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                  Romney, Ryan Campaign in Battleground States

   by VOA News

   Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his new running
   mate, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, are splitting up Monday to
   campaign in two swing states that could determine the outcome of the
   2012 presidential election.
   Romney is set to campaign in the southern state of Florida, while Ryan
   is heading to the midwestern state of Iowa.
   The two campaigned Sunday in North Carolina and then in Ryan's home
   state of Wisconsin. Both states are considered key battlegrounds in the
   race for the White House.
   Ryan told cheering supporters, "We can get this country back on track.
   We can get our people back to work. We can get our debt paid off so we
   can give our children a better standard of life."
   President Barack Obama, speaking at a campaign fundraiser in his
   hometown of Chicago on Sunday, called Ryan a "decent man" and a "family
   man" who is "an articulate spokesman for Governor Romney's vision" - a
   vision the president said he "fundamentally" disagrees with.
   Obama said Romney and Ryan believe getting rid of regulations on big
   corporations and giving tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans "will
   lead to jobs and prosperity for everybody else." He called this
   "trickle-down fairy dust" that has not worked in the past.
   Romney is hoping Ryan's work in Congress to cut spending and create
   smaller government will help energize the Republican Party's
   conservative base.
   They launched their four-day, multi-state campaign bus tour on
   Saturday, immediately after Romney announced the 42-year-old
   congressman as his vice presidential pick.
   Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee, will face President Obama,
   a Democrat, in the November 6 election.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.
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