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8:45 AM ET, August 13, 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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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 …
James Downie / Washington Post:
No, Paul Ryan is not ‘courageous’  —  Across the political spectrum, even among many liberals who otherwise are rubbing their hands with glee over Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as his running mate, pundits and politicians are praising Romney's move as a “courageous” and “bold” pick.
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 …
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 …
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.
CNN:
Emotional homecoming for Ryan
Discussion: Reuters and Politico
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Obama Welcomes ‘Ideological Leader’ Paul Ryan to Race
Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:
Romney Campaign Doubles Down: He ‘Would Have Signed’ The Ryan Budget
John Roberts / Fox News:
John McCain, Debbie Wasserman Schultz react to Paul Ryan joining GOP ticket
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Republicans Who Criticized Obama As Foreign Policy Novice, Say Romney's Missing Experience Is A Plus
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How did they do it? Romney campaign explains how it kept the biggest secret in politics
Discussion: Hot Air and Moe Lane
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama camp: 1,000 attended ‘half-full’ fundraiser  —  CHICAGO — Republicans quickly jumped on a report that President Obama's largest fundraiser here Sunday was only “half full,” but the crowd for the event was larger than the Obama campaign had initially anticipated.  —  “At Obama fundraiser in Chicago.
Discussion: JustOneMinute
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Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Michelle Obama: Barack's not a ‘superhero’  —  “He's not a superhero; he's a human.  So he needs your help,” the First Lady said.  AP Photo  —  Close  —  First Lady Michelle Obama says her husband isn't a “superhero” and that President Barack Obama will need all the help he can get in order to be reelected.
Emily Schultheis / Politico:
POLITICO-GW Battleground Poll: Tied up  —  The race for the White House remained in a dead heat just before Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan as his running mate, a new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground poll finds.  —  The poll, conducted in the days leading up to the Ryan announcement …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
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Mittromney / YouTube:
Long History  —  mittromney Subscribe Subscribed Unsubscribe  —  President Obama has a long history of opposing work for welfare.  Last month, President Obama ended work requirements for welfare.  Mitt Romney believes work must be part of welfare and will put work back in welfare.
Discussion: Ballot Box, CNN and The Page
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 …
Jonathan Strong / Roll Call:
Darrell Issa to Sue Eric Holder Monday  —  House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa plans to sue Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday for refusing to provide documents related to the “Fast and Furious” gun-smuggling operation.  —  “The committee expects to file …
 
 
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Paige St. John / Los Angeles Times:
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Kate Taylor / New York Times:
Bloomberg to Press Obama and Romney Campaigns on Immigration
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Romney's Mormon Story
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Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Romney Campaign Requested ‘Several’ Years of Tax Returns of VP Contenders