Through Ryan, President Obama Seeks to Link Romney to Congress

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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/14/through-ryan-obama-seeks-to-link-romney-to-congress/?partner=rss&emc=rss

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“The last thing we need is Congress spending more time arguing in D.C.,” Mr. Obama said just days after the House and Senate barely avoided what might have been a disastrous default on the nation’s debt.

Mr. Obama’s campaign long ago decided to run against the lawmakers who have blocked much of his agenda, and in particular against the Republicans who have controlled the House of Representatives since the 2010 elections.

The president’s top aides said Monday that Mitt Romney‘s decision to pick Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate should make that task easier for them.

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“He really prides the fact that he never spent a day in Washington and now he’s picked a guy as his V.P. who has never spent a day out of it, in his adult life,” Mr. Axelrod said.

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1. Mr.Obama, Mr. Obama...am I misreading this?

It's President Obama...

Doesn't appear to be direct quotes...

I'm missing something, obviously...