http://www.newsvine.com/democrat-barack-obamaNewsvine - democrat-barack-obamaen-usCopyright 2013Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:18:31 +0000Wed, 22 May 2013 16:48:54 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/19/15284033-the-buzz-yes-the-sc-guvx2019s-race-started-last-week-sc-politics-thestatecomhttp://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/19/15284033-the-buzz-yes-the-sc-guvx2019s-race-started-last-week-sc-politics-thestatecompoliticsmark-sanfordbut-democratsbut-republicansdemocrat-barack-obamanikki-haleyap-click-for-more-photos-videolexington-republicandems-richland-countyx2019-sadam-beamsally-speakingMon, 19 Nov 2012 19:18:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://thegrimcreeper.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14948001-obama-loses-endorsement-of-nations-first-elected-black-governorhttp://thegrimcreeper.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14948001-obama-loses-endorsement-of-nations-first-elected-black-governorpoliticsrepublican-mitt-romneydemocrat-barack-obamacommentid-politicsMon, 5 Nov 2012 20:24:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://jmhjetmech.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14836913-guess-who-us-muslims-are-voting-forhttp://jmhjetmech.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14836913-guess-who-us-muslims-are-voting-foramerican-muslimus-newsupper-midwestdemocrat-barack-obamaunited-states8221joint-terrorism-task-forceislamic-shariahfritz-wenzelmore-muslimmuhammad-ever-existWed, 31 Oct 2012 21:20:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/25/14686842-ap-gfk-poll-romney-edging-out-obama-on-economyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/25/14686842-ap-gfk-poll-romney-edging-out-obama-on-economyusapcampaignpollpoliticspresidentialbarack-obamarepublican-mitt-romneydemocrat-barack-obamaassociated-press-gfkThu, 25 Oct 2012 07:10:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in Las Vegas. The president is on a two-day tour of key battleground states that included stops in Iowa and Colorado on Wednesday and was scheduled to head to Florida, Virginia and Ohio on Thursday. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) </p><p>Chart shows the results of a AP-GfK voters poll</p><p>President Obama gestures while speaking at a campaign event at Ybor Centennial Park in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. The president is on the second day of his 48 hour, 8 state campaign blitz. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sits and talks to a customer as he makes an unscheduled stop at First Watch cafe in Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>A silhouetted President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during a morning campaign event at Ybor City Museum State Park, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. The president is on the second day of his 48 hour, 8 state campaign blitz. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14497005-why-it-matters-an-election-of-tipping-pointshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14497005-why-it-matters-an-election-of-tipping-pointsbusinessuspoliticsitelection-daywhymattersrepublican-mitt-romneydemocrat-barack-obamawhy-it-mattersWed, 17 Oct 2012 05:32:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A worker prepares a set in the media filing center in preparation for the Presidential debate at Hofstra University, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, in Hempsted, New York. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will hold their second debate Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shake hands at the end of the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>FILE - In this March 22, 2012 file photo, a pumpjack is silhouetted against the setting sun in Oklahoma City. Americans depend on energy for everything from driving their cars to powering factories, homes and offices &#8212; and of course our smart phones, laptops and tablets. How that energy is produced and where it comes from affect jobs, the economy and the environment. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/09/14320131-from-words-to-deeds-why-election-mattershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/09/14320131-from-words-to-deeds-why-election-mattersuspoliticsus-newsrepublican-mitt-romneydemocrat-barack-obamawhy-it-mattersTue, 9 Oct 2012 17:22:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama greets people on the tarmac as he arrives at Newport News Williamsburg International Airport on Air Force One, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in Williamsburg, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns in front of The Golden Lamb Inn and Restaurant in Lebanon, Ohio, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney kisses wife Ann as he leaves the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Belmont, Mass., Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama pauses to talk to media as he makes phone calls to volunteers at an Organizing for America field office with Alexa Kissinger, left, and, Suzanne Stern, right Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, in Williamsburg, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>A worker prepares a set in the media filing center in preparation for the Presidential debate at Hofstra University, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, in Hempsted, New York. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will hold their second debate Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/02/14183716-from-words-to-deeds-why-election-mattershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/02/14183716-from-words-to-deeds-why-election-mattersuspoliticsus-newsrepublican-mitt-romneydemocrat-barack-obamawhy-it-mattersTue, 2 Oct 2012 16:12:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14084540-from-words-to-deeds-why-election-mattershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14084540-from-words-to-deeds-why-election-mattersuspoliticsus-newsrepublican-mitt-romneydemocrat-barack-obamawhy-it-mattersTue, 25 Sep 2012 07:13:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://kissmygrits1.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/24/14069037-new-laws-could-sway-election-outcomehttp://kissmygrits1.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/24/14069037-new-laws-could-sway-election-outcomepoliticseducationben-bernankeworld-newsus-newsvoters-rightsrepublican-mitt-romneydemocrat-barack-obamaobama-2012robme-lyan-ticketnaturalization-certificateMon, 24 Sep 2012 15:11:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/18/13930488-from-words-to-deeds-why-election-mattershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/18/13930488-from-words-to-deeds-why-election-mattersuspoliticsus-newsrepublican-mitt-romneydemocrat-barack-obamawhy-it-mattersTue, 18 Sep 2012 06:44:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 30, 2010 file photo President Barack Obama, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, and others applaud after the president signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 at a community college in Alexandria, Va. When you vote in November 2012, you'll be voting for more than a president; you'll be casting a ballot for and against a checklist of policies that touch your life and shape the country you live in. It can be hard to see through the process that the election is a contest of actual ideas, but it is always so. A candidate's words connect to deeds in office. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)</p><p>FILE - In this June 27, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a "Putting Jobs First" campaign rally in Sterling, Va., with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, center left. When you vote in November 2012, you'll be voting for more than a president; you'll be casting a ballot for and against a checklist of policies that touch your life and shape the country you live in. It can be hard to see through the process that the election is a contest of actual ideas, but it is always so. A candidate's words connect to deeds in office. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/10/13784053-from-words-to-deeds-why-election-mattershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/10/13784053-from-words-to-deeds-why-election-mattersuspoliticsus-newsrepublican-mitt-romneydemocrat-barack-obamawhy-it-mattersMon, 10 Sep 2012 18:19:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 30, 2010 file photo President Barack Obama, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, and others applaud after the president signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 at a community college in Alexandria, Va. When you vote in November 2012, you'll be voting for more than a president; you'll be casting a ballot for and against a checklist of policies that touch your life and shape the country you live in. It can be hard to see through the process that the election is a contest of actual ideas, but it is always so. A candidate's words connect to deeds in office. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)</p><p>FILE - In this June 27, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a "Putting Jobs First" campaign rally in Sterling, Va., with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, center left. When you vote in November 2012, you'll be voting for more than a president; you'll be casting a ballot for and against a checklist of policies that touch your life and shape the country you live in. It can be hard to see through the process that the election is a contest of actual ideas, but it is always so. A candidate's words connect to deeds in office. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/29/13539798-romney-targeting-former-obama-supportershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/29/13539798-romney-targeting-former-obama-supportersuspartymitt-romneyus-newsswitchersdemocrat-barack-obamacvnWed, 29 Aug 2012 06:44:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Former Representative Artur Davis addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) </p> http://greenpagan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/25/13478005-the-us-medicare-debatehttp://greenpagan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/25/13478005-the-us-medicare-debateelectionswhite-housepoliticsgopsocial-securitymitt-romneydemspresidential-campaignpaul-ryandemocrat-barack-obamahealth-affairs2012-electiondestroying-medicaremedicare-advantage-hmoslies-about-medicareSat, 25 Aug 2012 18:12:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13174489-nevada-a-test-ground-for-campaign-economic-themeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13174489-nevada-a-test-ground-for-campaign-economic-themesusnevadaus-newsbattlegroundrepublican-mitt-romneydemocrat-barack-obamaWed, 8 Aug 2012 06:47:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Dec. 2, 2011, file photo, shows a sale advertisement in The Lakes neighborhood in Las Vegas. Look no further than the epicenter of the nation’s housing worries, where "for sale" signs dot neighborhoods just off the glittering Las Vegas Strip, to see how Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are pitching themselves to voters beleaguered by the weak economy. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)</p><p>Graphic shows Nevada demographics, jobless rate and past election winners</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/03/12536578-in-florida-fight-obama-and-romney-scrap-along-i-4http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/03/12536578-in-florida-fight-obama-and-romney-scrap-along-i-4usfloridagulf-coastsouth-floridamitt-romneybarack-obamaus-newsbattlegrounddemocrat-barack-obamapuerto-rican-dominated-orlandoTue, 3 Jul 2012 06:42:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this June 21, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speak Orlando, Fla. The presidential race enters the sultry summer &#8212; a final lull before a sprint to Election Day &#8212; with President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney neck and neck and no sign that either can break away. Both sides have money concerns &#8212; for all the flood of cash &#8212; as well as political worries. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>FILE - In this June 26, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Atlanta. The presidential race enters the sultry summer &#8212; a final lull before a sprint to Election Day &#8212; with President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney neck and neck and no sign that either can break away. Both sides have money concerns &#8212; for all the flood of cash &#8212; as well as political worries. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 10, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. In the presidential battleground offering the biggest prize, Democrat Barack Obama is focused on ratcheting up voter turnout in Florida's university towns, Hispanic enclaves like the Puerto Rican-dominated Orlando region and South Florida's Jewish communities. Republican challenger Mitt Romney, in turn, is working to squeeze as many votes as possible out of north Florida's conservative military bastions, the senior-heavy Gulf Coast and Miami's Cuban community. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney celebrates after winning the Florida primary election, in Tampa, Fla. In the presidential battleground offering the biggest prize, Democrat Barack Obama is focused on ratcheting up voter turnout in Florida's university towns, Hispanic enclaves like the Puerto Rican-dominated Orlando region and South Florida's Jewish communities. Republican challenger Romney, in turn, is working to squeeze as many votes as possible out of north Florida's conservative military bastions, the senior-heavy Gulf Coast and Miami's Cuban community. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12061873-voting-in-6-states-wisconsin-recall-center-stagehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12061873-voting-in-6-states-wisconsin-recall-center-stageuscampaignrdpglanceus-newsscott-walkerrepublican-mitt-romneydemocrat-barack-obamaTue, 5 Jun 2012 07:48:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett puts his ballot into a machine after voting Tuesday, June 5, 2012, in Milwaukee. Barrett is facing Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in a recall election. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)</p><p>Voters cast their ballots Tuesday, June 5, 2012, in Milwaukee. Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker is taking on Democratic challenger Tom Barrett in a recall election. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)</p><p>Voting ballots are stacked and ready as voters wait in line to cast their ballot Tuesday, June 5, 2012, in Milwaukee. Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker is taking on Democratic challenger Tom Barrett in a recall election. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)</p><p>People wait in line for voting to open Tuesday, June 5, 2012, in Milwaukee. Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker is taking on Democratic challenger Tom Barrett in a recall election. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/22/11341515-romney-assails-obama-ahead-of-event-with-rubiohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/22/11341515-romney-assails-obama-ahead-of-event-with-rubiouspoliticsmitt-romneyrubioromneydemocrat-barack-obamacuban-american-floridaMon, 23 Apr 2012 01:48:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2011 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. speaks in Washington. Marco Rubio says he does not want to be vice president now and possibly never. But then he referred to himself as ... vice president. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves as he arrives at the Franklin County Lincoln Day Dinner in Greencastle, Pa., Sunday, April 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/19/11291622-campaign-commercials-give-hint-of-ad-war-to-comehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/19/11291622-campaign-commercials-give-hint-of-ad-war-to-comecampaignadfightus-newsrepublican-mitt-romneydemocrat-barack-obamacampaign-adThu, 19 Apr 2012 21:06:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama speaks at a fundraising reception at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich., Wednesday, April 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney pauses while speaking at the closed National Gypsum drywall factory in Lorain, Ohio, Thursday, April 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/29/7197500-spin-meter-spouse-standard-shifts-for-bachmannhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/29/7197500-spin-meter-spouse-standard-shifts-for-bachmannusfamilyus-newsbachmanndemocrat-barack-obamarepublican-michele-bachmannFri, 29 Jul 2011 17:42:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. signs autographs after addressing a National Press Club luncheon in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. addresses a National Press Club luncheon in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. addresses a National Press Club luncheon in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p> http://drreid3.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/31/6758664-obamas-deregulation-dance-with-wall-streethttp://drreid3.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/31/6758664-obamas-deregulation-dance-with-wall-streetus-newsrepublican-congresscorporate-americademocrat-barack-obamalaura-flandersus-chambercurrent-sortend-warsWed, 1 Jun 2011 01:43:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/09/5615932-likely-gop-hopefuls-line-up-against-nuclear-treatyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/09/5615932-likely-gop-hopefuls-line-up-against-nuclear-treatyuswhite-housenuclearpoliticsgoptreatyhopefulsdemocrat-barack-obamaThu, 9 Dec 2010 08:08:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>From left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., confer with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., following the weekly caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/19/2331109-glitzy-texas-inaugural-ball-more-subdued-this-yearhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/19/2331109-glitzy-texas-inaugural-ball-more-subdued-this-yeartexansus-newsinaugurationdemocrat-barack-obamatheir-republicanTue, 20 Jan 2009 02:12:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/02/2169614-va-gop-chief-obama-remark-was-stupid-but-truehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/02/2169614-va-gop-chief-obama-remark-was-stupid-but-truepoliticsvirginiarepublicansobamaus-newsvirginia-republicandemocrat-barack-obamaTue, 2 Dec 2008 18:17:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/06/2079223-palin-puts-brutal-2008-behind-her-looks-to-2012http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/06/2079223-palin-puts-brutal-2008-behind-her-looks-to-2012politicsjohn-mccainrepublican-partyelection-dayus-newsrepublican-governors-associationlarry-kingpalinsarah-palindemocrat-barack-obamarepublican-john-mccainThu, 6 Nov 2008 06:54:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, answers questions after returning to Anchorage, Alaska on Wednesday Nov. 5, 2008. Palin's brother Chuck Heath Jr. listens, left,. Palin returned after 70 days on the campaign trail as Sen. John McCain's vice president candidate. (AP Photo/Al Grillo) </p><p>Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, right, greets supporters after returning to Anchorage, Alaska on Wednesday Nov. 5, 2008. Palin returned after 70 days on the campaign trail as Sen. John McCain's vice president candidate. (AP Photo/Al Grillo) </p><p>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, center left, walks with her husband Todd, center right, her father Chuck Heath, left, and Meghan Stapleton, right, to greets supporters after returning to Anchorage, Alaska on Wednesday Nov. 5, 2008. Palin returned after 70 days on the campaign trail as Sen. John McCain's vice presidential candidate. (AP Photo/Al Grillo) </p><p>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's staff decorated her office in Anchorage, Alaska with balloons and welcome home banners on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. Palin returned to Alaska after 70 days on the campaign trail as Sen. John McCain's vice presidential candidate. (AP Photo/Al Grillo) </p><p>In this Nov. 4, 2008 file photo, Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, acknowledges the crowd during an election night rally in Phoenix. Palin and Republican Party lawyers are still trying to sort out tens of thousands of dollars worth of donor-financed clothing and accessories purchased on the presidential campaign trail. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)</p><p>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin walks into her office in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday Nov. 7, 2008 for the first time since she began campaigning as Sen. John McCain's vice president candidate. Palin's Anchorage Office Director, Kris Perry, left, and Bill McAllister, Communications Director and Press Secretary, right, watch. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)</p><p>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, talks to media after she arrived at her office in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday, Nov. 7, 2008 for the first time since she began campaigning as Sen. John McCain's vice presidential running mate. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)</p><p>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin greets her staff after she arrived at her office in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday, Nov. 7, 2008, for the first time since she began campaigning as Sen. John McCain's vice presidential running mate. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)</p><p>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, followed by media, gives Lt. Gov. Sean Parnel a hug after she arrived at her office in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday, Nov. 7, 2008, for the first time since she began campaigning as Sen. John McCain's vice presidential running mate. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)</p><p>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin looks around her office filled with balloons and welcome home banners after she arrived at her office in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday Nov. 7, 2008, for the first time since she began campaigning as Sen. John McCain's vice presidential running mate. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)</p><p>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin meets with her commissioners and staff during a morning meeting in the Governor's office in Anchorage, Ala., Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. Palin returned to her daily duties as governor after returning from the campaign trial as Sen. John McCain's running mate. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)</p><p>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin answers questions after returning to Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday Nov. 5, 2008. Her brother Chuck Heath Jr. is in the back. (AP Photo/Al Grillo) </p><p>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin meets with her commissioners and staff during a morning meeting in the Governor's office in Anchorage, Ala., Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. Palin returned to her daily duties as governor after returning from the campaign trial as Sen. John McCain's running mate. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)</p><p>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin meets with Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, left, along with her staff and state commissioners during a morning meeting in the Governor's office in Anchorage, Ala., Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. Palin returned to her daily duties as governor after returning from the campaign trial as Sen. John McCain's running mate. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)</p><p>In this Nov. 5, 2008 file photo, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin greets supporters after returning to Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/05/2077531-2-accused-of-threatening-obama-kept-on-lockdownhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/05/2077531-2-accused-of-threatening-obama-kept-on-lockdownplotbarack-obamaus-newsskinheaddemocrat-barack-obamapresident-elect-barack-obamaWed, 5 Nov 2008 23:23:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this April 2, 2008 file photo, then Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., right, waves to the crowd with "Hardball" host Chris Matthews, left during MSNBC's Hardball College Tour at West Chester University in West Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)</p>