Saturday, August 11, 2012

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How They Kept the Paul Ryan Pick Secret - ABC News
Clandestine flights. A slight disguise. Long drives to out-of-the-way airports by an aide's 19-year-old son. An afternoon dash through the wooded ravine behind Paul Ryan's house in Janesville, Wis. These were just some of the things the Mitt Romney …


Secretive Wooing of Ryan Involved Backdoor Exits - Wall Street Journal
By SARA MURRAY DULLES, Va. — The day before Rep. Paul Ryan was introduced as Mitt Romney's running mate, he surreptitiously walked through his backyard in Janesville, Wisc., and was smuggled, with the help of a congressional aide and a 19-year-old, …


N.Z. government summons Olympic officials
Valerie Adams (pictured) claimed Olympic silver medal behind arch rival Nadezhda OstapchukThe New Zealand government has summonsed red-faced New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) officials over the blunder that almost cost defending women's shot put champion Valerie Adams an Olympic start.


EYES ON LONDON: Basketball's golden game, Mr. Bean
Jamaica's Usain Bolt leads USA's Ryan Bailey to win the gold medal in the en's 4x100-meter during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:


Ramadan criers on the decline in Iraq
Louai (R) inherited the position of Beating a small drum and walking through the streets of his neighbourhood in the early hours, Luay Sabbah shouts, "Suhoor! Suhoor!", plying a craft that is increasingly rare in Iraq.


Gabon opposition leader returns
Obame was greeted by up to 3,000 supporters after his long absence for Gabon's main opposition leader Andre Mba Obame arrived in Libreville after 14 months in France, saying the International Criminal Court would look into a 2009 "massacre" at Port-Gentil.


AL Capsules: N.Y. Yankees top Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 to capture 4th straight win
TORONTO – Ivan Nova snapped a five-start winless streak, Casey McGehee hit a three-run home run, and the New York Yankees won their fourth straight game Saturday, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2.


NL Capsules: Atlanta Braves spoil Johan Santana's return, rout N.Y. Mets 9-3
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Freddie Freeman had five RBIs in the first two innings and the Atlanta Braves battered Johan Santana in his return from the disabled list, routing the sluggish New York Mets 9-3 on Saturday night.


US women hoops already looking ahead to Rio
United States' Diana Taurasi, right, and Candace Parker bite their gold medals after beating France in the women's gold medal basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Diana Taurasi already has her bags packed for Rio.


Disease alert in aftermath of Philippine floods
Floods have gone down significantly around the capital ManilaEmergency relief officials and doctors have been deployed to flood devastated communities in the Philippines to prevent outbreaks of disease as the death toll jumped to 85.


Marathon, NBA bring Olympic Games to close
Kenya's Abel Kirui is hoping to add an Olympic marathon gold to his wins at the 2009 and 2011 world championshipsThe Olympic Games draw to a close Sunday with Kenya and Ethiopia's marathon men preparing for a duel on the streets of London in a fitting finale to the fortnight-long sporting spectacular.


3 for 3: Bolt breaks relay record, gets more gold
Jamaica's Usain Bolt, left, crosses the finish line ahead of Ryan Bailey of the United States in the men's 4x100-meter relay final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. Jamaica set a new world record with a time of 36.84 seconds. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)This time, Usain Bolt ran hard right to the finish.


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