The path to the White House is narrow and well defined by history.

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But Mr. Ryan has given the Romney campaign what it lacked: the ideas and the energy that provide a clear path to the White House.

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Pennsylvania Avenue, the most celebrated mile of pavement in America, stretches northwest from the U.S. Capitol to the White House, along a path cleared through the Washington swamp two hundred years ago.

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Biden said he hoped there is still a path forward to allow the White House and congressional leaders to reach agreement on a major deficit reduction deal -- one that has so far eluded them despite optimism in the past.

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While Americans want a leader who can point a path forward, they also want to know that the person in the White House truly understands the pain many are suffering.

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Boehner and the rest of the GOP leadership on Capitol Hill have done an admirable job extracting concessions from the White House, but that path is too fraught with peril to consider a complicated deal on taxes.

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The White House plan provides for border enforcement, guest workers and a path to legalization for illegal immigrants already here -- provided they first return to their home country and apply to re-enter legally.

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President Barack Obama warned Americans during a White House speech to follow emergency instructions if they are in the storm's path.

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