WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on Friday released tax returns showing he paid an effective tax rate of 20 percent last year, roughly in line with President Barack Obama's rate and likely higher than that of his running mate Mitt Romney. Ryan's release of his 2010 and 2011 tax returns aligns him with Romney's position that giving out two years of tax returns is adequate. Democrats have held the Republican presidential candidate to the fire for not making public more years of tax information. …

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