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Morning Briefing: The Romney-Ryan Plan For America

– Mitt Romney may have picked Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his running mate for economic and budgetary policy, but the public is taking a look at the rest of Ryan’s views, too — including his vehement disapproval of same-sex marriage, his pro-gun politics, and his radical opposition to contraception.

– Under Paul Ryan’s tax plan, Mitt Romney would pay nearly zero percent in taxes.

– Romney and Ryan didn’t spend much time talking to the press this weekend, but they did grant one interview to CBS’s Bob Schieffer:

– Thanks to Title IX, which created more gender equality in sports, the US female Olympians would have placed fourth in the medal count if they were their own country:

– And finally: The Romney campaign went to absurd lengths to protect the secret of the VP pick, which involved Paul Ryan hiding out in the woods.

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