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"There's a reason everybody's looking at Paul — he is the consensus choice," fellow Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said of Rep. Paul Ryan. "Other people may be able to step up to the plate, may be able to forge that consensus. But we already know

Meet Paul Ryan, The Man Who Might Be House Speaker

9:37am October 21, 2015

by Shawn Johnson

Ryan's ability to walk a fine line between the Republican Party's hard-line conservative and establishment wings goes back years and has made him "everybody's choice" to run for speaker of the House.

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Experts say that sitting down and creating a plan of action makes us 10 times more likely to achieve our goals — especially if we tell friends about our plan to create some gentle social pressure to follow through. Here's a worksheet to help with that.

The George Washington Of Investing Wants You For The Revolution

9:30am October 21, 2015

by Chris Arnold

Investor Jack Bogle is leading a populist revolution on Wall Street. He wants everyday Americans to make a lot more money in the stock market and give less of their returns away to financial firms.

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Miller wouldn't say whether he's a Republican or a Democrat, but said he identifies with whoever he thinks "Jesus would vote for if he were still walking the earth, and that's something I kind of see in [Ben] Carson."

Meet The Obama-Era Kids Who Are About To Be First-Time Voters

8:39am October 21, 2015

by Asma Khalid

We asked young voters to share their earliest political memories, and we heard about praying for George W. Bush, family members losing jobs and fears of terrorism.

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Law Enforcement Veteran: Locking Up Minor Drug Offenders Makes Us Less Safe

5:22am October 21, 2015

Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy — a veteran with more than 30 years of policing experience in New York City, Newark and Chicago — says locking up minor drug offenders using mandatory sentencing makes America less safe.

Pop Quiz: Who Was The Only President To ...

11:05pm October 20, 2015

by Linton Weeks

In the exclusive club of American chief executives, some presidents are more exclusive than others. This is only a test.

Rep. Paul Ryan told GOP lawmakers that he will run for speaker, but only if they embrace him by week's end as their consensus candidate, an ambitious bid to impose unity on a disordered and divided Republican conference.

Rep. Paul Ryan Will Run For Speaker Of The House, Under Several Conditions

9:09pm October 20, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Ryan, who has been pressured to run for the speakership by several prominent GOP colleagues, says that if the divided party unites behind him, he will run for House speaker.

A judge has approved the settlement terms of a lawsuit over the way Anheuser-Busch labels its U.S.-made, German-style Beck's beer.

Can Beck's Be Labeled 'German' If It's Brewed In St. Louis? No, Judge Agrees

8:28pm October 20, 2015

by NPR Staff

When is a German beer not actually German? When it's brewed in St. Louis by Anheuser-Busch. A settlement was approved Tuesday in a class-action lawsuit over Beck's packaging.

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Jim Webb's Struggles Highlight A Demographic Shift In The Democratic Party

8:08pm October 20, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

Presidential candidate Jim Webb's struggles are emblematic of a a changing Democratic Party that relies more heavily on non-white voters than at any time in history.

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A shuttle bus exits a secure gate at Napa State Hospital after a media tour in 2011.

5 Years After A Murder, Calif. Hospital Still Struggles With Violence

7:57pm October 20, 2015

by Scott Shafer

Napa State Hospital in California added safeguards to protect workers after a psychiatric technician was murdered in 2010. But violence remains a part of daily life at the facility.

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No Details Yet For New Civilian Drone Operators' Registration System

7:54pm October 20, 2015

The federal government announced it will create a system requiring civilian operators of drone aircraft to register with the Transportation Department. The details are yet to be worked out.

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