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United Press International
| 9 months ago
Likely Republican vice presidential choice Paul Ryan released U.S. tax returns for 2010 and 2011 Friday that show he paid at a higher rate than Mitt Romney . Ryan, a U.S. congressman from Wisconsin, who filed joint returns with his wife, Janna, had...
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The Herald
| 9 months ago
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., released two years of tax returns on Friday that show the Republican vice presidential nominee paid an effective tax rate of 15.9 percent in 2010 and 20 percent in 2011...Like Mitt Romney, Ryan has agreed to release only two...
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SF Gate
| 9 months ago
Mitt Romney 's presidential campaign Friday rejected a new call from the Obama team to release five years of tax returns, while trumpeting a surge in support for the Republican ticket since Romney chose Rep. Paul Ryan , R-Wis., as his running mate.
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Zee News
| 9 months ago
Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney has raised USD 10 million in a week after he roped in Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate, his campaign said on Friday. According to a memo issued by his campaign, the Republican Presidential candidate...
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Canadian Free Press
| 9 months ago
Politico is even now trying to attack Romney and Ryan over how they dress!...On its main page on the afternoon of August 15, the news site seemed to carry a single message: Paul Ryan is a bad, bad man and Romney made a big mistake picking him as his...
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The New York Times
| 9 months ago
The couple reported an adjusted gross income for 2011 of $323,416 about half of which came from Mr. Ryan's salary as a congressman from Wisconsin and chairman of the House Budget Committee and paid $64,764 in federal income taxes. In 2010, they...
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The Tribune
| 9 months ago
More than half of Romney's income during that time came from capital gains, which are taxed at a lower rate than income. Their taxes over the last two years exceed the 12.8 percent tax rate for the average American, as cited in a Congressional Budget...
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The Tribune
| 9 months ago
GOP vice presidential pick Ryan releases 2010, 2011 tax returns GOP vice presidential pick Ryan releases 2010, 2011 tax returns Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan and his wife paid taxes at effective rates of 20 percent last year and 15.
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Boston Globe
| 9 months ago
Paul Ryan and his wife paid an effective tax rate of 20 percent last year and 15.9 percent the year before, according to tax returns the presumptive Republican vice presidential nominee released late on Friday afternoon. Ryan's tax returns, released...
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The Steamboat Pilot
| 9 months ago
I'm deeply concerned after reading the article in the Steamboat Today Romney seeking distance: Presidential candidate stresses Ryan's agenda different from own. If his policy is not Ryan's or President Obama's, then what is his budget policy?...In...
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Associated Press
| 9 months ago
When it comes to their federal taxes in the last two years, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has paid a lower federal tax rate than his running mate, congressman Paul Ryan. Ryan paid an effective federal tax rate of 15.9 percent in 2010...
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The Globe & Mail
| 9 months ago
Story video Angry protestors were escorted away from a campaign event where the GOP's presumptive vice-presidential candidate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan was speaking, when one of the protestors allegedly pushed one of the event volunteers. AP video Mr.
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National Public Radio
| 9 months ago
Eyder Peralta Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan speaks during a campaign rally at West Springfield High School on Friday. Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan speaks during a campaign rally at West Springfield High School...
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Star Tribune
| 9 months ago
When it comes to their federal taxes in the last two years, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has paid a lower federal tax rate than his running mate, congressman Paul Ryan. The Republican campaign released Ryan's tax returns on Friday.
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Daily Nation
| 9 months ago
Rating Paul Ryan returned Friday to the state where last week he was launched into the political stratosphere as Mitt Romney's running mate, telling Virginia: "It's not too late to get this right." The anointment of Ryan, the wonkish House Budget...
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Telegraph India
| 9 months ago
The multimillionaire Romney has been under pressure to show how much he pays in taxes as economic issues and the growing gap in the US between the rich and poor dominate a tight race towards the November election. Releasing several years of tax...
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Newsbusters
| 9 months ago
On Thursday and Friday, NBC launched an all out assault on Mitt Romney, urging him to release more tax returns. Opening Thursday's NBC Nightly News , anchor Brian Williams scrambled to resurrect the worn-out line of attack: "Talking taxes. Under...
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The Dish Rag
| 9 months ago
That became very clear when Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan picked Rage Against the Machine as one of his favorite bands. Paul Ryan is not, however, one of Rage Against the Machine's favorite politicians. Tom Morello , the guitarist...
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| 9 months ago
CNN billed it as a "major" political development. The cable news network, which is often consumed by American politics, moved the state of Wisconsin into the all-important "toss up" category , making the home state of the newly named Republican vice-...
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Russia Today
| 9 months ago
Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan admitted he requested federal stimulus money for Wisconsin, after harshly criticizing the stimulus plan and twice denying to have sought its funds. I'm not one who votes for something and then writes...
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Newsbusters
| 9 months ago
Good Morning America's Josh Elliott on Friday yet again hyped the issue of Mitt Romney's taxes. Guest anchor Josh Elliott touted, " And Mitt Romney finally ready to address that question about his taxes ." Amy Robach thrilled, "Mitt Romney, for the...
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SF Gate
| 9 months ago
President Barack Obama 's re-election campaign kept up pressure against Republican rival Mitt Romney on two fronts Friday, launching a new ad defending Obama's record on Medicare while challenging Romney to release at least five years of tax returns.
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Los Angeles Times
| 9 months ago
Ever since Paul Ryan was added to the Republican ticket, the campaign rhetoric has shifted to Medicare. Before the presidential campaign hurtles off to the next skirmish, take a moment to notice what happened this week: Mitt Romney vowed to increase...
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KSBY
| 9 months ago
Mitt Romney's campaign says it's clear that President Barack Obama just wants to talk about Romney's taxes, rather than "the issues that matter to voters." It's responding to the latest volley from the Democrats over Romney's taxes. The Obama...
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Washington Post
| 9 months ago
The Washington Post Mitt Romney's presidential campaign Friday rejected a new call from the Obama campaign to release five years of tax returns, while trumpeting a surge in support for the Republican ticket since Romney chose Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.)...
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Newsbusters
| 9 months ago
It appears now that Paul Ryan has been named Mitt Romney's running mate, CBS Late Show host David Letterman feels obligated to attack him every evening. On Thursday's program, Letterman spent two minutes on the Wisconsin Congressman including...
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Star Tribune
| 9 months ago
The weak economy and high unemployment concern Americans the most, polls show. Yet much of the political heat generated lately has been over Medicare and Mitt Romney's tax returns...Medicare became a hot topic when the Republican presidential...
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Miami Herald
| 9 months ago
Barack Obama's re-election campaign kept up pressure against Republican rival Mitt Romney on two fronts Friday, launching a new ad defending the president's record on Medicare while challenging Romney to release at least five years of tax returns.
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Washington Post
| 9 months ago
The Washington Post In the week since Mitt Romney tapped Paul Ryan to serve as his running mate, the GOP presidential ticket has seen a boost in the polls as well as in fundraising, social media and other metrics, campaign manager Matt Rhoades argues...
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USA Today
| 9 months ago
Romney raises $10.2M with Ryan on GOP ticket Updated Mitt Romney's campaign is proclaiming Paul Ryan has been a successful addition to the GOP ticket, touting an increase in fundraising, volunteers and social media metrics. Tomorrow will mark one...
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Fox News
| 9 months ago
FoxNews.com The Obama campaign is taking another tack in its ongoing effort to wrench more tax documents from Mitt Romney. In an unusual offer to the Romney campaign early Friday morning, Obama's top campaign official pledged to refrain from...
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The Columbus Dispatch
| 9 months ago
Rep. Paul Ryan to the Romney ticket immediately anointed Medicare as a key issue in the presidential election. Ryan provided a new twist to that debate yesterday in Ohio and pushed another issue to the forefront for at least one afternoon: trade...
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Truthdig
| 9 months ago
To take Ryan seriously, as all too many pundits and politicians insist we must, requires everyone to behave as if the plans he produced as House Budget Committee chairman represent a meaningful effort to improve the nation's fiscal future. Sooner or...
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Truthdig
| 9 months ago
Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan admires Ayn Rand, and if you believe Republican Party mythology, Ryan is a messianic John Galt who will save America from a secret socialist conspiracy...The answer is simple: the GOP's presumptive vice presidential...
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News 24
| 9 months ago
Suddenly, even political foes like Republican vice presidential pick Paul Ryan - for his looks. Until being picked as Mitt Romney's running mate, Ryan was almost exclusively mentioned in connection with his conservative ideas on solving America's...
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Courier & Press
| 9 months ago
The Republican ticket is an odd marriage of convenience between the fiscally conservative Paul Ryan, a darling of the tea party right, and Mitt Romney, a serial flip-flopper determined to prove his conservative credentials with his own party's right...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| 9 months ago
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday that he has paid a tax rate of at least 13 percent in each of the past 10 years, offering his fullest explanation to date of his tax status. "I did go back and look at my taxes, and over the...
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Miami Herald
| 9 months ago
The Obama administration is making nearly half a billion dollars in unspent highway funds available to states that promise to use the money to create jobs and improve transportation. Ann Romney, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt...
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Los Angeles Times
| 9 months ago
Trying to defuse Democratic criticism of his refusal to release more tax returns, Mitt Romney said Thursday that he paid a federal tax rate of at least 13% in each of the last 10 years, and his wife, Ann, said there would be no further tax...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 9 months ago
One political analyst suggests that presidential contender Mitt Romney would like 'All the bold taste, but none of the calories of a detailed policy discussion' from his running mate Congressman Paul Ryan. Ohio Republican vice presidential candidate ...
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Kansas.com
| 9 months ago
Republican vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan will leave sizable footprints on the 2012 presidential race. His controversial plan to overhaul the federal budget has been the chief talking point of the campaign since Mitt Romney put him on the GOP...
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The Washington Times
| 9 months ago
As excited as I am over Mitt Romney selecting Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate, I'm over come with giddiness that Mr. Romney 's first important decision has shown his conservative mettle...For those conservatives who whine that Mr. Romney is not...
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The Dallas Morning News
| 9 months ago
Mitt Romney said Thursday that he paid at least 13 percent of his income in taxes each year during the past decade, again confronting a vexing issue that Democrats have used for months to portray him as out of touch with middle-class values. Calling...
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Boston Herald
| 9 months ago
Updated 42 minutes ago Text size I t's all about health care now. The presidential race just got a whole lot more interesting with GOP candidate Mitt Romney 's selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate. Ryan is best known nationally...
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Newsbusters
| 9 months ago
In what was billed as a profile of Ann Romney set to air on Thursday's NBC Rock Center, a portion of the interview played on Thursday's Today featured news anchor Natalie Morales grilling the Republican candidate's spouse on taxes: "...she fiercely...
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Los Angeles Times
| 9 months ago
Ann Romney gets her say Thursday night about the increasingly urgent or from her perspective, unreasonable demands for the release of her family's tax returns. After briefly dropping off the political radar, questions that have dogged presumed GOP...
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Myrtle Beach Online
| 9 months ago
Road rage on this year's campaign trail A little road rage has entered the campaign trail. Debate joined on Medicare; Romney, Obama go at it Debate joined on Medicare; Romney, Obama go at it Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama in person and in...
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Los Angeles Times
| 9 months ago
Under fire from Democrats for refusing to release more than two years of tax returns, Mitt Romney said Thursday that he had paid federal income taxes at a rate of at least 13% for each of the last 10 years. President Obama 's Republican challenger...
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The New York Times
| 9 months ago
Evan Vucci/Associated Press Mitt Romney talked about Medicare during a news conference in Spartanburg, S.C., on Thursday. Mr. Romney also answered questions about his tax history and criticized the focus on his taxes as small-minded. Mitt Romney said...
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 9 months ago
Mitt Romney's wife is pushing back on public pressure for her husband to release additional years of personal tax filings. In an interview set to air Thursday on NBC's "Rock Center," Ann Romney reiterated that her husband won't release more financial...
