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Republicans in Congress
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Paul Ryan is a good man to lead the congressional Republicans
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IT IS a measure of how far the Republican Party has fallen that Paul Ryan was so reluctant to lead it. For weeks, the 45-year-old congressman’s colleagues urged him to stand for the job of Speaker of the House of Representatives, which they control. At first his response was to refuse, go home to his young family in Wisconsin and switch off his phone. But then Mr Ryan relented. He agreed to stand, provided all the Republicans’ feuding factions pledged to support him.
After securing the backing of most of the troublesome, right-wing House Freedom Caucus on October 21st, Mr Ryan seems sure to get what he wanted. Barring a disaster, he will be nominated next week. Yet, for their own sake, and the sake of Congress, the Republicans need not only to elect Mr Ryan as Speaker, but also to ensure that ...
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