This mornings class started with a conversation on the DNC. From there we talked about Bill Clinton and his impeachment. Then we went back to the blog discussions. The next group to talk was the people who covered Paul Ryan. Paul Ryan was born in Wisconsin. He's been in congress for 7 terms. That's 14 years! He has sponsored 71 bills. Went to Miami University in Ohio. He was one of nine children. He studied economics. His first job after college was working in the mail room on Washington D.C. He is the chairman of the House budget committee. He is against gay marriage and abortion. He is against stem cell research. Then we went into Barack Obama. I researched him. Here is the link to my report.
Then we talked about Joe Biden. He played college football. He has 4 siblings. He was married young and had 2 kids. Right before he was sworn into senate his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident. He was raised in a very religious Catholic family. Before he was elected to senate he was an attorney. When he was little his father was wealthy but then he suffered many business falls. He went from city councilman to two years later senator. He served on the Judiciary and Foreign acts Committee. He doesn't support gay marriage or abortion. He ran for president twice in 1988 and 2008. He was chosen to be Barack Obama's running mate in 2008.
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