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• Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s earnest opposite
• Earthquake kills dozens in Iran
• Obama administration’s response to Romney’s VP choice
• After Curiosity, uncertainty lingers on NASA's Mars program
• 5 things Mitt doesn't want you to know about Paul Ryan
• Woe and opportunity: Tales from historic drought
• US, Turkey plan for worst-case scenarios in Syria
• Powerful earthquake strikes northwestern Iran
• Mitt Romney introduces Paul Ryan as his VP running mate
• Ryan seen as Romney's bridge across GOP spectrum
• Afghans kill 3 NATO, 3 US soldiers in single day
• Obama pledges all-out response to drought
• Thousands file claims after Chevron refinery fire
• David Cameron tells schools to revive competitive sport
• How Paul Ryan will help Mitt Romney change the conversation
• Who is Rep. Paul Ryan?
• After long fight, opening day for Tenn. mosque
• Colo. suspect said to have 'intellectual and emotional maturity'
• Rep. Ryan would be high-risk, high-reward for Romney
• Mitt Romney to announce his VP pick on Saturday
• Obama defends 'American patriot' Huma Abedin
• Former border agents convicted in smuggling ring
• Wife was 'terrified' of Peterson, sister testifies
• 'I'm dreading November': Swing-state voters share their election unease
• Time, CNN suspend Fareed Zakaria for plagiarism

Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s earnest opposite Posted: 11 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT In 1996, bedeviled by conservative doubts about his tax-cutting credentials, Bob Dole named Jack Kemp -- the fervent champion of free-market economics – as his running mate. Sixteen years later, confronting lingering right-wing skepticism about his conservative pedigree, Mitt Romney picked Paul Ryan – a former Kemp speechwriter – as his vice-presidential nominee.

Earthquake kills dozens in Iran Posted: 11 Aug 2012 10:33 AM PDT A 6.2-magnitude earthquake killed at least 87 people and injured over 400 others in northwestern Iran on Saturday, state TV said.

Obama administration’s response to Romney’s VP choice Posted: 11 Aug 2012 10:17 AM PDT President Barack Obama had Paul Ryan on his radar years before Mitt Romney selected the representative from Wisconsin as his running mate. Ryan, the president said, favors "thinly veiled social Darwinism." Further, Obama charged that Ryan dishonestly claims the mantle of deficit hawk when he actually votes for budget-busters as long as they come from [...]

After Curiosity, uncertainty lingers on NASA's Mars program Posted: 11 Aug 2012 09:45 AM PDT This week's arrival of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity set the stage for a potentially game-changing quest to learn whether the planet most like Earth ever had a shot at developing life, but follow-up missions exist only on drawing boards. The United States had planned to team up with Europe on a trio of missions beginning in 2016 that would culminate in the return of Mars soil and rock samples to Earth, an endeavor the National Research Council considers its top priority in planetary science for the next decade. ...

5 things Mitt doesn't want you to know about Paul Ryan Posted: 11 Aug 2012 08:56 AM PDT The Case Against VP Candidate Paul Ryan

Woe and opportunity: Tales from historic drought Posted: 11 Aug 2012 08:39 AM PDT The United States is in the midst of the worst drought in decades, and the dry weather and soaring temperatures are taking a toll on people living and working in Ohio west to California and Texas north to the Dakotas. Farmers have watched their corn wither and their cattle go hungry. Homeowners have seen their lawns turn brown and gardens wilt. Communities in the Midwest that rarely experience water shortages have enacted restrictions, and businesses are looking for ways to stay afloat as sales fall off. Here are a few of their stories:

US, Turkey plan for worst-case scenarios in Syria Posted: 11 Aug 2012 08:23 AM PDT U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Turkey's foreign minister say their countries are creating a formal structure to plan for worst-case scenarios in Syria, including a possible chemical weapons attack on regime opponents.

Powerful earthquake strikes northwestern Iran Posted: 11 Aug 2012 07:51 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck northwest Iran on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, Iranian media reported. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at 6.3 magnitude and said it struck 49 km (30 miles) northeast of the city of Tabriz at a depth of 9.8 km (6.1 miles). Iranian media quoted the University of Tehran's Seismological Centre as saying the quake struck 60 km outside Tabriz at 16:53 local time. ...

Mitt Romney introduces Paul Ryan as his VP running mate Posted: 11 Aug 2012 07:02 AM PDT NORFOLK, Va.—Against the flag-draped backdrop of the USS Wisconsin, Mitt Romney officially announced Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his vice presidential running mate, a pick his campaign hopes will add energy to his quest to defeat President Barack Obama. "A lot of people may disagree with Paul Ryan, but I don't know of anyone [...]

Ryan seen as Romney's bridge across GOP spectrum Posted: 11 Aug 2012 05:57 AM PDT Even before Wisconsin sent Paul Ryan to Congress, he was meticulously carving a path that seemed to point only upward.

Afghans kill 3 NATO, 3 US soldiers in single day Posted: 11 Aug 2012 04:36 AM PDT An Afghan working on an installation shared by Afghan and foreign forces shot and killed three NATO soldiers on Friday — raising to six the number of international troops killed by their Afghan partners in 24 hours, officials said.

Obama pledges all-out response to drought Posted: 11 Aug 2012 04:21 AM PDT President Barack Obama is pledging a wide-ranging response to the worst drought in a quarter-century.

Thousands file claims after Chevron refinery fire Posted: 11 Aug 2012 04:04 AM PDT Several thousand Richmond residents have filed legal claims against Chevron Corp., seeking compensation for a refinery fire that fouled the region's air for hours and sent more than 4,000 people to seek medical care for breathing problems and irritated eyes.

David Cameron tells schools to revive competitive sport Posted: 11 Aug 2012 02:28 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Saturday he would make competitive sport the core of a new national curriculum, seeking to counter fears that faltering schools sports provision will wreck the legacy of Britain's record Olympics medals haul. The British team have surpassed expectations at the 2012 Games with a winning performance that has won 25 gold medals and put the hosts third in the medals table going into the final weekend. ...

How Paul Ryan will help Mitt Romney change the conversation Posted: 11 Aug 2012 01:55 AM PDT From the moment Mitt Romney endorsed and embraced the House Republican budget, authored by his presumed running mate Paul Ryan, Democrats pounced, ensuring it would be known forevermore as the "Romney-Ryan" budget. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee clearly doesn't seem to mind. As with all of the big moments in a presidential campaign, context matters [...]

Who is Rep. Paul Ryan? Posted: 11 Aug 2012 12:03 AM PDT Gov. Mitt Romney is expected to announce Saturday morning that he's chosen 42-year-old Paul Ryan to be his running mate. Since 2008, the well-spoken Republican Congressman from Janesville, Wisconsin has emerged as a leading figure on the right and a champion of reduced government spending. Ryan has earned the admiration of conservatives for the tough, [...]

After long fight, opening day for Tenn. mosque Posted: 10 Aug 2012 11:47 PM PDT Muslims in the Tennessee city of Murfreesboro said Friday they hope the opening of their new mosque after more than two years of controversy will be a new beginning for relations with the community, particularly their opponents.

Colo. suspect said to have 'intellectual and emotional maturity' Posted: 10 Aug 2012 11:14 PM PDT DENVER - The Colorado theatre shooting suspect left a good impression on people he met in his pursuit of a neuroscience career, with a reference describing him as having a "great amount of intellectual and emotional maturity."

Rep. Ryan would be high-risk, high-reward for Romney Posted: 10 Aug 2012 09:38 PM PDT Paul Ryan Has Become a Frontrunner for the GOP VP Nomination

Mitt Romney to announce his VP pick on Saturday Posted: 10 Aug 2012 09:06 PM PDT NORFOLK, Va.--Mitt Romney will name his vice presidential running mate on Saturday. Per a statement released late Friday, the presumptive Republican nominee will announce his running mate at an 8:45am rally here on the USS Wisconsin--the first stop of his four-day bus tour of key battleground states. The campaign offered no further details, and aides [...]

Obama defends 'American patriot' Huma Abedin Posted: 10 Aug 2012 08:01 PM PDT President Barack Obama forcefully defended trusted Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin on Friday, praising her as "an American patriot" in the face of charges from Republicans like Representative Michele Bachmann that she is secretly tied to Muslim extremists. Speaking at a White House Iftar dinner to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of [...]

Former border agents convicted in smuggling ring Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:45 PM PDT Two former Border Patrol agents were found guilty Friday of smuggling hundreds of people into the U.S. in Border Patrol vehicles.

Wife was 'terrified' of Peterson, sister testifies Posted: 10 Aug 2012 06:09 PM PDT The sister of former Chicago-area police officer Drew Peterson's wife, whose body was discovered in a bathtub in 2004, initially suspected that Peterson was involved in her death, according to testimony on Friday in Peterson's high-profile murder case. Peterson is accused of killing Kathleen Savio, his third wife, while they were engaged in a contentious divorce in 2004 and staging her death to look like an accidental drowning. ...

'I'm dreading November': Swing-state voters share their election unease Posted: 10 Aug 2012 05:53 PM PDT Lyn Vaccaro admits it: "I'm officially an undecided voter."

Time, CNN suspend Fareed Zakaria for plagiarism Posted: 10 Aug 2012 05:37 PM PDT (Reuters) - CNN host and Time magazine contributing editor-at-large Fareed Zakaria was suspended by his employers on Friday after he acknowledged copying material for a recent column he wrote about gun control from another writer. Time said it was suspending Zakaria for one month, "pending further review," and CNN said it had also suspended him for his journalistic misstep. CNN put no time limit on its suspension. The sanctions came after Zakaria issued a public apology for borrowing from a recent New Yorker essay about gun control for a column he wrote for Time this week. ...

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