Republicans nominate Paul Ryan as US House speaker

Reuters , Wednesday 28 Oct 2015

US House of Representatives Republicans nominated Wisconsin's Paul Ryan on Wednesday to replace retiring House Speaker John Boehner, uniting around the party's former vice presidential nominee who has promised more openness in the way the chamber is run.

In a closed-door session, Republicans chose the 45-year-old Ryan as their party's official candidate over Daniel Webster, a former speaker of the Florida statehouse, the Republican conference announced.

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