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First Word: Paul Ryan resurfaces

President Obama met with labor and progressive group leaders at the White House on Tuesday to talk fiscal curb.
Paul Ryan at a campaign event in Vienna, Ohio on November 5. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)
Paul Ryan at a campaign event in Vienna, Ohio on November 5.

President Obama met with labor and progressive group leaders at the White House on Tuesday to talk fiscal curb. And Paul Ryan, who replaced Sarah Palin as the most recent losing vice presidential candidate who will never be president, gave his first interview since the election. Here are the headlines shaping tonight's rundown:

  • Obama tells progressives he won't budge on Bush tax cuts