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Political rivals Paul Ryan and Luis Gutierrez show their support for immigration reform in Chicago (IrishCentral)

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:43:05 PDT

By: BREANDÁN G. MAGEE

History was made at the City Club of Chicago on Monday, April 22 as two rival congressmen, one a conservative Republican and the other a liberal Democrat, shared a stage not once but twice to confirm their commitment to comprehensive immigration reform. The Chicago Celts for Immigration Reform led by Chairman Billy Lawless greeted both legislators and thanked them for their leadership on this issue.

Leading Republican Paul Ryan comes out in favor of immigration reform despite Boston attacks (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:30:43 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Former Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan has come out strongly in favor of immigration reform and says the Boston bombings have convinced him even more the system is broken.

Republican Paul Ryan fights for “a country where abortion isn't even considered” (IrishCentral)

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:33:17 PDT

By: IRISHCENTRAL STAFF WRITERS

According to the Huffington Post, Paul Ryan, the GOP's 2012 vice presidential nominee, is doubling down on an issue that famously failed to resonate with the majority of voters.

Republican Paul Ryan’s budget plans - repeal Obamacare and a budget surplus by 2023 (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:07:08 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

House Republicans released their budget outline on Tuesday to an immediate chorus of criticism that they're conducting class warfare aimed at the poor in order to protect the interests of a small, high-income minority.

Goodbye to Sarah Palin and all that fake Fox outrage nonsense -- Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio the future, thankfully, for GOP (IrishCentral)

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:31:07 PST

Sarah Palin's first appearance as a news analyst on FoxEven Fox News have had enough of Sarah Palin, canceling her contractThat is actually good news for the GOP, even if many diehards will not see it that wayThat’s because Palin was always on the loony tunes fringe, lacking the basic educational tools to become a respected national candidatesHer laughable foreign policy responses (‘We can see Russia from here’) in that now infamous Katie Couric interview tagged her for ever as an intellectual lightweight and she did nothing subsequently to remove that image READ MORE

Republican Paul Ryan wants to fix United States ‘broken immigration system’ (IrishCentral)

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:43:02 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan has said he supports ‘the principles’ of Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio immigration reform proposal.

Former Republican VP candidate Paul Ryan distances himself from Mitt Romney (IrishCentral)

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:46:08 PST

By: KERRY O’SHEA

Speaking at an event in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, former Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan began to distance himself from Mitt Romney.

Republican candidate Paul Ryan, a Packers fan, waves the Terrible Towel (IrishCentral)

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:00:50 PST

Republican candidate Paul Ryan waving the Terrible Towel of the Wisconsin PackersBig night tomorrow night Normally it is best to keep politics out of sports, however, this is just too funny and too juicy to ignore First the facts Paul Ryan is a much ballyhooed Packers fan READ MORE

Mitt Romney is now the hot favorite for the Presidential Race -- in 2016 (IrishCentral)

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 04:17:19 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

Europe’s largest bookmakers, the Irish company, Paddy Power is already taking bets on who will win in the 2016 election and Republican Candidate Mitt Romney is the top runner.

The 2012 Republican candidate gets odds of 9 to 2 with his Irish American Vice Presidential running buddy, Paul Ryan, in the running at 7 to 1. Hillary Clinton is third at just 8 to 1. Andrew Cuomo, who has got great press for his handling of Hurricane Sandy, is an enticing 25/1 as is Vice President Joe Biden.

Romney and Paul Ryan split on Fighting Irish football game -- BYU and Notre Dame families backed different sides on Saturday (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 05:45:31 PDT

Mitt Romney and Paul split on BYU v Nortre Dame gameFinally, a wedge issue that caused a split on the Republican ticket on SaturdayPaul Ryan’s family and Mitt Romney’s family attended the Notre Dame BYU game and cheered for different teams“This is probably maybe the only wedge issue between the Romneys and Ryans,” Tobin Ryan told ABC News in a phone interviewTwo of Mitt Romney’s sons, Craig and Tagg, are BYU fans and Tobin Ryan, Paul’s older brother, is a Notre Dame alum and big fan READ MORE

“Paul Ryan Shirtless” Googled nine times more than “Paul Ryan Budget” (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:25:33 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

By their search strings shall ye know them. According to the New York Times Campaign Stops blog, Google search queries for Paul Ryan aren’t generally looking for high minded political principals.

No 'fake' good deed goes unpunished - Paul Ryan's charity begins at photo ops (IrishCentral)

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 06:15:28 PDT

Atlas scrubbed, or no 'fake ' good deed goes unpublishedBrian J Antal, the president of the Mahoning County St Vincent De Paul Society is a volunteer worker He receives no pay or national recognition for the good work he does, week after week READ MORE

Paul Ryan condemns “war on women” rhetoric of leading Democrats (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:25:54 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Irish American, Paul Ryan poked fun at the Democrats rhetoric, when referring to the “war on women”.

GOP VP candidate Paul Ryan not getting the Irish support in ancestral home (IrishCentral)

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 02:27:00 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Paul Ryan is not feeling the love from Ireland that President Obama is continuing to receive, despite also having Irish roots.

Joe Biden & the nation lost last nights debate on all counts (IrishCentral)

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:45:17 PDT

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Joe Biden wins debate by not losing and ‘malarkey’ accusations fly -- Biden, Ryan donnybrook was a debate to really remember - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:30:25 PDT

Joe Biden & Paul Ryan in last nights debate (Credit: AP/Charlie Neibergall)A CBS poll of undecided voters gave last night’s debate 50 to 31 percent to Joe Biden while a CNN poll of all voters gave it to Ryan by 48 percent to 44 percentI think Joe Biden shaded the debate last night by just being himself and clearly not losing That’s not a load of "malarkey", ie hot air The Irish expression somehow made it into the middle of the presidential debate, though some spell it "mullarkey" READ MORE

The title fight - Joe Biden v Paul Ryan debate will be a rumble for the ages (IrishCentral)

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 05:15:37 PDT

Ryan v Biden (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images; Lynne Sladky/AP)Forget Muhammad Ali versus Joe Frazier -- the match between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan on Thursday in Kentucky promises to be a rumble for the agesAfter Mitt Romney's utterly brazen Etch-A-Sketch debate performance last week, after which fact checkers labeled most of his claims about his plans as misleading or blatantly false, Biden has his work cut out He must remind the American public what Romney and Ryan actually stand forIn this task he already has the ardent support of the nation’s women and seniors READ MORE

McCain says Mitt Romney has 'same instincts' as Ronald Reagan on foreign policy (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:09:23 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Senator John McCain has dismissed criticism from the Obama campaign that Mitt Romney’s foreign-policy plans lack specifics. Invoking the most celebrated figure in Republican circles, McCain said Romney has the 'same instincts' as Ronald Reagan.

Irish donnybrook as Joe Biden versus Paul Ryan key for presidential debate -- Gift of the gab Biden versus ‘just the facts’ new politician Ryan (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:15:14 PDT

Irish American politicians Paul Ryan and Joe Biden gear up for their first major battleIncredible, but the presidential race could come down to the debating skills of two Irish American politicians who were viewed as bit players just a few weeks agoVice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan were supposed to be the afters, while the main course was Barack Obama and Mitt RomneyHowever, after Romney’s sensational knockout of Obama in the first presidential debate the Ryan/Biden stand-off in Kentucky suddenly looms largeThe polls are essentially tied which means that any major mistake or a similar poor showing by Biden could doom the Obama campaign suddenly on the back foot READ MORE

Are the Irish liberal or conservative? GOP’s Paul Ryan meet Sister Megan Gillespie Rice (IrishCentral)

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 05:31:39 PDT

Sister Megan Gillespie RiceVice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, meet fellow Irish American Megan Gillespie RiceAs the political world debated Romney’s pick – which means that for the first time, two Irish Catholics will be vying for the vice presidency –Gillespie Rice was doing some political work of her ownSister Megan, as she is known, is a Manhattan native and activist nun who has been arrested over 40 times throughout her busy career Now 82, her most recent action landed her on the front page of The New York Times this past Saturday READ MORE