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--Dan Balz's "Sunday Take," WashPost A2, "A young Wisconsin trio could shape the direction of the GOP": "Their names are Scott Walker, Reince Priebus and Paul Ryan. Walker is the newly elected governor of Wisconsin. Priebus is the newly elected chairman of the Republican National Committee. Ryan, perhaps the best known of the three, is the new chairman of the House Budget Committee and he delivered the Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address. They all grew up in southern Wisconsin. They are close in age, ranging from late 30s to early 40s ... They share a worldview, a set of conservative values and a determination to show the country that conservative governance can solve many of the nation's problems. And in Wisconsin, they found a way to unify the party establishment with the tea party movement, avoiding many of the conflicts that occurred in other states." http://wapo.st/eOIwlo