http://www.newsvine.com/gridlockNewsvine - gridlocken-usCopyright 2013Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:19:43 +0000Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:18:41 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14836903-how-the-ap-gfk-poll-was-conductedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14836903-how-the-ap-gfk-poll-was-conducteduscampaignpoliticsmethodgridlocknationcorporate-communicationsgfk-roper-public-affairsassociated-press-gfkWed, 31 Oct 2012 21:19:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14836385-who-can-fix-political-gridlock-poll-favors-romneyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14836385-who-can-fix-political-gridlock-poll-favors-romneyuscampaignpoliticsmitt-romneybarack-obamagridlocknationassociated-press-gfkWed, 31 Oct 2012 20:35:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie visit the Brigantine Beach Community Center to meet with local residents, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Brigantine, NJ. Obama traveled to Atlantic Coast to see first-hand the relief efforts after Superstorm Sandy damage the Atlantic Coast. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands with supporters during a campaign stop at the University of Miami, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2011 file photo shows the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, led by co-chairs Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington to hear testimony about the national debt from the Congressional budget director. Just about everybody agrees Washington is a mess. But who can fix it? After two years of strife and stalemate between Obama and congressional Republicans, more voters trust Romney than Obama to break through the gridlock, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows. Romney's message &#8212; a vote for Obama is a vote for more impasse &#8212; seems to be getting through. Supercommittee members from left are Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., Hensarling, Murray, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)</p><p>FILE - This Oct. 26, 2011 file photo shows Supercommittee members, from left, Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., take part in a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Just about everybody agrees Washington is a mess. But who can fix it? After two years of strife and stalemate between Obama and congressional Republicans, more voters trust Romney than Obama to break through the gridlock, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows. Romney's message &#8212; a vote for Obama is a vote for more impasse &#8212; seems to be getting through (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/27/12993923-atlanta-region-shoots-down-transportation-taxhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/27/12993923-atlanta-region-shoots-down-transportation-taxustaxatlantaus-newsgridlockFri, 27 Jul 2012 18:30:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this July 9, 2012, photograph made using a long exposure, traffic moves along Interstate 75 against the downtown skyline in Atlanta. For decades, Atlanta has been the economic engine of the South, a city on the move. But if you've ever tried to drive in the metropolitan area, it doesn't feel that way. Atlanta has some of the worst traffic in America. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)</p><p>In this July 9, 2012 file photo, a steel beam bridge crosses over the traffic of Ponce De Leon Avenue as part the BeltLine, a transportation project being built within the old rail corridor which will eventually connect 45 neighborhoods with public use trails and a light rail line, in Atlanta. For decades, Atlanta has been the economic engine of the South, a city on the move. But if you've ever tried to drive in the metropolitan area, it doesn't feel that way. Atlanta has some of the worst traffic in America. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)</p><p>Debbie Dooley, co-founder of the Atlanta Tea Party, sets out signs and waits for returns where T-SPLOST opposition groups gather for a election night watch at Hudson Grille in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Gov. Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed are making an 11th-hour push to Georgia voters to approve the transportation tax referendum on Tuesday's primary ballot. Critics blast the plan &#8212; the first statewide referendum in Georgia history &#8212; as not only the heftiest tax proposal in state history, but as a false strategy that they say addresses neither sprawl nor smart growth. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/25/10853758-divided-congress-settles-for-below-the-radar-billshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/25/10853758-divided-congress-settles-for-below-the-radar-billsuscongresspoliticsgridlockSun, 25 Mar 2012 14:35:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 1, 2012, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner commented on the controversial amendment to the Senate transportation bill proposed by Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri. The Washington divide, hardened by election-year politics, has stifled the agendas of both parties, and is jeopardizing a bill to keep federal highway and transit aid flowing to states just as the spring construction season opens. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 22, 2012, file photo House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, speaks at a Capitol Hill news conference in Washington with Rep. Nick Rahall II, D-W.Va., and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., right. Pelosi urged the Republican leadership to take up the bipartisan Senate transportation bill. The Washington divide, hardened by election-year politics, has stifled the agendas of both parties, and is jeopardizing a bill to keep federal highway and transit aid flowing to states just as the spring construction season opens. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/04/10318654-11-injured-in-massive-crowd-for-band-lmfaohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/04/10318654-11-injured-in-massive-crowd-for-band-lmfaoushumansuper-bowlus-newsgridlocksuper-bowl-villagehuman-gridlockSat, 4 Feb 2012 18:38:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>People crowd the streets through Super Bowl Village on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Indianapolis. The New England Patriots are scheduled to face the New York Giants in NFL football's Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/20/9589434-tax-cut-fight-ends-ugly-year-for-boehnerhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/20/9589434-tax-cut-fight-ends-ugly-year-for-boehneruspoliticsgridlockjohn-boehnerboehnerTue, 20 Dec 2011 22:44:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/24/9015115-first-term-senator-fed-up-with-congress-gridlockhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/24/9015115-first-term-senator-fed-up-with-congress-gridlockpoliticsodd-newssenatorgridlocktermfirst-term-senatorFri, 25 Nov 2011 00:29:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/28/8524570-labor-board-headed-for-gridlock-againhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/28/8524570-labor-board-headed-for-gridlock-againuslaborpoliticsboardbarack-obamagridlocklabor-boardFri, 28 Oct 2011 18:40:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/01/8078954-congress-dysfunction-long-in-the-makinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/01/8078954-congress-dysfunction-long-in-the-makinguscongresspoliticscapitol-hillwhygridlockSat, 1 Oct 2011 13:26:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky walks to the floor as the Senate prepares to vote on a short-term funding measure that includes dollars for disaster relief without an offsetting spending cut elsewhere, as demanded by the GOP-controlled House, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 26 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., talks about the short term funding bill after the vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 26 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/27/5936890-apology-after-federal-workers-nightmare-commutehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/27/5936890-apology-after-federal-workers-nightmare-commuteusweatherdcwinterus-newsgridlockThu, 27 Jan 2011 22:43:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/11/5450459-razor-thin-margins-could-bring-gridlock-to-oregonhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/11/5450459-razor-thin-margins-could-bring-gridlock-to-oregonusoregonus-newsgridlockThu, 11 Nov 2010 19:54:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo Nov. 9, 2010, Dr. Alan Bates sits in his family practice in Medford, Ore. Bates, the democratic incumbent, is in a tight race with Republican challenger Dave Dotterrer of Ashland, Ore., for a seat in the Oregon Senate. The outcome of their race, still being counted, could determine whether the Oregon Legislature is tied in both houses. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)</p><p>In this photo Nov. 9, 2010, retired Marine Corps colonel Dave Dotterrer stands in his study in Ashland, Ore. Dotterrer is in a tight race with Sen. Alan Bates for a seat in the Oregon Senate that will decide whether both houses of the Legislature are deadlocked. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)</p><p>In this photo Nov. 9, 2010, retired Marine Corps colonel Dave Dotterrer stands in his study in Ashland, Ore. Dotterrer is in a tight race with Sen. Alan Bates for a seat in the Oregon Senate that will deciide whether the legislative body is deadlocked. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)</p><p>In this photo Nov. 9, 2010, Dr. Alan Bates sits in an examining room of his family practice in Medford, Ore. Bates, a Democrat, is in a very tight race with retired Marine colonel Dave Dotterrer of Ashland, a Republican, for a seat in the Oregon Senate that could decide whether the legislative body is tied this session. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)</p><p>In this photo Nov. 9, 2010, retired Marine Corps colonel Dave Dotterrer stands on the deck of his home in Ashland, Ore. Dotterrer is in a tight race with Sen. Alan Bates for a seat in the Oregon Senate that will deciide whether the legislative body is deadlocked. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/03/5400553-new-congress-faces-tough-economic-choiceshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/03/5400553-new-congress-faces-tough-economic-choiceshousingdemocratshouserepublicansgovernmentspendinggridlockstimuluseye-on-the-economyonly-on-msnbc-comWed, 3 Nov 2010 11:39:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 19, 2010, file photo Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans are promising to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health care overhaul if they win control of Congress. Along with Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., Ryan sponsored legislation that would begin to wean the middle-class away from job-based coverage and replace Medicaid with private insurance for most low-income people. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)</p><p>A jubilant U.S. Rep Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), left, greets his supporters gathered in the ballroom at the Mariott Hotel, in Racine, Wis. on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. Ryan defeated Democratic challenger John Heckenlively earlier in the evening. Wisconsin Republican State senatorial candidate Van Wanggaard appears on stage to Ryan's left. (AP Photo/Scott Anderson/journal times.)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/02/4105626-red-tape-idles-aid-trucks-at-haitis-borderhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/02/4105626-red-tape-idles-aid-trucks-at-haitis-borderhaitiborderworld-newsgridlockcbmario-polancoFri, 2 Apr 2010 16:20:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A youth carries roosters from the Dominican Republic to Haiti at the border in Malpasse, Haiti, Thursday, April 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)</p><p>People carry boxes on a motorcycle from the Dominican Republic to Haiti at the border in Malpasse, Haiti, Thursday, April 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)</p><p>People cross the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic at the border in Mal Pass, Haiti, Thursday, April 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)</p><p>People carry items to Haiti from the Dominican Republic at the border in Malpasse, Haiti, Thursday, April 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)</p><p>People carry items into Haiti from the Dominican Republic in Malpasse, Haiti, Thursday, April 1, 2010.(AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)</p><p>UN peacekeepers from Japan walk along Azuei Lake near the border with the Dominican Republic in Malpasse, Haiti, Thursday, April 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)</p><p>A youth fishes in Lake Azuei near the border with the Dominican Republic in Malpasse, Haiti, Thursday, April 1, 2010. Fish from Lake Azuei sell for 50 cents at local street markets. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)</p><p>A youth plays with an empty film camera as he takes a break from fishing in Lake Azuei near the border with the Dominican Republic in Malpasse, Haiti, Thursday, April 1, 2010. Fish from Lake Azuei sell for 50 cents at local street markets. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/20/3525530-ohio-moderates-budget-fix-meets-immovable-forceshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/20/3525530-ohio-moderates-budget-fix-meets-immovable-forcesbusinessusohiotaxgridlockted-stricklandFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/30/3336016-settlement-blocks-yosemite-commercial-developmenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/30/3336016-settlement-blocks-yosemite-commercial-developmentusyosemiteus-newsyosemite-national-parkgridlockWed, 30 Sep 2009 21:31:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/29/3331295-justice-asks-high-court-to-ok-labor-board-rulingshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/29/3331295-justice-asks-high-court-to-ok-labor-board-rulingsuspoliticsboardsupreme-courtjustice-departmentgridlocklabor-boardTue, 29 Sep 2009 22:26:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/08/3238651-correction-labor-board-storyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/08/3238651-correction-labor-board-storyuscorrectivelaborpoliticsboardassociated-pressgridlockTue, 8 Sep 2009 18:40:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/06/3230831-inside-washington-labor-board-in-gridlockhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/06/3230831-inside-washington-labor-board-in-gridlockuslaborpoliticsboardgridlockSun, 6 Sep 2009 13:12:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>National Labor Relations Board Chairman Wilma B. Liebman and Peter Carey Schaumber, a longtime board member and former chairman, left, meet in a conference room at NLRB headquarters in Washington, Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. This independent federal agency enforces the National Labor Relations Act and keeps accord among unions and private sector employers, deciding such questions as whether employers forbid employees from using the company's e-mail system to send union-related messages. But such matters are going nowhere since January 2008, since the board has had one lonely Democrat, one lonely Republican and a political stalemate over three empty seats, which need to be appointed by the White House and confirmed on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) </p><p>National Labor Relations Board Chairman Wilma B. Liebman and Peter Carey Schaumber, a longtime board member and former chairman, left, meet in a conference room at NLRB headquarters in Washington, Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. This independent federal agency enforces the National Labor Relations Act and keeps accord among unions and private sector employers, deciding such questions as whether employers forbid employees from using the company's e-mail system to send union-related messages. But such matters are going nowhere since January 2008, since the board has had one lonely Democrat, one lonely Republican and a political stalemate over three empty seats, which need to be appointed by the White House and confirmed on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/05/2643921-air-force-plane-flies-on-amid-replacement-fighthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/05/2643921-air-force-plane-flies-on-amid-replacement-fightbusinessair-forceflighttankergridlockdana-fernkasSun, 5 Apr 2009 17:07:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Air Force KC-135 planes are seen on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. After more than 50 years as the military's gas station in the sky &#8212; and a decade of attempts to replace it &#8212; the KC-135 is showing its age. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>A view from the window of an Air Force KC-135 plane looking at a KC-10 plane as members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing take part in a refueling exercise over the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles east of New York, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. After more than 50 years as the military's gas station in the sky &#8212; and a decade of attempts to replace it &#8212; the KC-135 is showing its age. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Capt. Derek Williams, left, and Lt. Col. Robert Blake, both members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing, are seen in a Air Force KC-135 plane before practicing a refueling exercise with a KC-10 plane over the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles east of New York, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>A KC-10 plane takes part in a refueling exercise with a Air Force KC-135 plane over the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles east of New York, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. After more than 50 years as the military's gas station in the sky &#8212; and a decade of attempts to replace it &#8212; the KC-135 is showing its age. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Staff Sgt. Dana Fernkas, a member of the 459th Air Refueling Wing, takes part in a refueling exercise with a KC-10 plane aboard an Air Force KC-135 plane over the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles east of New York, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. After more than 50 years as the military's gas station in the sky &#8212; and a decade of attempts to replace it &#8212; the KC-135 is showing its age. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Staff Sgt. Dana Fernkas, a member of the 459th Air Refueling Wing, takes part in a refueling exercise aboard an Air Force KC-135 plane over the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles east of New York, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. After more than 50 years as the military's gas station in the sky &#8212; and a decade of attempts to replace it &#8212; the KC-135 is showing its age. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>The control console of a Air Force KC-135 plane is shown Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 after taking off from Andrews Air Force Base. Staff Sgt. After more than 50 years as the military's gas station in the sky &#8212; and a decade of attempts to replace it &#8212; the KC-135 is showing its age. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/05/2643902-gridlock-on-ground-keep-vintage-tankers-in-the-airhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/05/2643902-gridlock-on-ground-keep-vintage-tankers-in-the-airbusinesspoliticsmilitarygridlocktankersSun, 5 Apr 2009 17:01:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Air Force KC-135 planes are seen on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. After more than 50 years as the military's gas station in the sky &#8212; and a decade of attempts to replace it &#8212; the KC-135 is showing its age. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>A view from the window of an Air Force KC-135 plane looking at a KC-10 plane as members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing take part in a refueling exercise over the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles east of New York, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. After more than 50 years as the military's gas station in the sky &#8212; and a decade of attempts to replace it &#8212; the KC-135 is showing its age. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Capt. Derek Williams, left, and Lt. Col. Robert Blake, both members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing, are seen in a Air Force KC-135 plane before practicing a refueling exercise with a KC-10 plane over the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles east of New York, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>A KC-10 plane takes part in a refueling exercise with a Air Force KC-135 plane over the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles east of New York, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. After more than 50 years as the military's gas station in the sky &#8212; and a decade of attempts to replace it &#8212; the KC-135 is showing its age. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Staff Sgt. Dana Fernkas, a member of the 459th Air Refueling Wing, takes part in a refueling exercise with a KC-10 plane aboard an Air Force KC-135 plane over the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles east of New York, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. After more than 50 years as the military's gas station in the sky &#8212; and a decade of attempts to replace it &#8212; the KC-135 is showing its age. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Staff Sgt. Dana Fernkas, a member of the 459th Air Refueling Wing, takes part in a refueling exercise aboard an Air Force KC-135 plane over the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles east of New York, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. After more than 50 years as the military's gas station in the sky &#8212; and a decade of attempts to replace it &#8212; the KC-135 is showing its age. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>The control console of a Air Force KC-135 plane is shown Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 after taking off from Andrews Air Force Base. Staff Sgt. After more than 50 years as the military's gas station in the sky &#8212; and a decade of attempts to replace it &#8212; the KC-135 is showing its age. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/27/1394950-yosemite-park-blocked-from-doing-repairshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/27/1394950-yosemite-park-blocked-from-doing-repairsyosemiteus-newsyosemite-national-parkgridlockFri, 28 Mar 2008 01:24:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/28/541391-national-parks-case-may-affect-accesshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/01/28/541391-national-parks-case-may-affect-accessyosemiteus-newsgridlockmerced-riverSun, 28 Jan 2007 17:45:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Workers construct an elevated walkway platform over a normally flooded area of the valley floor near Yosemite Falls, Nov. 20, 2003, in Yosemite National Park, Calif. In November 2006, a federal judge barred work crews from finishing $60 million in construction projects in Yosemite Valley, siding with a small group of environmentalists who sued the U.S. government. The plaintiffs say further commercial development threatens the Merced River and would turn the park into a playground for the rich. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p><p>Visitors view Half Dome from Glacier Point at Yosemite National Park in 2005. Millions flock here to admire a landscape of soaring crags and plunging falls chiseled by the Merced River, but the car-bound throngs and the infrastructure needed to house and feed them are precisely what threatens the federally protected waterway. (AP Photo/Dino Vournas)</p><p>Hikers pause at Vernal Falls Bridge over the Merced River in Yosemite National Park in this undated photo. Millions flock here to admire a landscape of soaring crags and plunging falls chiseled by the Merced River, but the car-bound throngs and the infrastructure needed to house and feed them are precisely what threatens the federally protected waterway. (AP Photo/Dino Vournas)</p>