Question: Washington (CNN) -- When Paul Ryan struggled to explain a budget-balancing timeline under Mitt Romney, he highlighted the difficulty of trying to run a substantive campaign without being too specific.

While Ryan's interview Tuesday with Fox News' Brit Hume was no Sarah Palin-Katie Couric moment, the Republican vice presidential candidate's discomfort in answering when Romney's proposal would balance the budget was evident.

Ryan, a seven-term congressman from Wisconsin and chairman of the House Budget Committee, said he was unsure when Romney's proposals would balance the federal budget. Romney's plans say he would "put the federal government on a course toward a balanced budget" but does not say when.

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Hume repeatedly pressed Ryan on the question of "when" Romney's budget would balance.

Hume: "The budget plan you're now supporting would get to balance when?"

Ryan: "Well, there are different -- the budget plan that Mitt Romney is supporting gets us down to 20% of GDP (gross domestic product) government spending by 2016. That means get the size of government back to where it historically has been. What President Obama has done is he brought the size of government to as high as it hasn't been since World War II. We want to reduce the size of government to have more economic freedom."

Hume: "I get that. What about balance?"

Ryan: "I don't know exactly what the balance is. I don't want to get wonky on you, but we haven't run the numbers on that specific plan. The plan we offer in the House balances the budget. I'd put a contrast. President Obama, never once, ever, has offered a plan to ever balance the budget. The United States Senate, they haven't even balanced, they haven't passed a budget in three years." 1. Who had a hard time explaining budget?
2. Who was he under at the time?
3. What specifically did he cite were his problems in running the campaign? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Paul Ryan
2. Mitt Romney
3. balancing a budget

Question: CHAPTER XXV.

MISS AMEDROZ HAS SOME HASHED CHICKEN.

Clara felt herself to be a coward as the Aylmer Park carriage, which had been sent to meet her at the station, was drawn up at Sir Anthony Aylmer's door. She had made up her mind that she would not bow down to Lady Aylmer, and yet she was afraid of the woman. As she got out of the carriage, she looked up, expecting to see her in the hall; but Lady Aylmer was too accurately acquainted with the weights and measures of society for any such movement as that. Had her son brought Lady Emily to the house as his future bride, Lady Aylmer would probably have been in the hall when the arrival took place; and had Clara possessed ten thousand pounds of her own, she would probably have been met at the drawing-room door; but as she had neither money nor title,--as she in fact brought with her no advantages of any sort, Lady Aylmer was found stitching a bit of worsted, as though she had expected no one to come to her. And Belinda Aylmer was stitching also,--by special order from her mother. The reader will remember that Lady Aylmer was not without strong hope that the engagement might even yet be broken off. Snubbing, she thought, might probably be efficacious to this purpose, and so Clara was to be snubbed.

Clara, who had just promised to do her best to gain Lady Aylmer's opinion, and who desired to be in some way true to her promise, though she thoroughly believed that her labour would be in vain, put on her pleasantest smile as she entered the room. Belinda, under the pressure of the circumstances, forgetting somewhat of her mother's injunctions, hurried to the door to welcome the stranger. Lady Aylmer kept her chair, and even maintained her stitch, till Clara was half across the room. Then she got up, and, with great mastery over her voice, made her little speech. 1. What did Clara feel like?
2. Was she planning to bow down to Lady Aylmer?
3. How did she feel about her?
4. How did Clara arrive there?
5. How much would Clara need to be met at the drawing room door?
6. Was Clara rich?
7. Did she have a title?
8. What was Lady Alymer doing?
9. Was she alone?
10. Who was with her?
11. what was she doing?
12. What was Clara hoping to do?
13. Who rushed to the door?
14. Did Lady Alymer ever rise? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. a coward
2. no
3. afraid of her
4. on the Aylmer Park carriage
5. ten thousand pounds
6. no
7. no
8. stitching a bit of worsted
9. no
10. Belinda Aylmer
11. stitching
12. that the engagement might be broke off.
13. Belinda
14. no

Question: Ted Brown's dream as a child was an unusual one: he wanted to fly. What was more unusual was the way in which he made his dream come true. After high school, he wanted to join the U. S. Air Force but he failed because of his poor eyesight. However, his dream remained. At the age of 33, Ted was a truck driver in Los Angeles. One day, while sitting outside in his garden, he watched planes fly overhead and an idea came to him: to use balloons to fly. A few weeks later, Ted bought 42 huge balloons. He tied them to a chair and then he sat down in the chair with some beer, sandwiches and a gun. His plan was to fly to 10 meters above his garden, enjoy a few hours in the air, and then shoot some balloons with his gun to get back down. But things did not go as he planned. Once his friends cut the ropes under Ted's chair, the 42 balloons flew into the sky at an astonishing speed until about 4000 meters above the ground with Ted and his chair. He didn't shoot any of the balloons because he was afraid he might break the balanee of his "plane". Ted stayed in the sky with his beer and sandwiches for 14 hours, cold and frightened. Planes heading towards Los Angeles' busy international airport reported the strange sight. And Ted' s balloons caused great danger to them. At last, Ted gathered his courage to shoot a few balloons and slowly landed on the ground, where many policemen were waiting for him. Ted made his dream come true, but it cost him: he was fined $ 1,500 for breaking the law about air safety. When asked by a reporter why he had done it, Ted answered, "A man can't just sit around and do nothing; he should have his dream and go for it. " 1. What did Ted want to do?
2. Did he join the Air Force?
3. Did he try?
4. When?
5. Why didn't he join?
6. When did Ted buy to help him fly?
7. What did he use for a seat?
8. Did he attach the balloons to his seat?
9. Was it tethered?
10. How old was he at this time?
11. What was his occupation?
12. After the chair was launched how fast did it fly?
13. What did he take with him?
14. Anything else?
15. What else?
16. What did he need that for?
17. What would that do?
18. How high did he intend to go?
19. How high did he go?
20. Did it cost him? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. fly
2. no
3. yes
4. After high school
5. poor eyesight.
6. balloons
7. a chair
8. yes
9. no
10. 33
11. truck driver
12. at an astonishing speed
13. beer
14. sandwiches
15. a gun
16. to shoot some balloons
17. get him back down
18. 10 meters above his garden
19. 4000 meters above the ground
20. yes