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Paul Ryan Will Run For Speaker ... Under A Few Conditions

Rep. Paul Ryan bows to pressure, saying he'll run for speaker of the House if four conditions are met.
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Rep. Paul Ryan says he'll run for speaker of the House ... but he has some conditions: 

"First, we need to move from an opposition party to a proposition party."

"Second, we need to update our House rules so that everyone can be a more effective representative."

"Third, we as a conference should unify now and not after a divisive speaker election." 

"I cannot and I will not give up my family time." (Video via CNN

The announcement ends weeks of speculation about who could replace outgoing Speaker of the House John Boehner