<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - former-gop</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/former-gop</link><description>Newsvine - former-gop</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:10:27 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:57:12 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Santorum hails NRA's fight for individual freedom</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum says no group has done a better job of promoting American freedom than the National Rifle Association.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles Babington]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Charles Babington]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/09/11100366-santorum-hails-nras-fight-for-individual-freedom</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/09/11100366-santorum-hails-nras-fight-for-individual-freedom</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>santorum</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>us-news</category><category>national-rifle-association</category><category>rick-santorum</category><category>former-gop</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 15:10:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f5d305b9-aad5-41e6-93c7-d3930f0fec12.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="490" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f5d305b9-aad5-41e6-93c7-d3930f0fec12.jpg" width="120" height="147" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this June 6, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum holds his daughter Isabella in Somerset. The ill daughter of Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has been hospitalized. Santorum's campaign said Friday that Bella had been taken to an undisclosed hospital. The 3-year-old has the rare genetic condition Trisomy 18 and was hospitalized earlier this year with pneumonia. Santorum's campaign did not say why she was hospitalized.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/08dcf575-9406-4ecb-bc06-e8ab722f0dda.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/08dcf575-9406-4ecb-bc06-e8ab722f0dda.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and his wife Karen leave the Faith and Freedom Coalition rally in Myrtle Beach, S.C.    Santorum plans no campaign events on Monday April 9, 2012 and will spend time with his wife and ailing daughter Bella.  (AP Photo/David Goldman/file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5e9bca21-e097-4d21-968b-e08ceef45fce.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5e9bca21-e097-4d21-968b-e08ceef45fce.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 3, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks in Cranberry, Pa. Rick Santorum boasts that deep conservative values make him a stronger challenger against President Barack Obama this fall than likely GOP nominee Mitt Romney.  (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ba1f7cc3-fa2c-4956-bb36-d5ea6789c177.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ba1f7cc3-fa2c-4956-bb36-d5ea6789c177.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 31, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum pauses while speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Presidential Kick-Off in Pewaukee, Wis. Santorum is suspending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to become the nominee. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fd93e3e2-1cfe-4d88-86fe-85a357a51011.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="501" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fd93e3e2-1cfe-4d88-86fe-85a357a51011.jpg" width="120" height="150" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 4, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum visits Bob's Diner in Carnegie, Pa. Santorum is suspending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to become the nominee. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/533231a5-25ce-42df-8a99-54c65cddb4ba.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/533231a5-25ce-42df-8a99-54c65cddb4ba.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - in this April 3, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks to supporters at an election night party in Cranberry Township, Pa. Santorum is suspending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to become the nominee.   (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2d4d2115-9caf-4cd4-9800-a4667a3cea50.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2d4d2115-9caf-4cd4-9800-a4667a3cea50.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 3, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum gets a hug from his wife Karen in Cranberry, Pa. Santorum is suspending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to become the nominee.  (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/eb359597-d617-49f5-b2ef-24c6286e7284.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/eb359597-d617-49f5-b2ef-24c6286e7284.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum announces he is suspending his candidacy for the presidency effective today, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Gettysburg, Pa.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ced735e9-678b-463c-8154-8d73c036d2e6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ced735e9-678b-463c-8154-8d73c036d2e6.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Surrounded by members of his family Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum announces he is suspending his candidacy effective today in Gettysburg, Pa., Tuesday, April 10, 2012.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4910bb1b-195d-4d2e-ab9f-fa7f63a2bf7d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4910bb1b-195d-4d2e-ab9f-fa7f63a2bf7d.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Surrounded by his family, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum announces he is suspending his candidacy for the presidency effective today, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Gettysburg, Pa.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/76d991de-eb08-4f8c-8ace-e453ec0df019.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/76d991de-eb08-4f8c-8ace-e453ec0df019.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Surrounded by his family Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum announces he is suspending his candidacy in Gettysburg, Pa., Tuesday, April 10, 2012.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a81fb278-9787-46b7-a362-133cd8fe671f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a81fb278-9787-46b7-a362-133cd8fe671f.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum turns to his wife Karen, left, after announcing he is suspending his candidacy for the presidency, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Gettysburg, Pa.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f7860375-6322-441b-96be-38cfda299426.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f7860375-6322-441b-96be-38cfda299426.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum gets a hug from his wife Karen after announcing he is suspending his candidacy for the presidency, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Gettysburg, Pa.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1fad214a-b6c3-49d7-9d23-9d8d5d388e6d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1fad214a-b6c3-49d7-9d23-9d8d5d388e6d.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks at the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis, Friday, April 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/acb3b766-63d8-482b-a6ea-a47fc2fd8400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="303" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/acb3b766-63d8-482b-a6ea-a47fc2fd8400.jpg" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks at the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis, Friday, April 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/45703377-81db-4f7b-bd0b-80a705591120.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="281" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/45703377-81db-4f7b-bd0b-80a705591120.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks at the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis, Friday, April 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pawlenty shaves presidential campaign debt</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty has whittled his campaign debt down to $17,500.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Bakst]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brian Bakst]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/20/10776091-pawlenty-shaves-presidential-campaign-debt</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/20/10776091-pawlenty-shaves-presidential-campaign-debt</guid><category>us</category><category>debt</category><category>us-news</category><category>pawlenty</category><category>tim-pawlenty</category><category>former-gop</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:25:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tancredo eyes switch from GOP to run for Colo. gov</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a move that complicates Republican efforts to take back the Colorado governor's office, former GOP congressman Tom Tancredo said Monday that he plans to change parties and run on the American Constitution Party ticket.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven K. Paulson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Steven K. Paulson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/22/4732261-tancredo-eyes-switch-from-gop-to-run-for-colo-gov</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/22/4732261-tancredo-eyes-switch-from-gop-to-run-for-colo-gov</guid><category>us</category><category>governor</category><category>politics</category><category>tancredo</category><category>tom-tancredo</category><category>colorado-governor</category><category>former-gop</category><category>american-constitution-party</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:13:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7d3c4b84-ab77-4f27-823e-c295e353124a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7d3c4b84-ab77-4f27-823e-c295e353124a.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this July 23, 2010 photo, former Colorado GOP congressman Tom Tancredo talks about the GOP U.S. Senate Race and the Colorado Governor's race during an interview at KDRV-TV in Denver. In a move that complicates Republican efforts to take back the Colorado governor's office, former GOP congressman Tom Tancredo said Monday July 26, 2010, that he plans to change parties and run on the American Constitution Party ticket.  (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Crist relies on the people, not GOP, in Senate bid</title>
<description><![CDATA[Charlie Crist dubbed himself "The People's Governor" as he brought a bipartisan spirit to Tallahassee.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Farrington]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brendan Farrington]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/24/4200192-crist-relies-on-the-people-not-gop-in-senate-bid</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/24/4200192-crist-relies-on-the-people-not-gop-in-senate-bid</guid><category>us</category><category>senate</category><category>florida</category><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>republican-senate</category><category>florida-republicans</category><category>charlie-crist</category><category>gop-senate</category><category>former-gop</category><category>marco-rubio</category><category>house-speaker-marco-rubio</category><category>now-rubio</category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:35:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b86723ba-c69a-4216-97e9-c512ee57b0d9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="399" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b86723ba-c69a-4216-97e9-c512ee57b0d9.jpg" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This April 5, 2010 file photo shows Marco Rubio during a campaign rally in Miami. Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday, April 22, 2010 endorsed Rubio in Florida's GOP Senate primary, saying Gov. Charlie Crist can't be trusted to stand up to President Barack Obama's agenda. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/510fe15c-b88c-43ea-a6ac-8f675cc5fcbd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/510fe15c-b88c-43ea-a6ac-8f675cc5fcbd.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Florida Gov. Charlie Crist speaks to students and teachers during a visit to the McFatter Technical Center in Davie, Fla. Friday, April 23, 2010. Crist has until April 30 deadline to announce whether he'll abandon his bid for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate and instead run as an independent. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)      &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2b425ec0-89ef-4cf0-90d2-7e460996b4eb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2b425ec0-89ef-4cf0-90d2-7e460996b4eb.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 13, 2010, file photo Florida Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio greets supporters upon arrival at the Marks Street Senior Center as he kicks off his &quot;Take a Stand&quot; campaign bus tour in Orlando, Fla.  Now that Republicans have made him the U.S. Senate front-runner, Rubio is trying to weather potentially damaging revelations about his credit card use, double billing for airfare and murky finances. (AP Photo/John Raoux)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/47a38e15-c886-4862-87ab-cf254c4d4bfc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/47a38e15-c886-4862-87ab-cf254c4d4bfc.jpg" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo taken Tuesday, April 13, 2010, Florida Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio talks near his campaign bus at the Marks Street Senior Center as he kicks off his &quot;Take a Stand&quot; campaign bus tour in Orlando, Fla.  Now that Republicans have made him the U.S. Senate front-runner, Rubio is trying to weather potentially damaging revelations about his credit card use, double billing for airfare and murky finances. (AP Photo/John Raoux)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6b428196-eb54-412a-8de0-ca91b1f50b59.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6b428196-eb54-412a-8de0-ca91b1f50b59.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 23, 2010, file photo Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, right, greets and talks with a students during a visit to the McFatter Technical Center in Davie, Fla. Crist, 53, who gave up a likely easy re-election as governor to jump into the Senate race to replace Republican Mel Martinez, has until April 30 to announce whether he'll abandon his bid for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate and instead run as an independent. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/29fd6364-3f26-4e34-86a0-3733e025ac48.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="392" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/29fd6364-3f26-4e34-86a0-3733e025ac48.jpg" width="120" height="157" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In a Tuesday, April 27, 2010 photo, Gov. Charlie Crist speaks  during a news conference in Tallahassee, Fla. Crist appears to be setting the stage to drop out of the GOP Senate primary and run as an independent for the US Senate primary.  Crist will announce his plans at 5 p.m. Thursday in his hometown of St. Petersburg.   (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e9625e27-4139-42ac-bd44-333708ea8db5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="333" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e9625e27-4139-42ac-bd44-333708ea8db5.jpg" width="120" height="100" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, right, laughs with Dick Greco, former Mayor of Tampa, Fla., during a rally Thursday, April 29, 2010, before Crist announced that he will run for the U.S. Senate as an independent. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/efa522e2-9a61-41e2-87f9-5e3e2d7e3370.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/efa522e2-9a61-41e2-87f9-5e3e2d7e3370.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican Florida Gov. Charlie Crist speaks during a rally Thursday, April 29, 2010, after announcing he will run for the U.S. Senate as an independent, abandoning the Republican U.S. Senate primary. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/84e33870-a3ec-4494-98d8-cb842d76b1bd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="498" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/84e33870-a3ec-4494-98d8-cb842d76b1bd.jpg" width="120" height="149" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Florida Gov. Charlie Crist points during a rally Thursday, April 29, 2010, in St. Petersburg, Fla. after announcing he will run for the U.S. Senate as an independent. (AP photo/Chris O'Meara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d336605e-1f0d-4490-abf3-4b5356cfd0f7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="333" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d336605e-1f0d-4490-abf3-4b5356cfd0f7.jpg" width="120" height="100" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, right, laughs with Dick Greco, former Mayor of Tampa, Fla., during a rally Thursday, April 29, 2010, before Crist announced that he will run for the U.S. Senate as an independent. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Forbes, Shadegg endorse Ariz. health care proposal</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former GOP presidential candidate Steve Forbes and Republican U.S. Rep. John Shadegg of Arizona endorsed a proposal on Tuesday that will appear on the November ballot and ask voters whether they want state-guaranteed protections for health care.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacques Billeaud]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jacques Billeaud]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/06/3721273-forbes-shadegg-endorse-ariz-health-care-proposal</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/06/3721273-forbes-shadegg-endorse-ariz-health-care-proposal</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>arizona</category><category>health-care</category><category>john-shadegg</category><category>former-gop</category><category>steve-forbes</category><category>pushback</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:51:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Palin paid $1.25M for book by time she left office</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin reported Tuesday that she has received at least $1.25 million for her hugely anticipated upcoming memoir "Going Rogue."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel D'Oro]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rachel D'Oro]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/27/3431186-palin-paid-125m-for-book-by-time-she-left-office</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/27/3431186-palin-paid-125m-for-book-by-time-she-left-office</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>book</category><category>us-news</category><category>palin</category><category>former-gop</category><category>sarah-palin</category><category>retainer</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:22:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4aed6c20-e7bf-412b-84c8-8c54b72ebd16.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="376" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4aed6c20-e7bf-412b-84c8-8c54b72ebd16.jpg" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FIlE- This July 26, 2009, file photos shows former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waiving goodbye to supporters after giving her resignation speech during a ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska. According to Palin's financial disclosure statement released Tuesday, she received $1.25 million as a retainer for her upcoming book &quot;Going Rogue.&quot; from publisher HarperCollins. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Doctors perform skin graft on former senator's leg</title>
<description><![CDATA[Doctors performed a skin graft on former Sen. Bob Dole's left leg early Monday after discovering open sores on it when he sought emergency medical care.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Suzanne Gamboa]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Suzanne Gamboa]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/10/3014804-doctors-perform-skin-graft-on-former-senators-leg</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/10/3014804-doctors-perform-skin-graft-on-former-senators-leg</guid><category>us</category><category>hospitalized</category><category>politics</category><category>dole</category><category>bob-dole</category><category>former-gop</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:25:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>