Mitt Romney announced Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate Saturday morning. Rep. Ryan is a shrewd decision from a domestic policy angle. He is a major architect of the Republican's Path to Prosperity, a vocal member of the GOP majority in Congress, as well as youthful, fresh and predicted to invigorate the Republican base.

One of the more contentious political episodes of the past week has been an ad run by a pro-Obama PAC making the claim that as CEO of Bain Capital, Mitt Romney killed a man's wife.

One of the more contentious political episodes of the past week has been an ad run by a pro-Obama PAC making the claim that as CEO of Bain Capital, Mitt Romney killed a man's wife.

Early Saturday morning, The Associated Press, Reuters, NBC News, and Huffington Post all began reporting that Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick had been confirmed by Republican sources and would be announced at a scheduled event at 9am Saturday.

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Despite a much-lauded campaign mobile app designed to break the news of Romney for America's choice for vice president, news of the campaign's decision broke on Twitter hours before a formal announcement.

By 10-11pm EST, major news outlets were reporting of Gov. Romney's imminent announcement of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential nominee.

The Mitt Romney campaign will announce their choice for Vice President tomorrow morning, says campaign spokespeople.

Gov. Romney will announce his pick at a campaign stop in Norfolk, Virginia tomorrow at 9am.

Unverified reports late Friday night say Rep. Paul Ryan will be named as Gov. Romney's running mate.

CNN reports Romney called Republicans on the short list late Friday evening, but did not disclose his final decision.

Stay tuned, IVN will be covering the VP pick announcement and campaign ramifications as news comes in.

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With a focus on social media blunders, Twitter gaffes, and Facebook faux pas, we’ll be profiling one politician, political figure, organization, or candidate who has committed one of the social media sins in our weekly series Social Slipups. 

The Boston Globe reported this week that during the 10-year ownership of the Red Sox by John Henry, Tom Werner, Larry Lucchino and their partners, the team has contributed more than $52 million to charity, the most by any team in baseball, and probabl