Question: Washington (CNN) -- With his budget approved by the House, Paul Ryan is turning his attention to Iowa to headline a high-profile Republican event that will only fuel speculation he's laying the groundwork for a potential presidential run in 2016. 

Lawmakers approved the Wisconsin Republican's 2015 spending plan on Thursday. But there were notable conservative defections, making his appearance at Friday's Lincoln Dinner in Cedar Rapids more interesting. 

The question that confronts Ryan is whether his budget, dubbed the "path to prosperity," will help pave a path for him to compete in the early contest state in two years. Or will it prove a political liability when Republicans choose their next White House nominee? 

Ryan's role as the chief fiscal expert in the GOP is the main reason he was tapped as Mitt Romney's running mate in 2012, and remains his main calling card in a potential national campaign. 

Since Republicans took control of the House in 2010, top GOP leaders have deferred to the Budget Committee chairman to construct the party's blueprint to address the growing national debt. 

He has shepherded four budgets through the House and brokered a deal with Democrats last fall to avoid another government shutdown and possible default on the nation's credit limit. 

Ryan budget details 

Some say not aggressive enough 

But that resume has not won over some tea party groups who believe Ryan isn't' being aggressive enough about slashing the size of the federal government. 

The group of fiscal conservatives in the House introduced an alternative budget that balances the federal budget in four years, instead of the 10 years in Ryan's plan.  1. What did lawmakers approve?
2. What year?
3. What state is he from?
4. What political offilliation is he with?
5. When was this approved?
6. What is he paying attention to now?
7. Why?
8. What do they think he is doing?
9. For what year?
10. What is Ryan's current role?
11. Was he a running mate for someone previously?
12. Who?
13. What year?
14. When did Republicans take over the House?
15. How many budgets has he pushed through?
16. What happened last fall?
17. To do what?
18. And what could have possibly happened?
19. Does everyone think Ryan is aggressive enough at deals?
20. What alternative budget was introduced? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Paul Ryan's spending plan
2. 2015
3. Wisconsin
4. Republican'
5. on Thursday
6. Iowa
7. to headline a high-profile Republican event
8. he's laying the groundwork for a potential presidential run
9. 2016.
10. the chief fiscal expert in the GOP
11. Yes
12. Mitt Romney
13. 2012
14. 2010,
15. Four
16. brokered a deal with Democrats
17. to avoid another government shutdown
18. possible default on the nation's credit limit.
19. No
20. One that balances the federal budget in four years


Question: CHAPTER XXV. 

Hawkins went straight to the telegraph office and disburdened his conscience. He said to himself, "She's not going to give this galvanized cadaver up, that's plain. Wild horses can't pull her away from him. I've done my share; it's for Sellers to take an innings, now." So he sent this message to New York: 

"Come back. Hire special train. She's going to marry the materializee." 

Meantime a note came to Rossmore Towers to say that the Earl of Rossmore had just arrived from England, and would do himself the pleasure of calling in the evening. Sally said to herself, "It is a pity he didn't stop in New York; but it's no matter; he can go up to-morrow and see my father. He has come over here to tomahawk papa, very likely--or buy out his claim. This thing would have excited me, a while back; but it has only one interest for me now, and only one value. I can say to--to-- Spine, Spiny, Spinal--I don't like any form of that name!--I can say to him to-morrow, 'Don't try to keep it up any more, or I shall have to tell you whom I have been talking with last night, and then you will be embarrassed.'" 

Tracy couldn't know he was to be invited for the morrow, or he might have waited. As it was, he was too miserable to wait any longer; for his last hope--a letter--had failed him. It was fully due to-day; it had not come. Had his father really flung him away? It looked so. It was not like his father, but it surely looked so. His father was a rather tough nut, in truth, but had never been so with his son--still, this implacable silence had a calamitous look. Anyway, Tracy would go to the Towers and --then what? He didn't know; his head was tired out with thinking-- he wouldn't think about what he must do or say--let it all take care of itself. So that he saw Sally once more, he would be satisfied, happen what might; he wouldn't care.  1. How does Hawkins send his message?
2. Where did he send it?
3. Where did he send it from?
4. Who did he send it to?
5. What does he want him to do?
6. How does he suggest he get there?
7. Will he have to pay for that?
8. Has Hawkins been worrying about something?
9. Is he tired of dealing with it?
10. What is he concerned that someone might do?
11. What does he the person she might marry?
12. Was Tracy hoping to receive something?
13. What?
14. Did he get it/
15. When did he think he should have?
16. Has he heard from his dad recently/
17. Is that worrying him?
18. Where is Sally's dad?
19. Who just got in from England?
20. Did he invite himself over? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. telegraph
2. New York
3. the telegraph office
4. Tracy
5. Come back
6. a special train
7. yes
8. yes
9. yes
10. get married
11. the materializee
12. yes
13. a letter
14. no
15. today
16. no
17. yes
18. new york
19. Earl of Rossmore
20. yes