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Paul Ryan won’t run for president

by German Lopez
This expression just says, “Easy, everyone. I’m not running.”
This expression just says, “Easy, everyone. I’m not running.”
This expression just says, “Easy, everyone. I’m not running.”
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images News
  1. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) won’t run for president in 2016, he told CBS News.
  2. Many election watchers considered Ryan, who chairs the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, a presidential contender, especially after his run for vice president on the Romney-Ryan ticket in 2012.
  3. Other likely Republican presidential contenders include former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).

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