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11:40 PM ET, August 12, 2012

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Christine Delargy / CBS News:
“60 Minutes”: Romney, Ryan answer critics of Medicare position  —  CBS News chief Washington correspondent and anchor of “Face the Nation” Bob Schieffer sat down with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan on Sunday for their first interview since the Republican presidential nominee announced Ryan as his running mate.
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Romney Picked Ryan Over Advisers' Early Doubts  —  A high risk pick, driven by the candidate.  “Everybody was against” Ryan, says a top Republican.  —  Image by SAUL LOEB / Getty Images  —  Mitt Romney appears to have picked Paul Ryan as his running mate over the objections of top political advisors …
Discussion: Politico and Balloon Juice
Dylan Byers / Politico:
GOP again turns to Kristol ball  —  Once again, Bill Kristol gets his way — and once again, watch out.  —  For two consecutive presidential cycles now, the founding editor of the Weekly Standard has successfully led the conservative media drumbeat for a bold vice presidential pick: In 2008 …
Discussion: CNN, JOSHUAPUNDIT, Hot Air and Pundits Blog
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
A view of Ryan from Florida  —  Here's the front page of the Miami Herald today, with an unsubtle headline about what Paul Ryan could mean for Mitt Romney in a critical battleground.  —  It appears as Ryan's appearance in the state alongside Romney, planned for tomorrow, was redirected to Iowa.
Joan Walsh / Salon:
Paul Ryan: Randian poseur  —  Mitt Romney couldn't have chosen a better example of the fakery at the heart of today's GOP  —  Paul Ryan was born into a well-to-do Janesville, Wisc. family, part of the so-called “Irish mafia” that's run the city's construction industry since the 19th century.
Wall Street Journal:
Ryan Pick Jolts Race  —  Romney's Choice Energizes GOP; Democrats Pounce on Move … Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his new running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, greeted supporters in Mooresville, N.C., on Sunday.  —  MOORESVILLE, N.C.—Allies of the two presidential candidates moved Sunday …
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Romney finds safety in CBS and Schieffer  —  Mitt Romney rarely ventures into the network television interview.  When he does, he chooses the safest option on the table: Bob Schieffer.  —  For the second time this cycle, Romney has given an exclusive, in-person interview to the CBS anchor and …
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:
Romney Campaign Doubles Down: He ‘Would Have Signed’ The Ryan Budget  —  Just moments after Mitt Romney announced Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his vice presidential nominee on Saturday, his campaign tried to distance itself from Ryan's signature House budget.  Although Romney has admitted …
Ginger Gibson / Politico:
Enthusiasm greets ticket in N.C.  —  HIGH POINT, N.C. — As if launching a whole new campaign, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan made a quick run through North Carolina on Sunday and basked in the excitement of the vice presidential announcement.  —  “This is day two on our pathway to reclaim America's progress …
CNN:
Emotional homecoming for Ryan
Discussion: Politico and ABCNEWS
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Obama Welcomes ‘Ideological Leader’ Paul Ryan to Race
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Republicans Who Criticized Obama As Foreign Policy Novice, Say Romney's Missing Experience Is A Plus
John Roberts / Fox News:
John McCain, Debbie Wasserman Schultz react to Paul Ryan joining GOP ticket
Discussion: Washington Examiner
First Read:
How did they do it? Romney campaign explains how it kept the biggest secret in politics
Discussion: Hot Air and Moe Lane
Politico:
5 keys to understanding Paul Ryan
Anna Palmer / Politico:
Newt: No more objections to Ryan plan
BuzzFeed:
Ryan Skips Florida, Will Focus On Great Lakes States
Tim Mak / Reuters:
Ayn Rand followers applaud Paul Ryan
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:   Axelrod: Romney, Ryan share ‘extreme’ views
Greta Van Susteren / Gretawire:
STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION — YOU SEE IT FIRST RIGHT HERE  —  “...Everything I said at the 2008 convention about then-candidate Obama still stands today, and in fact the predictions made about the very unqualified and inexperienced Community Organizer's plans to …
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
This is what 2012 looks like — lines around the block at Romney-Ryan rally in High Point, NC (Update - Overflow crowds in Mooresville)  —  Let this be a lesson for The Eeyores Among Us  —  From reader Tim who is at the Romney-Ryan appearance in High Point, North Carolina: … Tim just emailed again:
Josh Margolin / New York Post:
Why Christie not picked as Mitt's VP  —  New Jersey's Chris Christie was high on Mitt Romney's list but refused to resign as governor in order to run, a Romney insider told The Post.  —  But Christie seems to have no ill will.  He endorsed the duo, saying Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan understand the nation's …
Kareem Fahim / New York Times:
In Upheaval for Egypt, Morsi Forces Out Military Chiefs  —  CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt forced the retirement on Sunday of his powerful defense minister, the army chief of staff and several senior generals, in a stunning purge that seemed for the moment to reclaim for civilian leaders …
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Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Romney Campaign Requested ‘Several’ Years of Tax Returns of VP Contenders  —  CHARLOTTE — Mitt Romney requested “several” years of tax returns from his potential running mates, a senior adviser to the candidate said Saturday, suggesting that those considered for the ticket may have been required …
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