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Romney chooses Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan for running mate over Ohio's Portman, anti-union Wisconsin governor beat recall with Ryan's help

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Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin congressman and the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party for vice president of the United States of America By Kathy Wray Coleman, Associate Publisher, Editor, Cleveland Urban News.Com and the Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com www.clevelandur bannews.com 0 WASHINGTON, D.C.-Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney publicly announced his selection today of Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate, quashing any speculation that a minority or woman would get the nod or, more notably, U.S. Senator Rob Portman of Ohio. A native of Janesville, WI, Ryan, 42, and good looking, earned a bachelor's degree from Miami University in Ohio. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998 and is a fiscal conservative who chairs the House Budget Committee. He is married with three children. Portman was on the short list but was not well known in Ohio or nationally, and was criticized by the O

U.S. House Passes Bill To Terminate Voter Suppression Federal Oversight Committee, Tax Funded Presidential Campaigns, Rep. Fudge, Obama Against Bill

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U.S. Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH) U.S. President Barack Obama National political news and local news from the Cleveland metropolitan area brought to the community from ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) By Kathy Wray Coleman, Editor WASHINGTON, DC-- The Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday to pass H.R. 3463 and terminate the Election Assistance Commission that serves as a federal oversight committee that monitors voter suppression practices in the nation's states, a bill that passed amid opposition from most Democrats of the House including Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) of Warrenville Hts., Oh., whose congressional district includes the eastside of Cleveland and its eastern suburbs of Cuyahoga County. Minutes before its passage, Fudge spoke on the House floor against the bill that passed 239-178 , calling it a scheme to disenfranchise minority voters, the elderly, the middle class, and the poor, among others.