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Former House speaker Paul Ryan, who last year joined the rush of high-profile individuals launching special-purpose acquisition companies, is going to work at the private-equity firm he teamed up with in that effort. Mr. Ryan will join Solamere Capital, a private-equity firm founded by Utah Sen. Mitt Romney’s son Taggart, as well as Eric Scheuermann and Spencer Zwick, as a partner. Solamere, a Boston firm with more than $1 billion in assets, seeks to invest in high-growth companies and help them expand and create jobs, he said. He was inclined to join the firm because it takes a conservative approach...

@MittRomney has announced he is running for the Senate from the wonderful State of Utah. He will make a great Senator and worthy successor to @OrrinHatch, and has my full support and endorsement! 9:21 PM - 19 Feb 2018

Juiced by super PACs, this year’s presidential contest has seen a 1600 percent increase in interest-group sponsored ads over 2008, according to a study by the Wesleyan Media Project of Middletown, Conn. (SNIP) That’s a 65:1 ratio. Unless that disparity closed in the final six days, 20 percent might be pretty good for Gingrich tonight

As Congress grapples with finding enough votes to pass the compromise on raising the debt ceiling, Mitt Romney, the front-runner in most polls on the GOP presidential nomination sweepstakes, came out forcefully against the plan Monday. In a prepared statement, Romney attacked President Obama and rejected the deal, which has been the only issue in Washington for the past weeks and, along with the economy, is likely to dominate presidential politics through the 2012 election. “President Obama’s leadership failure has pushed the economy to the brink at the eleventh hour and 59th minute,” Romney stated. “While I appreciate the extraordinarily...

Brett Favre, Steve McNair and Serena Williams are among the athletes contributing to relief for Hurricane Katrina victims as pledges roll in from across the country. Major League Baseball, the NBA and the Southeastern Conference will each donate $1 million to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, with the two professional leagues committing to generate a total of $2 million in aid. MLB and its players' association and the NBA and its teams have each pledged $1 million to the American Red Cross. The National Basketball Players Association has also said it will raise $1 million for disaster relief. "Major...