Reversal: How Paul Ryan Became Speaker of the House

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Reversal: How Paul Ryan Became Speaker of the House

By JM Rieger

Posted October 29, 2015 at 10:19pm

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Fmr. Speaker John A. Boehner’s resignation announcement on Sept. 25 set off a historic race for the speakership, leading to the election of the youngest House speaker in the modern era.Here’s how it happened.

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