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Paul Ryan’s Doomed State of the Union Rebuttal

The Wisconsin Republican has the misfortune of playing second fiddle to President Obama’s State of the Union address. History hasn’t treated most first responders too kindly, says Samuel P. Jacobs.

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Samuel P. Jacobs
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Samuel P. Jacobs

Samuel P. Jacobs

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