A couple of things were different at 9:45 a.m. Mass at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Janesville on Sunday. Rep. Paul D. Ryan, a fixture in the center pews when he's not in Washington or on a national news show, was missing. And reporters were crawling around outside wanting to talk about why.

Ryan was in Charlotte, N.C., waking up as the new Republican candidate for vice president. The 42-year-old, seven-term congressman still made it to a Mass before hitting the campaign trail with running mate Mitt Romney.

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