memeorandum: NBC: 3 sources indicate Romney will pick Ryan (First Read)

8:30 AM ET, August 11, 2012

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Romney Prepares to Pick Ryan — Elm Grove, Wisc. & Washington, D.C. — THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that the Romney campaign has begun to prepare a vigorous effort in support of Paul Ryan if he is selected as Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick—something now likely to happen soon.

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Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:

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Politico:

Mitt Romney picks Paul Ryan as running mate — Mitt Romney has selected House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis) as his running mate, and will unveil the ticket at an event in Norfolk, Va. Saturday morning, Republican sources confirmed to POLITICO.

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Robert Costa / National Review:

From Boston to Janesville — Take note, veep watchers: Earlier today, a charter plane took off in Boston, stopped in Chicago, then flew to the tiny airport in Janesville, Wis. Janesville, of course, is the hometown of Representative Paul Ryan, a top vice-presidential contender.

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Associated Press:

ROMNEY TO ANNOUNCE RUNNING MATE SATURDAY IN VA. — WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's campaign says the presumed Republican presidential nominee will announce his running mate Saturday morning in Norfolk, Va. — The short list - if there is one - is believed to include Ohio Rep. Rob Portman …

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First Read:

NBC: 3 sources indicate Romney will pick Ryan — By NBC's Domenico Montanaro and Mark Murray — Three different sources close to the Romney campaign indicate to NBC News that Mitt Romney will announce House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate at tomorrow's campaign event in Norfolk, VA.

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Gregory J. Krieg / ABCNEWS:

The Angel and Devil in Paul Ryan — Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is young, politically tested, and suddenly among the frontrunners to join Mitt Romney's campaign as his vice presidential nominee. — Just 42 years old, he's already been elected to represent Wisconsin's 1st District seven times.

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The Caucus:

Romney to Announce Running Mate Saturday — Mitt Romney is scheduled to announce his vice presidential candidate on Saturday in Norfolk, Va., ending a four-month search for a running mate on the opening day of a four-day bus tour through four critical battleground states.

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CNN:

Romney to announce running mate Saturday morning — Richmond, Virginia (CNN) - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will announce his running mate at the beginning of a four-day, four-state bus tour in Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday morning, his campaign announced in a statement late Friday night.

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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:

iPhone App: Romney Selects Paul Ryan — The Mitt Romney campaign officially announces the selection of Paul Ryan as the Republican vice presidential candidate via its iPhone app. — UPDATE: And the campaign has now announced the selection of Ryan via press release:

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Associated Press:

AP SOURCE: ROMNEY PICKS RYAN FOR RUNNING MATE — NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan to be his running mate, according to a Republican with knowledge of the development. They will appear together Saturday in Norfolk …

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Jackie Kucinich / USA Today:
Paul Ryan to be named Romney's running mate

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Paul Ryan / CNN:
TRENDING: Polls: Paul Who?

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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Top Republicans Say Mitt Romney Has Picked Paul Ryan as Vice Presidential Running Mate

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David Nather / Reuters:
VP primer: Paul Ryan's Medicare plan

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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress: Romney To Unveil Vice Presidential Pick On Saturday

Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:
Romney to announce running mate on Saturday morning

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CNN: BREAKING: Romney to announce vice presidential pick Saturday

Bill Turque / Washington Post:
Three polls show Obama widening lead over Romney

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Maggie Haberman / Politico:

Romney wants his taxes, business record off table — Mitt Romney made an unusual suggestion in his interview with Chuck Todd yesterday, which First Read previewed thusly: … Talking about candidates' personal finances is hardly novel, nor is it irrelevant — how candidates make their money …

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Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Romney To Obama: Please Stop Attacking My Business Record, Taxes

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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Jon Huntsman Sr., longtime Romney backer, calls on him to release tax returns — The internet is alive with speculation that the secret source Harry Reid claims to have on Mitt Romney's tax returns is Utah industrialist Jon Huntsman Sr. He is the founder of Hunstman Corporation and the father …

Mike Flynn / BREITBART.COM:
SOURCES: FORMER GOP CANDIDATE HUNTSMAN TO SPEAK AT DNC CONVENTION

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Tim Graham / NewsBusters.org:

Time, CNN Star Fareed Zakaria Suspended for Admitted Plagiarism — [UPDATED below page break: TIME magazine, CNN have suspended Zakaria.] When CNN host and Time editor-at-large Fareed Zakaria wrote a new piece called “The Case for Gun Control,” it ended with a bang: “So when people throw …

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Alexander Abad-Santos / The Atlantic Wire:
Fareed Zakaria's Take on Gun Control Strikingly Similar to The New Yorker's

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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:

Obama urges Congress to pass farm bill to provide drought relief — President Obama on Saturday pledged an “all-hands-on-deck response” to the severe drought affecting much of the country and pressed Congress to pass a farm bill to aid hard-hit ranchers and farmers.

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Shira Rawlinson / ij.org:

Federal Judge Strikes Down Utah's Hairbraiding Licensing Scheme — Finds Cosmetology Regulations to Be a Violation of Hairbraider's Constitutional Rights — (703) 682-9320 — Salt Lake City, Utah—In a major victory for economic liberty, a federal court ruled late yesterday …

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Erica Orden / Washington Wire:

White House Approached Schwarzenegger in 2011 — Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is getting back into the movie business with a lineup of six film projects-but at one point, things might have gone a very different way. — Mr. Schwarzenegger was approached by White House officials …

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