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Now for some reaction from people within the Republican Party on Gov. Mitt Romney's Choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate. Guest host Linda Wertheimer talks with Bob Vander Plaats, the president and CEO of the Iowa-based organization called The Family Leader.

Even during his time in the high-risk, high-reward field of venture capital, Mitt Romney had a reputation as being exceedingly cautious. But his choice of House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan as a running mate shows another side of the Republican who would be president.

NPR's Ari Shapiro is on the road with the Romney campaign. He talks with guest host Linda Wertheimer about the scene on the USS Wisconsin when Mitt Romney made his vice president selection announcement.

The young chairman of the House Budget Committee came to national prominence as architect of a Republican plan to reshape tax law and entitlement programs. But he's also an avid outdoorsman, a gym rat, and a fifth-generation native of Wisconsin.

Democrats have announced that San Antonio mayor Julian Castro will be the keynote speaker at that party's convention. In the past, that role has served as a platform for bigger things. Political scientist Costas Panagopoulos, who studies party conventions, was at that 2004 Democratic convention when the then-unknown Barack Obama dazzled the delegates. He talks to host Guy Raz about what makes a great keynote speaker.

Saturday morning, Mitt Romney announced his running mate would be Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. We hear the latest from the newly minted ticket as they visit cities in northern Virginia.

In reaction to the announcement that Congressman Paul Ryan is the GOP vice presidential candidate, guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with the junior senator from Ryan's home state of Wisconsin, Ron John Johnson.

As the country's economy lies in ruins, some Greeks feel threatened and burdened by migrants, many of them Muslims. Human rights groups say authorities are ignoring a sharp rise in vigilante attacks on immigrants, including those working legally in Greece.

The stock market has been rising lately, but a lot of small investors are sitting the rally out. After years of watching their 401(k)s lose ground, it's hard to convince people to trust stocks with their money — if they still have any.

As more areas are becoming overfished, fishermen and scientists in Maine are developing a way to farm scallops instead of catching them. It's said to be safer for the environment and brings in more money, but the method isn't approved yet.