Paul Ryan's brazen lies  —  His Republican National Convention speech was stunning for its dishonesty  —  Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan accepts the nomination as he addresses delegates during the third session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, August 29, 2012.

As Republican convention emphasizes diversity, racial incidents intrude  —  TAMPA — From the convention stage here, the Republican Party has tried to highlight its diversity, giving prime speaking slots to Latinos and blacks who have emphasized their party's economic appeal to all Americans.

TRENDING: DNC readies ‘contingency plan,’ watches weather for Obama acceptance speech  —  Tampa, Florida (CNN) - Democratic National Convention officials have been anxiously watching the weather for next week when President Obama will deliver his convention speech from an outdoor stadium in Charlotte …

Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan Get Their Wings: Candidates To Fly On Official Campaign Planes Friday  —  ABC News' Michael Falcone reports:  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are getting two brand-new sets of wings on Friday.  —  The day after Romney officially accepts the presidential nomination …

War on Women: ‘I want to murder Ann Romney’; Left hurls misogynist hate, death threats at multiple GOP women; Updated … Meet the new tone.  It's the same as the Left's old and typically misogynist tone, only with even more vicious hate and death threats.  Multiple GOP women were on the receiving end …

Susana Martinez RNC speech transcript (text, video)  —  A transcript of remarks made by Gov. Susana Martinez, as prepared for delivery.  —  “Thank you and good evening.  —  On behalf of the great state of New Mexico, let me express my gratitude for being invited to speak tonight.

Republican convention helps Romney pull even with Obama  —  (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney pulled even with President Barack Obama in a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Wednesday, getting a boost from his party's nominating convention in Tampa this week.  —  In a four-day rolling poll …

President Obama's reddit AMA: Top five most awesome questions  —  This post has been updated.  —  If you haven't heard, President Obama was on reddit Wednesday doing an AMA, or “Ask Me Anything.”  He is the first sitting president to participate in the site's popular feature.

The GOP is the Party of Medicare  —  The GOP has now made its intentions clear: Defend Medicare at all costs, now and forever.  And in doing so, it's weakened one of the party's most promising policy reformers.  —  Even though the party's latest platform acknowledges that Medicare …

Aug. 29: So Much Depends Upon Ohio  —  Polls that are published during the party conventions can be anticlimactic, representing old news since they won't fully reflect the effects of the convention bounce.  And none of the surveys that came out on Wednesday were that newsworthy to begin with …

Tonight May Be More Important Than the Debates  —  My biggest complaint with many younger political journalists is their lack of appreciation for scale and context.  Some seem to think that almost every event is huge and consequential, and will remain so until Election Day.

Ryan carves up President Obama  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Wednesday night electrified the Republican Party with a speech that combined lacerating attacks on President Obama with homespun values and a tribute to GOP candidate Mitt Romney.  —  In a 35-minute address …