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Ryan: Won’t seek presidency

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Tuesday definitively ruled out running for president, saying the Republican nominee should be one of the candidates already running. "Let me be clear: I do not want, nor will I accept, the Republican nomination," Ryan said at Republican National Committee headquarters, adding: "Count me out." Ryan was seeking to tamp down speculation that he could emerge from a contested convention as the GOP's presidential candidate/The Hill. More here.


D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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