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To: Gersh Avery who wrote (77267)	8/18/2012 7:46:53 PM
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Making Case for His Medicare Plan, Ryan Tells Personal Tale Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times Paul D. Ryan on Saturday in Florida, where he sought to make the Medicare issue personal. More Photos » By TRIP GABRIEL and HELENE COOPER Published: August 18, 2012 THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Paul D. Ryan wove a story of generational obligation on Saturday to make the case for his controversial Medicare plan and personalize an issue that has the potential to be one of Mr. Ryan’s biggest liabilities in joining the Republican ticket. Multimedia Slide Show Saturday on the Campaign Trail The Election 2012 App A one-stop destination for the latest political news — from The Times and other top sources. Plus opinion, polls, campaign data and video. Download for iPhone Download for Android Enlarge This Image Luke Sharrett for The New York Times Enlarge This Image Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin arrived with his mother, Betty Douglas, at a campaign rally on Saturday in The Villages, Fla. More Photos » Mr. Ryan, 42, described how he and his mother, Betty Ryan Douglas, were the primary caregivers for a grandmother with Alzheimer’s disease who moved into the house when he was a teenager. “You learn a lot about life,” he said. “Medicare was there for my family, for my grandma, when we needed it. And Medicare is there for my mom when she needs it now, and we have to keep that guarantee.” To save Medicare for current and future retirees, he added, “you have to reform it for my generation, so it doesn’t go bankrupt when we want to retire.”