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Paul Ryan survived the Freedom Caucus gauntlet and his own misgivings and has officially succeeded John Boehner as speaker of the House.
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"I stand by my statement that I misspoke and I apologize." That sentence, Colorado U.S. Republican Rep. Mike Coffman's instantly iconic defiant videotaped feast of crow, is now, inevitably, an online laugh generator.