http://www.newsvine.com/bob-corkerNewsvine - bob-corkeren-usCopyright 2013Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:24:52 +0000Mon, 20 May 2013 21:25:58 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15755782-on-economics-foreign-policy-corker-eager-to-acthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15755782-on-economics-foreign-policy-corker-eager-to-actuspoliticsmomentcorkerbob-corkerFri, 7 Dec 2012 17:59:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Oct. 6, 2011 file photo shows Senate Banking Committee member Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. listening during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Corker is spending a lot of time lately talking to Democrats. The freshman lawmaker from Tennessee spoke briefly last week with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner after he unveiled his 10-year, $4.5 trillion solution to averting the end-of-year, double economic hit of tax hikes and automatic spending cuts. Deficit-cutting maven Erskine Bowles had forwarded Corker's proposal to White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>FILE - This Nov. 13, 2012 file photo shows Senate Banking Committee member Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. pursued by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Corker is spending a lot of time lately talking to Democrats. The freshman lawmaker from Tennessee spoke briefly last week with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner after he unveiled his 10-year, $4.5 trillion solution to averting the end-of-year, double economic hit of tax hikes and automatic spending cuts. Deficit-cutting maven Erskine Bowles had forwarded Corker's proposal to White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/05/15701084-boehner-serious-differences-remain-in-talkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/05/15701084-boehner-serious-differences-remain-in-talksbusinessuswhite-housepoliticssenate-republicansbarack-obamaelection-dayus-newssenate-republicannancy-pelosifiscalcliffbob-corkerhouse-speaker-john-boehnerfiscal-cliffmitch-connellWed, 5 Dec 2012 16:23:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about the fiscal cliff at the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. The president warned Republicans not to create another fight over the nation's debt ceiling, telling business leaders it's "not a game that I will play." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama walks over to shake hands with business leaders before speaking about the fiscal cliff during an address before the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner, of Ohio, and the House GOP leadership leave after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, following a closed-door GOP strategy session. At left is Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks about the fiscal cliff at the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. The president warned Republicans not to create another fight over the nation's debt ceiling, telling business leaders it's "not a game that I will play." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama walks with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, as he returned from speaking about the fiscal cliff at Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio walks to a closed-door Republican strategy session, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Speaking about the fiscal cliff, Boehner said Wednesday that the White House had failed to offer a "balanced approach" that had a chance of clearing either chamber of Congress. "We can't negotiate with ourselves". (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Jason Furman, assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Principal Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, gestures as he speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec., 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., center, accompanied by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., right, and Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, to talk about the debate on tax rates and the fiscal cliff. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)</p><p>Graphic shows AP-GfK poll results on Congress and the budget</p><p>FILE - This Nov. 16, 2012 file photo shows President Barack Obama, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, as he hosted a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and economy in Washington. Americans are living longer, and Republicans are proposing to raise the Medicare eligibility age as part of a deal to reduce the government's huge deficits. But what sounds like a common-sense sacrifice for an aging society that's facing tight budgets could have some surprising consequences, including higher premiums for people on Medicare. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)</p><p>President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to the media during a visit with high school English teacher Tiffany Santana, left, and others, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, in Falls Church, Va., to discuss the importance of extending income tax cuts and small businesses. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to the media during a visit with to Falls Church, Va., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, to discuss the importance of extending income tax cuts and small businesses. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama listens while speaking to the media during a visit with high school teacher Tiffany Santana, second from right, Tiffany's mother Velma Massenburg, third from right, obscured, Tiffany's father Jimmy Massenburg center, and Richard Santana, who works at a local Toyota dealership, left, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, in Falls Church, Va., to discuss the importance of extending income tax cuts for Americans and small businesses. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures as he speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, to discuss the pending fiscal cliff. Boehner said there's been no progress in negotiations on how to avoid the fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts and called on President Barack Obama to come up with a new offer. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, to discuss the pending fiscal cliff. Boehner said there's been no progress in negotiations on how to avoid the fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts and called on President Barack Obama to come up with a new offer. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, to discuss the pending fiscal cliff. Boehner said there's been no progress in negotiations on how to avoid the fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts and called on President Barack Obama to come up with a new offer. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the media after eating lunch with middle class tax-payers, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at the Metro 29 diner in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>Vice President Joe Biden, right, speaks to the media after eating lunch with middle class tax-payers including Fernando Garavito, of North Potomac, Md., left, Anne Marie Munos, of Falls Church, Va., Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at the Metro 29 diner in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the media after eating lunch with middle class tax-payers including, from left, Anne Marie Munos of Falls Church, Va., Mossi Tull, of Washington, and David Waugh, of Bethesda, Md., Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at the Metro 29 diner in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>Chart shows estimated average tax increase in</p><p>Vice President Joe Biden points toward Fernando Garavito of North Potomac, Md., left, as he has lunch with Garavito and Anne Marie Munos of Falls Church, Va., center, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at the Metro 29 diner in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 6. 2012, photo, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., is surrounded by, from left, his wife Elizabeth, and daughters Emily and Julia, as he speaks to supporters at an election night victory rally at the Cabana Restaurant on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn.S enate Republicans would probably agree to increased tax rates on the wealthiest Americans if it meant getting a chance to reform massive government entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security,Corker said Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama acknowledges House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio while speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, as he hosted a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and economy. Admnistration officials say President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met Sunda, Dec. 9, 2012, at the White House to discuss the ongoing negotiations over the impeding "fiscal cliff." Spokesmen for both Obama and Boehner said the two men agreed to not release details of the conversation, but emphasized that the lines of communication remain open. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)</p><p>FILE - This Nov. 16, 2012 file photo shows President Barack Obama shaking hands with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, during a meeting to discuss the deficit and economy. Congress and the White House can significantly soften the initial impact of the “fiscal cliff” even if they fail to reach a compromise by Dec. 31. One thing they cannot control, however, is the financial markets' reaction, which possibly could be a panicky sell-off that triggers economic reversals worldwide. The stock market's unpredictability is perhaps the biggest wild card in the political showdown over the fiscal cliff. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)</p><p>President Barack Obama turns and waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, as he travels to Michigan to visit the Daimler Detroit Diesel plant in Redford, Mich. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama greets well-wishers after stepping off Air Force One upon his arrival at Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, before going to the Daimler Detroit Diesel plant in Redford, Mich. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to workers about the economy during a visit to Daimler Detroit Diesel in Redford, Mich., Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)</p><p>President Barack Obama walks with Plant Manager and Vice President of Operations Jeff Allen, left, and UAW NW Local 163 Detroit Diesel Engine Unit Shop Chairperson Mark "Gibby" Gibson, right, during a visit to the Daimler Detroit Diesel plant in Redford, Mich., Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to workers about the economy during a visit to Daimler Detroit Diesel in Redford, Mich., Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)</p><p>President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to workers about the economy during a visit to Daimler Detroit Diesel in Redford, Mich., Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks to workers about the economy during a visit to Daimler Detroit Diesel in Redford, Mich., Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. The scene playing out on Capitol Hill is a familiar one as lawmakers with competing ideologies wage an 11th-hour battle to avert a predictable crisis. This one comes just a year after an equally divided Washington nearly let the country default on its loan obligations, a debt-ceiling debate that contributed to the electorate's deep lack of faith in their elected leaders and a drop in the nation’s credit rating. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is pursued by reporters as he walks to the House floor to deliver remarks about negotiations with President Barack Obama on the fiscal cliff, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner said President Barack Obama is slow-walking talks to avoid the fiscal cliff, and hasn't outlined spending cuts he's willing to support as part of a compromise. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio walks to the House floor to deliver remarks about negotiations with President Barack Obama on the fiscal cliff, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner said President Barack Obama is slow-walking talks to avoid the fiscal cliff, and hasn't outlined spending cuts he's willing to support as part of a compromise. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio leaves his office and walks to the House floor to deliver remarks about negotiations with President Obama on the fiscal cliff, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, following a Democratic strategy session. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, speaks with reporters following a GOP strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 11, 2012, with from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) </p><p>Chart shows percentage of households earning $200,000 or more per year by state</p><p>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks with reporters following a Democratic strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, who spoke with President Barack Obama yesterday, arrives for a closed-door meeting with the GOP caucus, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner and the other House Republican leaders are calling for Obama to come up with plan they can accept for spending cuts and tax revenue to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax hikes and budget reductions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>FILE - This Nov. 16, 2012 file photo shows President Barack Obama, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Even if Congress and the White House fail to strike a budget deal by New Year's Day, reality may be a lot less bleak then the scenario that's been spooking employers and investors and slowing the U.S. Economy. The tax increases and spending cuts could be retroactively repealed after Jan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/03/13108878-tenn-dems-disavow-senate-nominee-cite-hate-grouphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/03/13108878-tenn-dems-disavow-senate-nominee-cite-hate-groupussenatetennesseeus-newsdemocratbob-corkertennessee-democratic-partyFri, 3 Aug 2012 22:12:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/02/13092430-tenn-sen-corker-fends-off-4-winds-gop-primaryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/02/13092430-tenn-sen-corker-fends-off-4-winds-gop-primaryuscongresstennesseeus-newsbob-corkerFri, 3 Aug 2012 00:22:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Seniors await their ride at the Orange Mound Community Center after voting in Memphis, Tenn. Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. The ballot features general-election contests for Shelby County District attorney general, assessor of property and board of education seats, among others, and primary races for the U.S. House of Representatives and the Tennessee general assembly. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Mike Maple) </p><p>Poll workers Ruth Lindsey, left, James Lindsey, Bruce Mintz and Shandalier Morgan wait for voters during the primary election Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in Knoxville, Tenn. Months of bruising primary campaigns seemed to be taking their toll on voter morale on Election Day. At the polls on Thursday, many voters expressed frustration with negative campaigns and what they viewed as the self-interested actions of politicians. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Amy Smotherman Burgess) </p><p>Poll workers Ruth Lindsey, left, James Lindsey, Bruce Mintz and Shandalier Morgan wait for voters during the primary election Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in Knoxville, Tenn. Months of bruising primary campaigns seemed to be taking their toll on voter morale on Election Day. At the polls on Thursday, many voters expressed frustration with negative campaigns and what they viewed as the self-interested actions of politicians. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Amy Smotherman Burgess) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/25/4353163-obama-gets-an-earful-in-clash-with-gop-senatorshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/25/4353163-obama-gets-an-earful-in-clash-with-gop-senatorsuspoliticsrepublicanssenate-republicanscapitol-hillobamabarack-obamabob-corkerTue, 25 May 2010 14:48:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama, escorted by Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance Gainer, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2010, to meet with Senate Republicans met behind closed doors for talks ranging from jobs to the massive Gulf oil spill and prospects for strengthening border security this election year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama, escorted by Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance Gainer, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2010, to meet with Senate Republicans met behind closed doors for talks ranging from jobs to the massive Gulf oil spill and prospects for strengthening border security this election year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama, escorted by Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance Gainer, waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2010, to meet with Senate Republicans behind closed doors for talks ranging from jobs to the massive Gulf oil spill and prospects for strengthening border security this election year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>President Barack Obama, escorted by Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance Gainer, leaves Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2010, after a meeting with Senate Republicans behind closed doors for talks ranging from jobs to the massive Gulf oil spill and prospects for strengthening border security this election year. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)</p><p>President Barack Obama, escorted by Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance Gainer, leaves Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2010, after a meeting with Senate Republicans behind closed doors for talks ranging from jobs to the massive Gulf oil spill and prospects for strengthening border security this election year. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/03/3582590-spokesman-senators-daughter-ok-after-carjackinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/03/3582590-spokesman-senators-daughter-ok-after-carjackingusdaughtersenatorus-newscarjackingtennessee-republicanbob-corkerThu, 3 Dec 2009 16:20:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/12/2206259-failed-auto-talks-raise-freshman-senators-statushttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/12/2206259-failed-auto-talks-raise-freshman-senators-statusautoswhite-housepoliticscorkerbob-corkerFri, 12 Dec 2008 17:33:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. Corker, a key Republican negotiator, said the Bush administration undercut his negotiating power with the UAW by making clear from the start that the industry would get an emergency life line if talks with Congress collapsed. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. Corker, a key Republican negotiator, said the Bush administration undercut his negotiating power with the UAW by making clear from the start that the industry would get an emergency life line if talks with Congress collapsed. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. Corker, a key Republican negotiator, said the Bush administration undercut his negotiating power with the UAW by making clear from the start that the industry would get an emergency life line if talks with Congress collapsed. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. Corker, a key Republican negotiator, said the Bush administration undercut his negotiating power with the UAW by making clear from the start that the industry would get an emergency life line if talks with Congress collapsed. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/11/2203375-new-senate-star-emerges-from-auto-rowhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/11/2203375-new-senate-star-emerges-from-auto-rowbusinesssenatewhite-househouseunited-auto-workerscapitol-hillrepublicancorkerbob-corkerkanjorskionly-on-msnbc-comThu, 11 Dec 2008 22:26:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Senate Banking Committee member Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., right, asks a question of a witness during a hearing on the bailout of American automakers, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, on Capitol Hill in Washington. At left is Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/07/04/277764-democrats-may-cross-over-in-tenn-primaryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/07/04/277764-democrats-may-cross-over-in-tenn-primarysenatepoliticscrossoverbob-corkerWed, 5 Jul 2006 01:27:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post