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08/13/2012The 'Budget Wonk' Next Door: Meet Paul Ryan
Mitt Romney's selection of Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his GOP running mate on Saturday gave voters a brief glimpse to the 42-year-old, seven-term public servant. Ryan's focus on the nation's fiscal issues have earned him the reputation as a "budget wonk," as someone who spends an inordinate amount of time crunching numbers in an effort to reduce the nation's deficit. Here are a few more things you might not know about him.
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08/11/2012Romney Picks Budget Hawk Rep. Paul Ryan as Running Mate
Mitt Romney, who in two weeks will accept the Republican nomination for president, has chosen Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate. Ryan, 42, is known for his work on the federal budget and will bring the debate on deficit spending and entitlements to the forefront of the presidential election.
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08/10/2012Obama Campaign Admits to Using Steel Worker Who Claims Romney Is Responsible for Wife's Death
Under pressure from the media, the Obama campaign this week admitted using in campaign ads a controversial Missouri steel worker who claims Mitt Romney is responsible for his wife's death, after first denying any knowledge of the worker's story.
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Obamacare May Lead to Increase in Pizza and Hamburger Costs
Opponents of President Obama's Affordable Care Act – better known as Obamacare – are now saying the next downside of the plan could be an increase in the cost of pizza. According to Papa John's CEO John Schnatter, customers could see up to a $.20 increase in the price of their Friday night pizza order.
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08/09/2012Did Tuesday's 'Marriage Equality Day' Fall Short for Starbucks, Gay Activists?
Tuesday's "Marriage Equality Day" at Starbucks' 17,600 stores seemed to fall far short of the record-breaking crowds that filled Chick-fil-A's 1,608 locations the week prior for "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day," organized by Fox News host Mike Huckabee. However, an organizer of the marriage equality event said that in spite of what some say was a low turnout, the event was a success.
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Leadership Shakeup Compounds Problems for Susan G. Komen Foundation
Nancy G. Brinker, who founded the Susan G. Komen Foundation in honor of her late sister, is stepping down as the organization's CEO, but will remain in a leadership capacity. The move is one of several that have rocked the breast cancer charity over a decision to pull funding to Planned Parenthood earlier this year. The group ultimately reversed their initial decision but lost support as a result.
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08/08/2012Black Bishop Encourages Christians to Leave Democratic Party
A black Virginia bishop is calling for Christians to leave the Democratic Party over what he describes as a "cult-like devotion" to abortion and what he terms as a "rejection" of the traditional family.
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08/08/2012Petraeus Being Considered as Romney Running Mate, Says Obama
David Petraeus, the current director of the Central Intelligence Agency and a highly decorated four-star general, is said to be under consideration as former Gov. Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate as he accepts the GOP nomination later this month. Interestingly, the origin of this information points back to President Obama.
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08/07/2012Starbucks Crowd Small at Tuesday's 'National Marriage Equality Day'
Gay marriage activists and their supporters plan to consume more than their daily allowance of caffeine on Tuesday by visiting their local Starbucks in an effort to challenge last week's "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" that was staged by pro-family supporters to demonstrate their support for the company's stance on traditional marriage.
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08/07/2012Romney's VP List Narrows as Speaker List for Convention Grows
The Republican National Committee has released the names of several high-profile Republican speakers who will take the podium at the party's Tampa, Fla., convention later this month. Yet appearing on the speakers roster means one's name was mostly likely scratched off the Romney campaign's list of vice presidential prospects – assuming it was there in the first place.
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08/06/2012The GOP's Elephant in the Room: Gay Marriage
No one disputes that both Republicans and Democrats are looking for an issue – any issue – that will give them a winning advantage with about 3 million swing voters in the fall elections. But the one topic that many social conservatives see as that wedge issue is the same elephant in the room that party leaders want to ignore: same-sex marriage.
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ACLU Files Suit on Behalf of Federal Workers to Protect Financial Information
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of several thousand high-level federal employees in an effort to keep their personal financial information from being disclosed under a new law set to take effect on Sept. 30.
Tags National Security - 08/03/2012
Judge Throws Out Charges Accusing Planned Parenthood of Illegal Abortions
A judge in Kansas on Thursday granted abortion provider Planned Parenthood's request to dismiss over two dozen misdemeanor charges stemming from several late-term abortions performed at a Kansas City-area clinic.
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08/03/2012Pro-Family Groups Combine Resources for Non-Partisan Voter Registration Drive
Six organizations known for their pro-family and pro-life work are joining forces this fall in a combined and coordinated non-partisan voter registration drive designed to increase voter turnout for November. The joint program will be called Commit 2 Vote 2012.
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08/02/2012Chick-fil-A Day 'Beyond Anything I Could Have Imagined,' Says Huckabee
Former Arkansas Gov. and Fox News analyst Mike Huckabee said Wednesday's "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" exceeded his wildest expectations. "It's gone beyond anything I could have imagined," Huckabee told Fox News.
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