MITT ROMNEY CHOOSES US REP. PAUL RYAN AS HIS VP. Ryan Is Man With A Plan.
The seventh term conservative Congressman from Wisconsin is a debater and a pleasant surprise to some.

EIGHT NATO TROOPS SHOT IN AFGHANISTAN. Same Day During Separate Incidents.
Dressed as an Afghan police, kills three American soldiers, a day on which a total of eight American and British soldiers were killed.

SYRIA GETS HELP FROM HEZBOLLAH. U.S. Accusations During Military Crackdown.
Lebanese militants are involved with Syria's violent campaign to crush their uprising.

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U.S. Census Bureau is working to ensure that the nation’s decennial Census produces a full and accurate count of the Latino community and the country as a whole in 2020 by conducting research to improve the collection of race and Hispanic origin data.

955 Otto organizes his nobles and defeats the invading Magyars at Lechfeld.
1539 King Francis of France declares all documents are to be written in French.
1557 French troops are defeated by Emmanuel Philibert's Spanish- St. Quentin.
1582 Russia ends its 25-year war with Poland.
1628 The Swedish warship Vasa sinks in Stockholm on maiden voyage.
1779 Louis XVI of France frees the last remaining serfs on royal land.
1831 William Driver of Salem, MA, is the first to use "Old Glory".
1846 The Smithsonian Institution is established in Washington DC.

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MOURNING FOR SLAIN WORSHIPERS. High Profile Wisconsin Services Scheduled.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will be among the speakers at a wake and visitation.

GAS REFINERY FIRE. Could Increase Fuel Prices For West Coast Consumers.
Prices are expected over $4 per gallon, but Chevron says other factors are causing the rising fuel costs.

CONSUMER WATCHDOG PROTECTION. Mortgage Borrowers.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposes new rules to keep mortgage companies from hitting homeowners with unexpected costs and shoddy service.