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Protests at Canadian seafood processing plants stymie Maine lobster trappers, and after a summer seafood supply glut, an escalating price war is preventing trappers from getting their goods to market.

In Norfolk, Va., Saturday morning, Gov. Mitt Romney chose Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin to be his running mate for the 2012 Republican presidential ticket. NPR's Ron Elving and Don Gonyea join Weekend Edition Saturday guest host Linda Wertheimer for live coverage.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney discarded his increasingly inert better-safe-than-sorry campaign strategy Saturday when he named budget hawk and Democratic bete noire Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate. But the pick has handed Democrats a trove of material to use in an effort to weaken the GOP ticket's appeal among independent voters, women and senior citizens.

NPR's Ron Elving and Don Gonyea join Weekend Edition Saturday guest host Linda Wertheimer to review seven-term Congressman Paul Ryan's record.

An online experiment at WBUR in Boston, celebrates the effect random acts kindness can have on others.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Turkey's foreign minister announce the creation of a working group to deal with the collapse of Syria, and the potential of a chemical weapons attack by the Syrian government.

The saxophonist also outlined the failings of modern jazz and his hopes for the next generation.

Romney announced his choice for vice president on Saturday morning; it's Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan. Guest host Linda Wertheimer has the latest on Mitt Romney's selection of his running mate.

Read and listen to Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan's remarks after being announced as GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's running mate.