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ASHLAND, VA - AUGUST 11: Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (L) and his vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) take the stage during a campaign event at the Crenshaw Gymnasium on the campus of Randolph-Macon College August 11, 2012 in Ashland, Virginia. The chairman of the House Budget Committee, Ryan, 42, has been a member of Congress from Wisconsin since 1999 and has earned praise from the right for his conservative fiscal positions.Credit: Getty Images