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Saturday morning, Mitt Romney announced his running mate would be Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. We hear the latest from the newly minted ticket as they visit cities in northern Virginia.

NPR's Ron Elving and Don Gonyea talk with host Linda Wertheimer about Saturday's announcement that Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan is Mitt Romney's vice presidential choice.

A former enforcer of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, J. Gerald Hebert now helps local governments that have overcome histories of election bias win release from federal oversight of their elections.

Two earthquakes about 10 minutes apart killed scores of people in northwestern Iran. Several villages may be badly damaged or destroyed and hundreds of people are hurt.

Four guys fishing for tuna off the coast of Santa Cruz came across a pretty amazing site. And they just so happened to have an underwater camera to capture it.

Adding Rep. Paul Ryan to the Republican presidential ticket will likely elevate issues like Medicare and Medicaid to the top of the election agenda. Ryan's presence will present the public with a dramatic choice about the role the government should play in health care.

The stock market has been rising lately, but a lot of small investors are sitting the rally out. After years of watching their 401(k)s lose ground, it's hard to convince people to trust stocks with their money — if they still have any.

As more areas are becoming overfished, fishermen and scientists in Maine are developing a way to farm scallops instead of catching them. It's said to be safer for the environment and brings in more money, but the method isn't approved yet.

Kenya's winning marathoners mainly fill up on high-carb vegetarian dishes like ugali, a cornmeal mush, and githeri, boiled corn and kidney beans. It's a bland diet, but it seems to help them excel at middle- and long-distance running.

With the media watching every move, the Romney campaign had to go through great lengths to keep the VP pick secret. It took secret flights, rented cars and even a walk through the woods.