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be talked about today (times EDT): • 1. IT'S RYAN VS. OBAMA IN IOWA -- SORT OF • Paul Ryan, Romney's new No. 2, campaigns in Des Moines at 2 p.m. and the president does the same in Council Bluffs at 12:25 p.m. as the front lines in the battle for the White House briefly shift to the Midwest. • • 2. WHAT A "GAME-CHANGER" CAN MEAN TO A CAMPAIGN • After McCain's choice of Palin four years ago, the question being asked is if the No. 2 spot on a presidential ticket makes any real difference to voters in the long run. Political experts are dubious. • • 3. ANTI-JUNK FOOD MOVEMENT GAINS TRACTION • According to a new study cited by AP's Lindsey Tanner, laws strictly curbing school sales of junk food and sweetened drinks might play a role in slowing childhood obesity. • • 4. NEXT UP FOR THE SUMMER OLYMPICS: RIO • London brought down the curtain, and the house, with rock 'n' roll rickshaws and a show-stopping reunion of the Spice Girls. Now laid-back Brazil gears up in a mad scramble for 2016. • • 5. MORSI MAKES BRASH MOVES IN EGYPT • The Islamist president orders the retirement of two top officials and makes the boldest move so far to seize back powers that the military stripped from his office right before he took over.
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