Paul Ryan « CBS DC

File photo of Rep. Paul Ryan. (credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Paul Ryan ‘Getting Groove Back’ In Fiscal Cliff Debate

Paul Ryan is getting his groove back.

2012/12/04

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Obama Campaign Strategist: Ryan Pick Was Surprise

A top adviser to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign says one of the biggest surprises of the 2012 election was Mitt Romney’s choice of a running mate.

2012/11/26

File photo of Wisc. Gov. Scott Walker. (credit: Getty Images)

Walker Not Thinking About ’16 Presidential Run

Gov. Scott Walker insists he is not thinking about running for president in 2016.

2012/11/26

Mitt Romney (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Opinion: Mitt Romney’s Parting Gift

On a conference call with donors Romney claimed that Obama won because he gave “gifts” to African Americans, Latinos and young voters.

2012/11/15

Fiscal Cliff Combines Tax Hikes, Spending Cuts

So just what is this “fiscal cliff” that has the financial markets rattled and economists and policymakers alike in a tizzy over the potential for sending the economy into another tailspin?

2012/11/07

Mitt and Ann Romney cast their ballots (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Opinion: On Election Day Romney Keeping His Mind On The Business-At-Hand

Obama plays basketball and Romney campaigns on Election Day

2012/11/06

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at the Memorial Hall on Oct. 31, 2012 in Racine, Wis. (credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Ryan: Obama Threatening Country’s ‘Judeo-Christian’ Values

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan tells religious conservative voters that President Obama is threatening the country’s “Judeo-Christian” values.

2012/11/05

File photo of Republican vice presidential candidate Congressman Paul Ryan. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Ryan: Obama Appealing To ‘Lowest Fears’

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is pitching the GOP ticket as one focused on serious solutions in the face of opponents “appealing to our lowest fears.”

2012/11/03

Damage inside the burnt US consulate building in Benghazi (Photo credit: GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: Benghazi-Gate: Obama’s Unconscionable Actions

By now it’s obvious that Obama and his administration did not handle the situation correctly. Rather than taking a presidential stance during the horrendous incident, Obama kept his mind and actions on his 2012 reelection campaign and tried to alter the obvious reasons for the deadly attack.

2012/10/30

File photo of Republican vice presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Emails Shed Light On Ryan, Walker Relationship

Rising political stars and personal friends, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker worked quietly behind the scenes to coordinate public policy, avoid each other’s limelight and steer clear of political minefields that would haunt their campaigns, according to more than 1,000 pages of internal emails obtained by The Associated Press. But there was at least one pointed snub between them, too.

2012/10/26