The Wisconsin Democrat who tried to unseat Rep. Paul Ryan in 2012 is eyeing a rematch with the Republican vice-presidential nominee. Rob Zerban, a former county supervisor, filed paperwork establishing an “exploratory” bid in Wisconsin’s 1st District, which includes Kenosha,...
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Wisconsin Congressional candidate Rob Zerban speaking at campaign event in Janesvilles, Wis., on Oct. 3, 2012.
Paul Ryan’s Wisconsin Opponent Explores 2014 Rematch
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Voters fill the booths on Nov. 6, 2012, at the Stockton Community Center in Stockton, Minn.
Minnesota Tops in Voter Turnout (Again) — Obama Carried Top-Five
Minnesota is the nation’s undisputed champion when it comes to voter turnout. About 76 percent of Minnesota residents who were eligible to vote in the 2012 election cast a ballot, leading the nation for the eighth time in the past...
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President Barack Obama departs the White House on Feb. 4, 2013 to Minneapolis to tout his gun control proposals.
Obama’s $5,000 Shotgun Real McCoy, Wrong Question in Gun Control Debate?
The release of the White House photo showing President Barack Obama shooting skeet at Camp David comes two days before Obama travels to Minneapolis to promote his agenda for curbing gun violence, following the Dec. 14 shootings of 20...
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Representative Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin and chairman of the House Budget Committee, at the Capitol.
Paul Ryan: ‘Running Mate Doesn’t Make a Huge Difference’
Every four years, the announcement of a vice-presidential nominee yields significant speculation about how the candidate might boost the political fortunes of the party’s White House candidate. The talk of a No. 2 delivering this state or that state for...
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Representative Paul Ryan arrives for a town hall meeting outside the Clinton County Courthouse in Clinton, Iowa.
Ryan Remains: `Focused, Here, Now’
Paul Ryan is not going anywhere anytime soon. There has been speculation that the former Republican vice presidential candidate might resign his seat in Congress, maybe to decamp to a think tank or university in preparation for a 2016 run...
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President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Nov. 1, 2012.
Obama in Bomber Jacket on Road: Romney `Sure Ain’t Change’
President Obama, resuming his re-election campaign after spending the last several days tending to Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts, kicked off his final sprint of the 2012 election making closing argument to voters through three states and three time zones. Wearing a...
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President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One on Oct. 29, 2012 upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.
Sandy’s Campaign Brake: President’s `Responsibilities’ First
President Barack Obama, who scuttled campaign plans in Florida today to return to Washington, plans a 12:45 pm EDT statement about Hurricane Sandy, a wide-ranging storm aiming for a mid-Atlantic landfall overnight. Republican Mitt Romney, campaigning in Ohio, also has...
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Presidential candidate Mitt Romney attends a campaign rally at Ida Lee Park on Oct. 16, 2012 in Leesburg, VA.
Wisconsin, Virginia: Most RNC $
The Republican National Committee sent more than $14 million this month to its affiliates in 28 states led by Wisconsin and Virginia, both key states in the Nov. 6 presidential and U.S. Senate elections. The RNC sent more than $3.3...
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Paul Ryan at a rally on Oct. 23, 2012 in Henderson, Nevada.
Ryan Talks Tax Overhaul in Ad for his Other Campaign
Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan, as he seeks re-election to Congress as a fallback, is echoing policy arguments he and Mitt Romney are making in their quest to unseat President Barack Obama. Ryan emphasizes the importance of overhauling the U.S....
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An Oshkosh Corp. M-ATV vehicle.
Oshkosh Unfazed by Defense Cuts — Icahn’s Bid is Another Story
Alarm bells aren’t ringing at Oshkosh Corp. over automatic spending cuts set to begin early next year, the head of the company’s defense unit says “We’re not overconfident, but we’re not panicking either,” John M. Urias, president of Oshkosh Defense,...
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