Ryan downplays his signature issue on U.S. campaign trail

Republican vice presidential candidate Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks during a campaign rally at Miami University in OxfordWASHINGTON/SPRINGFIELD, Virginia (Reuters) – In his first week as a Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate, Paul Ryan has quietly moved away from the Medicare reform plan that has defined his political career. At campaign stops, Ryan has made little mention of the Medicare and budget savings that conservatives cheered when presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced his running mate. When Medicare comes up, it's more often than not in an attack on Democratic President Barack Obama. …



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