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October 31, 2012
5:40 am

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds bags of food as he participates in a campaign event collecting supplies from residents local relief organizations for victims of superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at the James S. Trent Arena in Kettering, Ohio. (photo credit: Charles Dharapak/AP)

Romney, GOP suddenly plunging onto Democratic turf

With one week to go, challenger takes campaign to states previously considered solidly pro-Obama

By BRIAN BAKST and Thomas Beaumont

August 11, 2012
6:23 pm

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, and vice presidential candidate Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., wave at the crowd during a campaign event, Saturday. (photo credit: AP)

Ryan seen as Romney’s bridge across party spectrum

At 42, Ryan has spent almost half of his life in the Washington fold, the last 14 representing a southern Wisconsin district that runs from the shores of Lake Michigan through farm country south of Madison

By BRIAN BAKST and Todd Richmond