This Just In: Paul Ryan in VA

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Controversial GOP VP candidate Paul Ryan (Romney-Ryan Budget Plan Would Devastate Working Families; Union Activists Spread the Word, AFL-CIO Blog 8/15) will be in Ballston today for a 5:30p fundraiser at the Westin in Arlington. NOVA Labor Federation President Dan Duncan welcomes “Anyone interested in showing up to be part of a ‘Welcoming Committee’ outside the hotel,” which is located at 801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, near Ballston Common. If you plan to demonstrate, be aware that streets will be closed near the hotel so plan accordingly. “This is what happens when Virginia is a battleground state,” says Duncan. photo: AFGE convention delegates demonstrate outside Ryan fundraiser in Las Vegas on 8/15; photo courtesy AFGE