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• Obama: Ryan is Congressional Republicans’ ‘ideological leader’
• Will Paul Ryan release his tax returns?
• Tea party evolves, achieves state policy victories
• Sunday talk show sparring over Paul Ryan
• Billy Graham in hospital with infection of lungs
• One sign of Paul Ryan’s impact: Big crowds
• How swing state papers reacted to Ryan pick
• Egypt's president removes top generals
• Romney signals support for Medicare choices
• Romney, Ryan to split up until convention
• Two earthquakes in Iran kill 300 and injure 5,000
• Sikh temple holds service week after attack
• Confused civilians swarm into Syrian battle zone
• Syrian opposition leader calls for no-fly zone
• Woman accused of killing fiance on wedding day
• How Romney picked Ryan and kept it secret
• VP pick Ryan brings long record to dissect
• Romney requested 'several' years of tax returns of VP contenders
• NYPD: Man killed near Times Square had arrest history
• U.S. Navy ship, tanker collide near Strait of Hormuz
• Powerball jackpot rises to $305 million
• Racial profiling alleged at Boston airport

Obama: Ryan is Congressional Republicans’ ‘ideological leader’ Posted: 12 Aug 2012 04:21 PM PDT In his first public remarks about Paul Ryan's pick to be the presumptive Republican vice presidential candidate, President Barack Obama called the lawmaker "a decent man" but painted him as a champion of "top down" economic policies that favor the rich. "Just yesterday morning, my opponent chose his running mate, the ideological leader of the [...]

Will Paul Ryan release his tax returns? Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:30 AM PDT As a candidate for Congress, Paul Ryan has released financial disclosure forms for years, but he has never released his tax returns. We know that Ryan turned over "several years" of tax returns to the Romney campaign during the vice presidential vetting process.  We have...

Tea party evolves, achieves state policy victories Posted: 12 Aug 2012 09:42 AM PDT Tea party activists in Georgia helped kill a proposed sales tax increase that would have raised billions of dollars for transportation projects. In Pennsylvania, tea partyers pushed to have taxpayers send ...

Sunday talk show sparring over Paul Ryan Posted: 12 Aug 2012 08:34 AM PDT Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate dominated the discussion on Sunday morning's political talk shows. And the reaction to the choice of Ryan, a tea party favorite, fell along party lines.

Billy Graham in hospital with infection of lungs Posted: 12 Aug 2012 12:34 PM PDT A spokesman for Billy Graham says the 93-year-old evangelist has been admitted to a North Carolina hospital for an infection in his lungs.

One sign of Paul Ryan’s impact: Big crowds Posted: 12 Aug 2012 08:49 AM PDT The full measure of Paul Ryan's political impact on the 2012 race is still yet to be determined, but Mitt Romney's new running mate is already helping the presumptive GOP nominee attract some of the biggest crowds of his campaign to date. Several thousand people turned out to see the new GOP ticket at [...]

How swing state papers reacted to Ryan pick Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:12 AM PDT Voters picking up their newspapers in swing states on Sunday got a small glimpse of what kind of coverage Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan can expect between now and Election Day. In Ohio, "Romney's choice of Ryan seen as bold move with appeal to the right," the Cleveland Plain Dealer said. "Ryan Shakes Up the [...]

Egypt's president removes top generals Posted: 12 Aug 2012 02:50 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Mursi dismissed Cairo's two top generals and quashed a military order that had curbed the new leader's powers, in a move that further stamped his authority on the country and its army. There had been much debate over the fate of Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, 76, who until Mursi's election in June had ruled Egypt as head of a military council since Hosni Mubarak was toppled last year. The timing of Sunday's announcement to replace him as armed forces head was nevertheless a surprise. ...

Romney signals support for Medicare choices Posted: 12 Aug 2012 01:51 PM PDT Romney says he and Ryan have talked about providing more choices on Medicare.

Romney, Ryan to split up until convention Posted: 12 Aug 2012 06:17 AM PDT Mitt Romney will spend just one more day campaigning with his new running mate, Paul Ryan, before the vice presidential hopeful splits on his own packed campaigning schedule. The two men will spend the day Sunday traveling throughout North Carolina before heading to Ryan's home state of Wisconsin, where the two will headline what the [...]

Two earthquakes in Iran kill 300 and injure 5,000 Posted: 12 Aug 2012 09:35 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Overcrowded hospitals in northwest Iran struggled to cope with thousands of earthquake victims on Sunday as rescuers raced to reach remote villages after two powerful quakes killed nearly 300 people. Thousands huddled in makeshift camps or slept in the street after Saturday's quakes for fear of more aftershocks, 60 of which had already struck. A lack of tents and other supplies left them exposed to the night chill, one witness told Reuters. ...

Sikh temple holds service week after attack Posted: 12 Aug 2012 04:15 PM PDT Hundreds of people who gathered at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee spoke of unity, strength and rebirth during the first Sunday service there since a gunman killed six people before fatally shooting himself.

Confused civilians swarm into Syrian battle zone Posted: 12 Aug 2012 02:29 PM PDT ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian civilians desperate to check on their homes pushed into fluid front lines around the devastated Salaheddine district of Aleppo on Sunday, even as sniper fire cracked out and rebels warned them to stay away. Civilians drove their cars up to rebel checkpoints demanding to be allowed through, apparently convinced by government messages that the army had regained full control of their neighborhood, where battles have raged for three weeks. ...

Syrian opposition leader calls for no-fly zone Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT The head of Syria's main opposition group in exile called Sunday for international powers to impose a no-fly zone in border areas to protect civilians who are coming under increasingly intense attacks by regime warplanes and helicopters.

Woman accused of killing fiance on wedding day Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:56 AM PDT Authorities say an eastern Pennsylvania woman stabbed her fiance to death during an argument on their wedding day.

How Romney picked Ryan and kept it secret Posted: 11 Aug 2012 09:03 PM PDT Just hours before word broke that Mitt Romney would name his vice-presidential running mate on Saturday, Paul Ryan waved to reporters camped outside his home in Janesville, Wis., as he headed inside for the evening—or so the media thought. Just minutes later, the Wisconsin congressman quickly snuck out his back door, escaping into a forest [...]

VP pick Ryan brings long record to dissect Posted: 12 Aug 2012 04:26 PM PDT Rep. Paul Ryan's record runs deeper than his signature budget and Medicare ideas.

Romney requested 'several' years of tax returns of VP contenders Posted: 12 Aug 2012 05:45 AM PDT 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 to reveal more financial documents that the candidate himself. In a...

NYPD: Man killed near Times Square had arrest history Posted: 12 Aug 2012 10:53 AM PDT A 51-year-old New York man who was shot to death by police near Times Square had a history of marijuana arrests and had once been taken to a hospital for observation after knocking down garbage cans, authorities said Sunday.

U.S. Navy ship, tanker collide near Strait of Hormuz Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:13 AM PDT A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer was left with a gaping hole on one side after it collided with an oil tanker early Sunday just outside the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Powerball jackpot rises to $305 million Posted: 12 Aug 2012 11:07 AM PDT The Powerball jackpot has grown to $305 million for Wednesday's drawing.

Racial profiling alleged at Boston airport Posted: 11 Aug 2012 08:49 PM PDT Transportation Security Administration officers at Boston's Logan International Airport are alleging that a program intended to help flag possible terrorists based on passengers' mannerisms has led to rampant racial profiling, a newspaper reported Saturday.

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