LAST TICKET: Debt ceiling madness; Romney thinking about VP picks

Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment:

• House conservative put up a fight against House Speaker John Boehner's debt ceiling plan. (Washington Times)

• Majority Leader Eric Cantor tells them to stop whining. (Politico)

• President Obama threatens to veto Boehner's plan. (USA Today)

• Six possible outcomes to the battle over the debt ceiling. (Time)

• Poll: Voters trust Obama over GOP on debt-limit debate. (National Journal)

• On Mitt Romney's mind for about for possible VP choices: Marco Rubio, Bob McDonnell, Chris Christie. (Bearing Drift)

• Doctor: Herman Cain's cancer has not returned. (Daily Caller)

• Michele Bachmann spent $4,700 on hair and make-up in the first few weeks of presidential campaign. (Mother Jones)