History's 9 most surprising VP picks

2012 VEEPSTAKES History's 9 most surprising VP picks: A slideshow Presidential candidates often choose unconventional running mates to shake up a stagnant campaign or placate critics... for better or worse LONDON OLYMPICS The summer games' next stop: Will Rio be ready for the 2016 Olympics? Brazil's host city must overcome a seemingly insurmountable list of problems, delays, and distractions if it hopes to equal London's success GOOGLE'S WORLD Google's controversial plan to fight piracy — except on YouTube The tech giant wants to curb the sharing of illegal content online by burying infringing sites in its search rankings, but leaving piracy-riddled YouTube alone 2012 VEEPSTAKES Paul Ryan's brutal workout: A guide The ripped new GOP vice presidential candidate has curious Americans asking how he stays so fit. His secret: The P90X regimen 2012 PRESIDENTIAL RACE Will the Medicare debate help Obama or Romney? Both Democrats and conservatives are giddy over Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate, and for the same reason: A looming Medicare battle AIR RAGE Pedophilia panic: Barring single men from sitting next to kids on planes Two Australian men complain after flight attendants make them move away from unaccompanied children. Is this airline policy discriminatory? FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE How Twitter is making our elections worse If the next presidential election goes into overtime, heaven help us. It's gonna get ugly. SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE Mutant butterflies in Fukushima: Study finds 'severe abnormalities' tecca Nano-printer can put the Mona Lisa on a strand of hair NEWSER Luxury cars flunk new crash test NEW YORK MAGAZINE Uh-oh: Progressive is in trouble with the internet AOL 3 ways you can succeed by thinking like an Olympic athlete         Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2012 The Week, All rights reserved.