cameron Saturday morning, Republican VP nominee Paul Ryan made the case for why he believes his foreign policy credentials are stronger than President Obama's, emphasizing …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Paul Ryan Claims He Didn't Know He Signed Letters Asking For Stimulus Funds
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Joe Lawler / Metromix Des Moines:
Hank Williams Jr. brings country hits and political jabs to the fair  —  Are you ready for some political commentary?  —  Country legend Hank Williams Jr. played to a crowd of nearly 8,500 at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand Friday night.  —  You may recall, criticism of President Barack Obama …
Times of India:
11-year-old girl arrested in Pakistan on charges of blasphemy  —  ISLAMABAD: An 11-year-old Christian girl has been arrested in Pakistani capital on a charge of blasphemy after she was accused of burning pages of the Quran, police said on Saturday.  —  Officials of Ramna police station …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
With a Full Quiver, Senator Schumer Is Quick to Release Cupid's Arrows  —  Even by the standards of Capitol Hill, where ambitious and awkward young people are thrust together in cramped workplaces and crowded bars, the nuptial output of Senator Charles E. Schumer's office stands out.
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Delegation penalties to remain unchanged at Republican convention  —  The five states penalized for shifting their presidential primaries earlier than Republican National Committee rules permit will retain those penalties, each sending only half of its allocated delegates to the GOP convention later this month.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Ta-Nehisi Coates / New York Times:
Obama's (Perceived) Transformation  —  EARLIER this month, Ann Coulter took to the airwaves of the Fox News network to denounce the dastardly machinations, large mendacity and mad villainy currently employed by the American president.  Barack Obama was “a liar,” Coulter said, a …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Prairie Weather
BuzzFeed:
How Management Killed “The Village Voice”  —  Mike Lacey figured out sex ads on the Internet, but little else.  The paper edges toward collapse.  —  Alt-weeklies are always dying.  But the news Friday that four editorial staffers were laid off or had their hours cut to part-time at The Village Voice …
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Foster Kamer / The New York Observer:
Layoffs Hit Editorial Staff at The Village Voice
 
 
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
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