House Speaker Ryan rules out presidential bid, again

House Speaker Ryan rules out presidential bid, again

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan is definitively ruling out a bid for president this year, telling the GOP, "Count me out."

In a statement at the Republican National Committee, Ryan said if the party can't choose a nominee on the first ballot, the eventual choice should only be a candidate who participated in the primaries.

Brazil Congress moves closer to impeaching Rousseff
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Brazil Congress moves closer to impeaching Rousseff

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A congressional committee has recommended that the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff move forward, bringing the possible ouster of the embattled leader a step closer.

Rousseff is facing impeachment proceedings over allegations her administration violated fiscal rules to mask budget problems by shifting around government accounts ahead of her 2014 re-election.

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