Paul Ryan Set to Take Over as Speaker, Hoping to Manage the Chaos

The New York Times: Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin was poised to be installed as the 62nd speaker of the House on Thursday, taking the gavel that he never sought to wield from John A. Boehner, who relinquished it under fire.
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But the personal jubilance and high expectations felt by Mr. Boehner, who was elected in a sweeping Republican takeover of the House in 2011, have been replaced with a grim recognition that Mr. Ryan’s ascent stems not from electoral victory but rather the chaos in the ranks of his party’s sizable majority.

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