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Mitt Romney‘s running mate Paul Ryan delivered a forty-minute speech that was riddled with numerous, already debunked attacks. The “intellectual leader of the Republican Party” not only failed on the facts, he failed to offer one concrete idea for this country’s future. Take a look at Ryan’s flagrant disregard for the truth, and then share this video with your friends.

 

 

CarMax co-founder: “I didn’t do it alone”

 

 

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Nineteen years ago, Austin Ligon and his partners had a simple idea: make buying a used car a transparent, easy process. Today, CarMax, the business he co-founded and served as CEO, is America‘s largest auto retailer—a public company that sells more than 750,000 used cars a year, employs nearly 17,000 people in 30 states, and has been named one of Fortune’s Top 100 companies to work for for eight consecutive years.

 


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FYI … American Progress


Ohio coal miners lost a day’s pay after they were forced to attend a Romney rally on a “mandatory and unpaid” basis. The mine is owned by a major Romney donor.

Mitt Romney wants consumers to waste an extra $1.7 TRILLION on gas.

The Romney campaign laughs off a reporter’s question about their false and discredited welfare attacks.

As Hurricane Isaac bears down on New Orleans, a Romney campaign co-chair complains that the media is “obsessed with mother nature.”

The fact-free Romney campaign.

The mayor of Los Angeles had some sharp words for the GOP on immigration.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) is crying wolf on the Obama administration’s response to Hurricane Isaac.

Florida’s GOP voter suppression law brought voter registration to a standstill.

Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor backtracked on her criticism of Todd Akin after being told that Paul Ryan also tried to redefine rape: “I think there is a way to have a more forcible rape.”

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This Week’s Top 3 On ThinkProgr​ess: The GOP Platform Edition


 ThinkProgress has three important stories you may have missed:

1. GOP Approves ‘Most Conservative Platform In Modern History’

2. 7 Birthers Speaking At The Republican Convention

3. Major Victory For Voting Rights Advocates As California Legislature Approves Election Day Registration

Best,

Igor Volsky Deputy Editor, ThinkProgress

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NARAL : a message from Nancy Keenan


NARAL Pro-Choice America
July 2012

ACT NOW
Tell the Romney-Ryan Ticket What You ThinkWe’ve known for months who we’ll be supporting in November: President Obama.But this week has shown us exactly what we’re up against: anti-choice extremists who think that “legitimate” rape can’t cause pregnancy; a party that pretended to be horrified by such statements, then turned right around and proposed a platform that denies a woman her right to choice, privacy, and freedom; a presidential ticket that has supported “personhood” measures that would ban abortion in almost all cases.Tell Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: That’s not my platform. That’s not what I believe in. A platform based on disrespecting women has no place in our society.Tell the Romney-Ryan ticket to take the War on Women out of the GOP platform.Take action
HALL OF FAME AND HALL OF SHAME
Hall of Fame: President ObamaThis isn’t the first time we’ve awarded President Obama with the Hall of Fame listing. This month, we recognize the president because on August 1, the first phase of his no-cost contraceptive-coverage policy went into effect! It’s one of the greatest advancements in women’s health in decades. And it’s why we’re seeing women share photos online of their pharmacy receipts totaling zero dollars.

 

See what no-cost birth control means for women >>Hall of Shame: Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO)

Rep. Akin’s outrageous belief about women who have been raped and are facing potential pregnancy because of that traumatic experience are inexcusable.  Rep. Akin and his despicable views, which are unfortunately shared by other candidates seeking office this year, are nothing short of dangerous to women’s health.

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CHOICE IN THE NEWS
The unacceptable views voiced by Rep. Todd Akin echo the positions of the Romney-Ryan ticketRep. Steve King (R-IA) decided to echo Rep. Akin’s outrageous statement on “legitimate rape” Nancy Keenan has been tapped to speak at the Democratic National Convention