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11:35 AM ET, August 12, 2012

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Politico:
5 keys to understanding Paul Ryan  —  Paul Ryan has vaulted to national fame over the past three years—as a slogan, not as a person.  —  “The Ryan budget” can make conservative hearts flutter, or make liberals sputter with indignation.  But the author of this document has remained …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
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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.
BuzzFeed:
Ryan Skips Florida, Will Focus On Great Lakes States  —  A division of political labor.  And an open political question of how the Ryan Budget will play in the Sunshine State.  —  Image by SAUL LOEB / Getty Images  —  CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will part ways until …
Michael Barbaro / The Caucus:
Romney Team Hints at More Openness on Ryan's Tax Records  —  DULLES, Va. — A top aide to Mitt Romney said that the campaign had obtained “several years” of income tax returns from potential running mates - suggesting that Representative Paul D. Ryan had produced tax returns for a greater number …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Applesauce
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
The Psychology of the Ryan Pick  —  My initial reaction to the Ryan VP selection was that there was only one possible explanation: Team Romney believed it was on track to lose, and Ryan allows them to shift blame for the loss onto the party's conservative wing.
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 …
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 …
Emily Bazelon / Slate:
Paul Ryan v. Sarah Palin
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
It's Paul Ryan's Party: With Romney VP Pick, Movement Conservatives Openly Control GOP at Last
CNN:
Romney forced to backpedal after thorny Virginia endorsement
Discussion: The Impolitic and Politico
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
A Risky Rationale Behind Romney's Choice of Ryan
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
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 …
New York Times:
Racial Profiling Rife at Airport, U.S. Officers Say  —  BOSTON — More than 30 federal officers in an airport program intended to spot telltale mannerisms of potential terrorists say the operation has become a magnet for racial profiling, targeting not only Middle Easterners but also blacks, Hispanics and other minorities.
Discussion: The Caucus, emptywheel and theGrio
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
 
 
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