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Ryan’s future: In Romney White House or US House?

By Brian Bakst
Published June 17, 2012 2:37am ET
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Ryan’s future: In Romney White House or US House?
FILE - In this March 20, 2012 file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds up a copy of his budget plan entitled "The Path to Prosperity," during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. There are plenty of reasons for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to choose Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as a running mate. The whip-smart congressman is from a battleground state. He’s the GOP’s leading voice on the nation’s budget and is the rare member of the Republican establishment who’s loved by the tea party. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) | Jacquelyn Martin

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — There are plenty of reasons for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to choose Rep. Paul Ryan as a running mate.

The whip-smart Wisconsin congressman is from a battleground state. He’s the GOP’s leading voice on the nation’s budget and is the rare member of the Republican establishment who’s loved by the tea party.

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