LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST:
The top political news today: Mitt Romney, the likely Republican nominee for president named his running mate - Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan.
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WERTHEIMER: Mr. Romney made the announcement from Norfolk, Virginia, and then began a bus tour which is headed through the swing states. There, Ryan said President Obama had a record of failure on the economy and, he said, a Romney administration would return America to its founding principles.
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WERTHEIMER: Ryan is known primarily for his conservative and controversial budget plan, and he said the campaign would not, quote, "duck the tough issues."
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WERTHEIMER: That was Congressman Paul Ryan, speaking earlier today. He is a Wisconsin congressman, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, and now the likely Republican candidate for vice president of the United States. Romney and Ryan will be campaigning throughout swing states over the next few days, and we will continue to follow the story. We will follow it today, on air and online at npr.org.
This is WEEKEND EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Linda Wertheimer. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.