http://www.newsvine.com/democrat-barack-obamaNewsvine - democrat-barack-obamaen-usCopyright 2013Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:22:39 +0000Sat, 25 May 2013 17:24:54 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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://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://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://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> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/05/2075179-ballot-security-could-be-issue-in-minn-recounthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/05/2075179-ballot-security-could-be-issue-in-minn-recountsenatepoliticsminnesotaassociated-pressus-newsnorm-colemanhennepin-countyal-frankenlouis-countyanoka-countydemocrat-barack-obamaminnesota-senaterepublican-norm-colemandemocrat-al-frankenone-senateWed, 5 Nov 2008 13:29:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, right, address well wishers at Republican Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 in Bloomington, Minn. Joining Sen. Coleman is join on stage with his son Jacob, left and wife Laurie, center. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)</p><p>Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., claims victory in his reelection bid as his wife Laurie, left, looks on during a news conference Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn., after the unoffical vote tally showed Coleman and Democrat Al Franken in one of Minnesota's tightest Senate elections that appears certain to trigger a recount. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) </p><p>Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., reacts to a question at a news conference where he claimed victory in his reelection bid Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn., after the unoffical vote tally showed Coleman and Democrat Al Franken in one of Minnesota's tightest Senate elections that appears certain to trigger a recount. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) </p><p>Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie outlines the procedure of a recount on the Minnesota's Senate race between incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken during a news conference Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn., where he also announced that Minnesotans cast a record number of ballots in Tuesday's election. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)</p><p>Some young Al Franken supporters covered their heads with newspaper as they tried to nap while waiting for the results of Franken's neck-and-neck race with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman at the election night party early Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) </p><p>Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken addresses supporters Democratic election night party while his race with Sen. Norm Coleman was too close to call Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) </p><p>Map shows number of Minnesota ballots that had a Presidential vote but were left blank for Senate choice</p><p>St. Louis County Director of Elections Paul Tynjala poses in the attic of the St. Louis County Courthouse in Duluth, Minn., Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. The election ballots for the Minnesota State Senate race are stored behind locked doors in the attic of the courthouse awaiting a recount. (AP Photo/Jack Rendulich)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 picture, Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., claims victory in his reelection bid as his wife Laurie, left, looks on during a news conference in St. Paul, Minn., after the unoffical vote tally showed Coleman and Democrat Al Franken in one of Minnesota's tightest Senate elections that appears certain to trigger a recount. The lack of a uniform standard for counties securing ballots after an election could come into play when those votes are recounted in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) </p><p>In this Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 picture, Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken addresses supporters Democratic election night party while his race with Sen. Norm Coleman was too close to call Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minn. The lack of a uniform standard for counties securing ballots after an election could come into play when those votes are recounted in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/05/2074097-text-of-president-elect-obama-at-a-news-conferencehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/05/2074097-text-of-president-elect-obama-at-a-news-conferencepoliticstextobamacq-transcriptionsdemocrat-barack-obamapresident-elect-obamaWed, 5 Nov 2008 05:57:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/05/2073724-obama-buoyed-by-hispanic-votershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/05/2073724-obama-buoyed-by-hispanic-voterspoliticsvotershispanicdemocrat-barack-obamaWed, 5 Nov 2008 04:26:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Guadalupe Bojorquez is shown outside her mother Dora Escobedo's home in Albuquerque, N.M., Oct. 29, 2008. Bojorquez says her 67-year-old mother was harassed by a private investigator who came to Escobedo's home and questioned her right to vote. Bojorquez says the investigator threatened to call immigration authorities and frightened her mother badly enough that she cried. Escobedo, who declined to be photographed, is a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit filed by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in Albuquerque. MALDEF is representing Escobedo and another Hispanic woman who also felt harassed by the investigator. (AP photos/Heather Clark)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/04/2070224-long-lines-form-early-as-voters-finally-decidehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/04/2070224-long-lines-form-early-as-voters-finally-decidecampaignrdpelectionpoliticsbarack-obamaelection-daydemocrat-barack-obamarepublican-john-mccainTue, 4 Nov 2008 09:11:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., arrives to speak at a rally at Hayes Recreation Field at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally at the Prince William County Fairgrounds in Manassas, Va. Monday, Nov. 3, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., addresses supporters from the steps of the Yavapai County Court House during a campaign rally in Prescott, Ariz ., early Tuesday morning, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during a rally in Henderson, Nev. Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves as he enters a rally at the Prince William County Fairgrounds in Manassas, Va. Monday, Nov. 3, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves to the media as he arrives at Midway Airport in Chicago Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets supporters at a midnight rally in at the Yavapai County Courthouse in Prescott, Ariz., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his wife Cindy greet supporters as they enter a campaign rally at the Yavapai County Court House during a campaign rally in Prescott, Ariz., early Tuesday morning, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his wife Cindy McCain react to the crowd as they arrive at a midnight rally in at the Yavapai County Courthouse in Prescott, Ariz., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., points to a supporter at a rally at the Prince William County Fairgrounds in Manassas, Va. Monday, Nov. 3, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves as he enters a rally at the Prince William County Fairgrounds in Manassas, Va. Monday, Nov. 3, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during a rally in Henderson, Nev. Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)</p><p>People queue up to vote in the early hours on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building on 125th Street in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)</p><p>Roger Clark watches as a poll worker hangs signs for his voting precinct prior to opening at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School in New York Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Clark, referring to Barack Obama's candidacy, said, "I never thought I would live to see this. It's a miracle." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/04/2070219-asia-stocks-lackluster-china-stimulus-hopes-wanehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/04/2070219-asia-stocks-lackluster-china-stimulus-hopes-wanebusinessmarketswall-streetworldeuropean-central-bankbarack-obamaelection-dayworld-newsus-newscircuit-city-storesmost-asianworld-marketsdemocrat-barack-obamaTue, 4 Nov 2008 09:10:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Contractors work under the morning sunlight in the business district on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, in Singapore. Local reports stated that Singapore's acting manpower minister warned that the nation's job market already beset by worries over the economy could turn worse as employers are practicing caution as the global economic slowdown continues. (AP Photo/ Wong Maye-E) </p><p>Peoples watch an electric market board in Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Japan's benchmark stock index soars 5 percent in early trade. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)</p><p>People walk nearby an electric market board in Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Tokyo shares bounced back sharply Tuesday, as brightening investor sentiment boosted banks and exporters after a long weekend. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average closed up 537.62 points, or 6.27 percent at 9,114.60. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)</p><p>People walk nearby an electric market board in Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Tokyo shares bounced back sharply Tuesday, as brightening investor sentiment boosted banks and exporters after a long weekend. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average closed up 537.62 points, or 6.27 percent at 9,114.60. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)</p><p>A man walks past mannequins in business jackets outside a tailor shop on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, in Singapore. Singapore's acting Manpower Minister warned that the the country's job market already beset by worries over the economy could turn worse as employers are practicing caution while the global economic slowdown continues, local reports say. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)</p><p>Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>A pair of specialists work at their post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>A specilaist works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Traders gather at post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Specilaist Damen Watson, right, interacts with a trader at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Chart shows performance of stock markets around the world;</p><p>A man makes his way past an electric market board in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. Japanese stocks posted strong gains Wednesday, lifted by an Election Day rally on Wall Street and a weakening yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average was up 257.07 points, or 2.8 percent, to 9,371.67 at the end of the morning session. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)</p><p>A traders gestures as he monitors the ongoing trading Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 in Manila's financial district of Makati as the composite index rose 3.17 points to 2,006.21 points. Asian stocks rose Wednesday, tracking solid overnight gains on Wall Street, as uncertainty about the next leader of the world's largest economy was lifted with Democrat Barack Obama's elevation to the U.S. presidency. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)</p><p>People walk past a display showing stock prices outside a local bank in Hong Kong Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. Asian stocks rose Wednesday, tracking solid overnight gains on Wall Street, as uncertainty about the next leader of the world's largest economy was lifted with Democrat Barack Obama's elevation to the U.S. presidency. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)</p><p>A traders talks to another trader inside a booth as the electronic board flashes the market trends around the world Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 in Manila's financial district of Makati as the composite index rose 3.17 points to 2,006.21 points. Asian stocks rose Wednesday, tracking solid overnight gains on Wall Street, as uncertainty about the next leader of the world's largest economy was lifted with Democrat Barack Obama's elevation to the U.S. presidency. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)</p><p>A trader reads newspaper inside her booth during trading day at the Philippine Stock Exchange Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 in Manila's financial district of Makati as the composite index rose 3.17 points to 2,006.21 points. Asian stocks rose Wednesday, tracking solid overnight gains on Wall Street, as uncertainty about the next leader of the world's largest economy was lifted with Democrat Barack Obama's elevation to the U.S. presidency. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)</p><p>CORRECTS labels in chart; Graphic shows results of selected Asian stock markets; 1c x 4 1/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 108 mm</p><p>A TV presenter is seen with an U.S. flag at the stock market in Frankfurt, central Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, the day after Barack Obama was elected new President of the United States. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)</p><p>A man looks at an electronic stock board showing U.S. President-elect Barack Obama making a victory speech in front of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. Japanese stocks surged Wednesday, propelled by a weaker yen, global equity gains and hopes that Obama's election to U.S. president and Democratic gains in Congress would lead to policies that would boost the American economy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average climbed 406.64 points, or 4.46 percent, to 9,521.24. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)</p><p>An investor reacts as he looks at the stock prices monitor at a private securities company Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2008 in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares rose Wednesday for the first time in four trading days as regional markets advanced, led by financial and construction-related stocks. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index climbed 3.16 percent, or 53.91 points, to close at 1760.61. Chinese stocks rose as other Asian markets climbed on Barrack Obama's victory in the U.S. presidential election. But some analysts played down the election impact on Chinese stocks. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)</p><p>Chart shows performance of stock markets around the world;</p><p>People watch a stock monitor at Saigon Securities Inc. in Hanoi,Vietnam, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)</p><p>A delivery man passes an electric market board in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. Lingering fears of a global recession has sent Japanese stocks down sharply, as optimism over Sen. Barack Obama's U.S. presidential victory quickly faded into a postelection slump. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)</p><p>A man watches Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank ECB on a screen during a broadcast news conference, Thursday, Nov. 6 , 2008 in Paris. World stock markets fell Thursday despite interest rate cuts across in Europe, including a much bigger than anticipated reduction from the Bank of England, as investors continued to fret about the outlook for the global economy. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) </p><p>President of European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet is seen on a TV screen at the stock market in Frankfurt, central Germany, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, as he announces that the European Central Bank slashed its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 2.75 percent.(AP Photo/Michael Probst)</p><p>President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet is seen on a TV screen at the stock market in Frankfurt, central Germany, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 as he announces that European Central Bank will cut the benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 2.75 percent. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)</p><p>Eine Aktienmaklerin sitzt am Donnerstag, 6. November 2008 unter der Kurve des deutschen Aktienindex DAX an der Boerse in Frankfurt am Main. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) ---A broker is seen under the curve of the German stock index DAX at the stock market in Frankfurt, central Germany, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)</p><p>A South Korean woman reacts near a screen displaying dropping stock prices at the Korea Stock Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. South Korea's benchmark stock index plummeted Thursday, snapping a five session wining streak after renewed recession fears triggered a sell-off on Wall Street. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 89.28 points, or 7.6 percent, to close at 1,092.22 amid selling by foreign investors. The Kospi at one point declined as much as 8.4 percent. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Hyun-tai) </p><p>A man walks past a display showing stock prices outside a local bank in Hong Kong Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. Asian stock markets tumbled Thursday, following Wall Street lower as U.S. presidential election euphoria gave way to worries about the global economy and company profits. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index tumbled 7.08 percent, or 1050.12 points, to 13790.04. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)</p><p>Chart shows performance of stock markets around the world;</p><p>A businessman walks past an electric market board in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Japan's Nikkei 225 plunges 7 percent in early trade following heavy Wall Street losses. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)</p><p>Pedestrians look at an electric market board in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Japan's Nikkei 225 plunges 7 percent in early trade following heavy Wall Street losses. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)</p><p>A broker watches displays showing stock prices at a brokerage firm in Hong Kong Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Asian stock markets retreated for a second day Friday as downbeat company forecasts and slugging U.S. economic data stoked pessimism about the global economy. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)</p><p>Businessmen walk past at an electric market board in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Japan's Nikkei 225 plunges 7 percent in early trade following heavy Wall Street losses. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)</p><p>A broker watches displays showing stock prices at a brokerage firm in Hong Kong Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Asian stock markets retreated for a second day Friday as downbeat company forecasts and slugging U.S. economic data stoked pessimism about the global economy. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)</p><p>Pedestrians look up at an electric market board in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. Japan's key stock index jumped more than 5 percent in early trade Monday as sentiment turned upbeat on China's massive economic stimulus package and a weakening yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rose 470.90 points, or 5.49 percent, to close the morning session at 9,053.90. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)</p><p>A man looks up at an electric market board in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. Japan's key stock index jumped more than 5 percent in early trade Monday as sentiment turned upbeat on China's massive economic stimulus package and a weakening yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average rose 470.90 points, or 5.49 percent, to close the morning session at 9,053.90. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)</p><p>Peoples are reflected on an electric market board as they wait for a traffic signal to change in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. Japan's key stock index jumped more than 5 percent in early trade Monday as sentiment turned upbeat on China's massive economic stimulus package and a weakening yen. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/04/2070149-numbers-from-the-2008-presidential-racehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/04/2070149-numbers-from-the-2008-presidential-racecampaignpoliticsnumbersbydemocrat-barack-obamarepublican-john-mccainTue, 4 Nov 2008 08:17:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post