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Rep. Paul Ryan
Seen here in a file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., questions Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011.
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