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10:00 AM ET, August 12, 2012

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Matthew O'Brien / The Atlantic Online:
Mitt Romney Would Pay 0.82 Percent in Taxes Under Paul Ryan's Plan  —  Paul Ryan's plan is a path to prosperity for Mitt Romney  —  Under Paul Ryan's plan, Mitt Romney wouldn't pay any taxes for the next ten years — or any of the years after that.  Now, do I know that that's true.  Yes, I'm certain.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Romney rolls the dice  —  Has there ever been a campaign that went, literally overnight, from being about nothing to leaping neck-deep into the most treacherous, dangerous issue in American politics?  Until last night, I thought Romney was running for president because he wanted to be president, full stop.
Alec MacGillis / The New Republic:
Why Ryan Makes Romney's Tax Problem Even Worse  —  Already, there is a curious bit of conventional wisdom taking hold that Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan is shrewd because it will draw attention from Romney's ever-more apparent weaknesses, notably the more rapacious elements of his work …
John Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
How Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Tricked the Press  —  Mitt Romney decided on Paul Ryan on Aug. 1, the day after returning from his trip overseas to the Olympics in London and to Israel and Poland.  The candidate and his campaign kept the secret for nine days, according to campaign sources.
ABCNEWS:
Sunday on ‘This Week’: Tim Pawlenty and David Axelrod  —  Following Mitt Romney's selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as the Republican vice presidential nominee, Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod and former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty speak with George Stephanopoulos …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
A Risky Rationale Behind Romney's Choice of Ryan  —  When is it rational to take a big risk?  —  When the status quo wasn't proceeding in a way that you felt was favorable.  When you have less to lose.  When you needed — pardon the cliché, but it's appropriate here — a “game change”.
CNN:
Romney forced to backpedal after thorny Virginia endorsement  —  Richmond, Virginia (CNN) - Mitt Romney's campaign awkwardly backpedaled Saturday after the presumptive Republican presidential nominee waded into a contentious GOP primary fight in Virginia during his second campaign event alongside his new running mate Paul Ryan.
Discussion: The Impolitic, Politico and Reuters
Ross Douthat:
Why Paul Ryan?  —  I did not think that Mitt Romney would choose the Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate.  Nor did I think that Romney should pick Ryan as his number two.  But now that he's done so, let's consider what might have made the presumptive Republican nominee choose the way he did.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
It's Paul Ryan's Party: With Romney VP Pick, Movement Conservatives Openly Control GOP at Last  —  I'm not sure I believe in Freudian slips, and Barack Obama made a similar mistake when he introduced Joe Biden four years ago, but what the hell: When Mitt Romney slipped up this morning …
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Internal Talking Points: Romney Will Push His ‘Own’ Budget Proposal,Not Paul Ryan's Plan
William Saletan / Slate:
Why I Love Paul Ryan
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Biden calls Ryan to offer congratulations, welcome him to race
Discussion: CNN and Jammie Wearing Fools
Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:
Ryan can run for House seat, VP at same time under Wis. state law
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Candice M. Giove / New York Post:
Bronx pol's secret F'book page with staffer boytoy  —  She's a real swing voter.  —  To constituents, she's Naomi D. Rivera, a mild-mannered, bespectacled Bronx assemblywoman whose social-media page is dotted with her accomplishments, thoughtful sayings and the latest neighborhood news.
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
New York Times:
Opinion: Extreme Weather and Drought Are Here to Stay  —  BY many measurements, this summer's drought is one for the record books.  But so was last year's drought in the South Central states.  And it has been only a decade since an extreme five-year drought hit the American West.
Discussion: Daily Kos
BuzzFeed:
Romney Campaign Examined Tax Returns Of Potential Veeps  —  “Several” years required, Myers says.  Romney has released just two years of returns.  —  Image by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images  —  Mitt Romney's presidential campaign requested “several” years of tax returns …
Discussion: US Politics
Hadeel Al Shalchi / Reuters:
U.S., Turkey to explore imposing Syria no-fly zone  —  (Reuters) - The United States and Turkey indicated on Saturday they were studying a range of measures, including a no-fly zone, as battles between Syrian rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's forces shook Aleppo and the heart of Damascus.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
 
 
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