http://www.newsvine.com/promisesNewsvine - promisesen-usCopyright 2013Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:15:08 +0000Sat, 18 May 2013 14:59:08 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16558562-promises-promises-obama-curbs-ambition-this-timehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16558562-promises-promises-obama-curbs-ambition-this-timeuspoliticsbarack-obamapromisesobama-promisesThu, 17 Jan 2013 07:50:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this May 3, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama walks from the Oval Office as he arrives to speak at a celebration of Cinco de Mayo in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Despite a relentless workload ahead, President Barack Obama is lighter on his feet in one sense as he opens his second term. Gone are the hundreds of promises of the past. He’s toting carry-ons instead of heavy cargo this time. Failing to achieve a promised first-term overhaul of immigration law, Obama took stopgap executive action to help as many as 1.7 million younger illegal immigrants stay in the country, and now, after an election marked by Hispanic clout, finds the political landscape more amenable to trying again. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/18/16000044-analysis-fiscal-compromise-and-broken-promiseshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/18/16000044-analysis-fiscal-compromise-and-broken-promisesuspoliticsanalysispromisesbroken-promisesTue, 18 Dec 2012 22:53:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by the Republican leadership, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations with President Obama following a closed-door strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>White House press secretary Jay Carney briefs reporters at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/03/14917875-promises-promises-hours-to-go-promises-to-keephttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/03/14917875-promises-promises-hours-to-go-promises-to-keepuscampaignpoliticsmitt-romneybarack-obamapresidential-campaignpromisesSun, 4 Nov 2012 00:50:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks during a campaign rally in Greenwood Village, Colo. in south Denver on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)</p><p>In the final hours of a four-state campaign day, President Barack Obama speaks at a rally at Jiffy Lube Live arena, late Saturday night, Nov. 3, 2012, in Bristow, Va. Virginia is one of the most closely contested battleground states. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Supporters with their faces painted in the colors of the U.S. flag cheer for Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at Comfort Dental Amphitheater in Englewood, Colo. on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama waves to supporters during a campaign event at Capitol Square, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama, right, shakes hands with former President Bill Clinton, left, as New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch, center, watches on stage together during a campaign event at Capitol Square, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>A supporter cheers for Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as he campaigns at Iowa Events Center, in Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>The shadow of Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is cast on a Des Moines sign as he campaigns at Iowa Events Center, in Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11743687-get-a-better-airplane-seat-automaticallyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11743687-get-a-better-airplane-seat-automaticallyforpromisesaislematchespreferencesonly-on-msnbc-comclearallstylemarginaltifThu, 17 May 2012 12:34:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>If MySeatFinder finds a seat that more closely matches your preferences (such as window or aisle), it promises to book it for you on your behalf.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/16/11739687-ad-attacks-obama-health-care-tax-debt-promiseshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/16/11739687-ad-attacks-obama-health-care-tax-debt-promisesadwatchpoliticsobamapromisesus-obamatitle-obamaWed, 16 May 2012 21:28:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/04/11541810-a-look-at-obama-promises-kept-broken-unrealizedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/04/11541810-a-look-at-obama-promises-kept-broken-unrealizedusglanceobamabarack-obamaus-newspromisesFri, 4 May 2012 18:56:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/04/11539569-promises-promises-so-far-no-new-ones-from-obamahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/04/11539569-promises-promises-so-far-no-new-ones-from-obamauspoliticsobamabarack-obamapromisesno-promisesread-barack-obamaFri, 4 May 2012 15:53:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this May 3, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. So far this spring, President Barack Obama's campaign speeches have been strikingly free of new promises. That's a big change from four years ago. Obama's early pitch to voters is heavy on promises kept and promises still in the works. (Never mind about those pesky promises broken.) (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/27/11431051-promises-promises-romney-pledges-raise-questionshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/27/11431051-promises-promises-romney-pledges-raise-questionsuspoliticsmitt-romneyromneypromisesFri, 27 Apr 2012 16:59:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this April 20, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Scottsdale, Ariz. Romney is making campaign promises that could produce an economic miracle &#8212; or a highly predictable list of broken vows. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/03/10998168-will-adele-sing-a-new-song-in-2012http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/03/10998168-will-adele-sing-a-new-song-in-2012musicborderimgsingerpromisesonly-on-msnbc-comalignleftclearallstylemarginTue, 3 Apr 2012 11:31:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The singer promises her much-discussed "hiatus" won't last long, and should have more music to release later this year.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/18/10744126-putins-campaign-promises-pose-economic-challengeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/18/10744126-putins-campaign-promises-pose-economic-challengeseurussiaworld-newsvladimir-putinpromisesputin-promisesSun, 18 Mar 2012 15:33:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks during his meeting with the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 16, 2012.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Government Press Service)</p><p>Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks during a cabinet meeting in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, March 15, 2012. A Russian court has sentenced an opposition leader to a 10-day jail term for disobeying police during an anti-Kremlin rally earlier this month. Sergei Udaltsov, 35, played a key role in organizing a series of opposition protests in Moscow that drew tens of thousands to protest Vladimir Putin's rule. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Yana Lapikova, Government Press Service)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/28/10530880-sony-unveils-9-new-cyber-shot-camerashttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/28/10530880-sony-unveils-9-new-cyber-shot-camerasappleinvitepromisesipadonly-on-msnbc-comanticipateddepictseagerlyquotsomethingWed, 29 Feb 2012 02:13:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The eagerly anticipated invite just went out: Apple will host an event on March 7 where it promises "something you really have to see. And touch." An image clearly depicts an iPad.</p><p>Vying for consumers who still prefer to take photos with cameras, Sony has released its latest wave of Cyber-shots that include five models geared toward travelers and four slim choices that promise high-res captures, even underwater.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/23/10214180-unfulfilled-promises-from-previous-obama-speecheshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/23/10214180-unfulfilled-promises-from-previous-obama-speechesusglanceof-thebarack-obamaus-newsstate-of-the-unionpromisesMon, 23 Jan 2012 08:51:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/23/10214165-promises-promises-a-mixed-record-for-obama-goalshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/23/10214165-promises-promises-a-mixed-record-for-obama-goalsusofpoliticsof-thebarack-obamastate-of-the-unionpromisesMon, 23 Jan 2012 08:48:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/04/9954055-obama-campaign-casting-president-as-promise-keeperhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/04/9954055-obama-campaign-casting-president-as-promise-keeperuswhite-housecampaignpoliticsobamabarack-obamapromisesobama-campaignWed, 4 Jan 2012 20:54:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama speaks about the economy, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks about the economy, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks about the economy, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/22/8439621-obamas-foreign-successes-may-help-little-in-2012http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/22/8439621-obamas-foreign-successes-may-help-little-in-2012uspoliticsobamabarack-obamapromisesSat, 22 Oct 2011 07:27:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Libyan children celebrate in Souk El Juma district in Tripoli, Libya, Friday Oct. 20, 2011. The death Thursday of Gadhafi, two months after he was driven from power and into hiding, decisively buries the nearly 42-year regime that had turned the oil-rich country into an international pariah and his own personal fiefdom. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)</p><p>Capt. Corey Steiner is welcomed home by his daughter, Lilliana Steiner, during a homecoming ceremony, Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 at Ft. Carson, Colo. All U.S. troops "will definitely be home for the holidays," President Barack Obama declared Friday, in his statement that the war in Iraq will be over by year's end. More than 4,400 members of the military have been killed, and more than 32,000 have been wounded in the war that has stretched more than eight years. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, where he declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and most divisive conflicts in U.S. history, announcing that all U.S. troops would be withdrawn from the country by year's end. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)</p><p>Iraqi men watch U.S. President Barack Obama's speech on television at a coffee shop in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. Iraq's prime minister says disagreements about legal protection for U.S. soldiers scuttled months of negotiations to keep American troops in Iraq beyond this year. Nouri al-Maliki told reporters Saturday that he still wants American help in training Iraqi forces to use military equipment Baghdad is buying from the United States. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)</p><p>President Barack Obama leaves after speaking in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, where he declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and most divisive conflicts in U.S. history, announcing that all U.S. troops would be withdrawn from the country by year's end. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)</p><p>A Libyan man gestures front of a graffiti reading: "The greatest Crazy of the World" in Tripoli, Libya, Friday Oct. 21, 2011. The death Thursday of Gadhafi, two months after he was driven from power and into hiding, decisively buries the nearly 42-year regime that had turned the oil-rich country into an international pariah and his own personal fiefdom. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/03/7584768-promises-promises-us-safer-but-not-safe-enoughhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/03/7584768-promises-promises-us-safer-but-not-safe-enoughussept-1111politicspromisesSat, 3 Sep 2011 10:11:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this July 22, 2004 file photo, a patron of the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Springfield, Ill., reads a copy of the "The 9/11 Commission Report." We are safer, but not safe enough. In the decade since the 9/11 attacks, the government has taken giant steps to protect the nation from terrorists, spending eye-popping sums to smarten up the federal bureaucracy, hunt down enemies, strengthen airline security, secure U.S. borders, reshape America's image and more. But the effort remains a work in progress, and in some cases a work stalled. The bipartisan 9/11 Commission in 2004 laid out a 585-page road map to create an America that is "safer, stronger, wiser." Many of the commission's recommendations are now reality. But in some cases, results haven't lived up to expectations. And other proposals still are just that, ideas awaiting action. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)</p><p>FILE - In this June 11, 2002 file photo, the names of government agencies dealing with the fight on terrorism are displayed during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on federal reorganization to combat terrorism. We are safer, but not safe enough. In the decade since the 9/11 attacks, the government has taken giant steps to protect the nation from terrorists, spending eye-popping sums to smarten up the federal bureaucracy, hunt down enemies, strengthen airline security, secure U.S. borders, reshape America's image and more. But the effort remains a work in progress, and in some cases a work stalled. The bipartisan 9/11 Commission in 2004 laid out a 585-page road map to create an America that is "safer, stronger, wiser." Many of the commission's recommendations are now reality. But in some cases, results haven't lived up to expectations. And other proposals still are just that, ideas awaiting action. (AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2006 file photo, former 9/11 Commission Co-Chairmen Lee Hamilton, right, and Thomas Kean, participate in a luncheon forum at the National Press Club in Washington. We are safer, but not safe enough. In the decade since the 9/11 attacks, the government has taken giant steps to protect the nation from terrorists, spending eye-popping sums to smarten up the federal bureaucracy, hunt down enemies, strengthen airline security, secure U.S. borders, reshape America's image and more. But the effort remains a work in progress, and in some cases a work stalled. The bipartisan 9/11 Commission in 2004 laid out a 585-page road map to create an America that is "safer, stronger, wiser." Many of the commission's recommendations are now reality. But in some cases, results haven't lived up to expectations. And other proposals still are just that, ideas awaiting action. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)</p><p>FILE - In this May 25, 2010 file photo, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent walks down the aisle of charter jet for deportation in the air between Chicago and Harlingen, Texas. We are safer, but not safe enough. In the decade since the 9/11 attacks, the government has taken giant steps to protect the nation from terrorists, spending eye-popping sums to smarten up the federal bureaucracy, hunt down enemies, strengthen airline security, secure U.S. borders, reshape America's image and more. But the effort remains a work in progress, and in some cases a work stalled. The bipartisan 9/11 Commission in 2004 laid out a 585-page road map to create an America that is "safer, stronger, wiser." Many of the commission's recommendations are now reality. But in some cases, results haven't lived up to expectations. And other proposals still are just that, ideas awaiting action. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 9, 2006 file photo, members of Congress watch as President George W. Bush leaves the stage after signing the USA Patriot Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. We are safer, but not safe enough. In the decade since the 9/11 attacks, the government has taken giant steps to protect the nation from terrorists, spending eye-popping sums to smarten up the federal bureaucracy, hunt down enemies, strengthen airline security, secure U.S. borders, reshape America's image and more. But the effort remains a work in progress, and in some cases a work stalled. The bipartisan 9/11 Commission in 2004 laid out a 585-page road map to create an America that is "safer, stronger, wiser." Many of the commission's recommendations are now reality. But in some cases, results haven't lived up to expectations. And other proposals still are just that, ideas awaiting action. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2011 file photo, airline passengers retrieve their scanned belongings while going through the Transportation Security Administration security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. We are safer, but not safe enough. In the decade since the 9/11 attacks, the government has taken giant steps to protect the nation from terrorists, spending eye-popping sums to smarten up the federal bureaucracy, hunt down enemies, strengthen airline security, secure U.S. borders, reshape America's image and more. But the effort remains a work in progress, and in some cases a work stalled. The bipartisan 9/11 Commission in 2004 laid out a 585-page road map to create an America that is "safer, stronger, wiser." Many of the commission's recommendations are now reality. But in some cases, results haven't lived up to expectations. And other proposals still are just that, ideas awaiting action. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2011 file photo, airline passengers go through the Transportation Security Administration security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. We are safer, but not safe enough. In the decade since the 9/11 attacks, the government has taken giant steps to protect the nation from terrorists, spending eye-popping sums to smarten up the federal bureaucracy, hunt down enemies, strengthen airline security, secure U.S. borders, reshape America's image and more. But the effort remains a work in progress, and in some cases a work stalled. The bipartisan 9/11 Commission in 2004 laid out a 585-page road map to create an America that is "safer, stronger, wiser." Many of the commission's recommendations are now reality. But in some cases, results haven't lived up to expectations. And other proposals still are just that, ideas awaiting action. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/12/6040730-can-2012-gop-hopefuls-deliver-on-big-promiseshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/12/6040730-can-2012-gop-hopefuls-deliver-on-big-promisesuswhite-housebarack-obamaus-newspoliticianspromisesSat, 12 Feb 2011 19:57:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Mitt Romney speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, gives thumbs up after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. The annual gathering of more than 11,000 conservatives marked the unofficial start of the GOP presidential nomination fight. Republicans angling for President Barack Obama's job compared him to a one-term Democratic president and a Democratic vice president who fell short in his bid to win the presidency. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. The annual gathering of more than 11,000 conservatives marked the unofficial start of the GOP presidential nomination fight. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Mitt Romney speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/06/5775702-promises-promises-gop-drops-some-out-of-the-gatehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/06/5775702-promises-promises-gop-drops-some-out-of-the-gateuscongresspoliticsgoppromisesThu, 6 Jan 2011 08:36:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>House Speaker-desigante John Boehner of Ohio greets House members during the first session of the 112th Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>A family member of the House member sits on the floor during the first session of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>Incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., right, and incoming House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif. look across the House floor during the first session of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>The House's first roll call of the 112th Congress is shown on the tally board on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>Rep. Charles Rangel, D- N.Y., reads his notes during the first session of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. hands the gavel to the new House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio during the first session of the 112th Congress, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio holds up the gavel during the first session of the 112th Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio holds up the gavel after receiving it from outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. during the first session of the 112th Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>House Speaker-designate John Boehner of Ohio wipes away tears as he waits to receive the gavel from outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. during the first session of the 112th Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio looks on as House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. speaks about repealing President Barack Obama's health care law at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/11/5449456-micron-hopes-diversification-short-circuits-losseshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/11/5449456-micron-hopes-diversification-short-circuits-lossesbusinessusmicronpromiseschipmaker-micron-technologyThu, 11 Nov 2010 16:59:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 photo Mark Durcan, Chief Operating Officer of chipmaker Micron Technology Inc., answers questions in an interview at the Micron campus in Boise, Idaho. After reporting its first annual profit since 2007 the Boise-based company has vowed to diversify by shifting focus away from memory chips for personal computers and into products for cell phones, cars, security systems, iPods and even solar energy. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 photo Mark Durcan, Chief Operating Officer of chipmaker Micron Technology Inc., is seen at the Micron campus in Boise, Idaho. After reporting its first annual profit since 2007 the Boise-based company has vowed to diversify by shifting focus away from memory chips for personal computers and into products for cell phones, cars, security systems, iPods and even solar energy. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 photo Mark Durcan, Chief Operating Officer of chipmaker Micron Technology Inc., answers questions in an interview at the Micron campus in Boise, Idaho. After reporting its first annual profit since 2007 the Boise-based company has vowed to diversify by shifting focus away from memory chips for personal computers and into products for cell phones, cars, security systems, iPods and even solar energy. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 photo Mark Durcan, Chief Operating Officer of chipmaker Micron Technology Inc., answers questions in an interview at the Micron campus in Boise, Idaho. After reporting its first annual profit since 2007 the Boise-based company has vowed to diversify by shifting focus away from memory chips for personal computers and into products for cell phones, cars, security systems, iPods and even solar energy. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 photo the campus of Micron Technology Inc. in Boise, Idaho is seen. After reporting its first annual profit since 2007 the Boise-based company has vowed to diversify by shifting focus away from memory chips for personal computers and into products for cell phones, cars, security systems, iPods and even solar energy. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 photo the campus of Micron Technology Inc. in Boise, Idaho is seen. After reporting its first annual profit since 2007 the Boise-based company has vowed to diversify by shifting focus away from memory chips for personal computers and into products for cell phones, cars, security systems, iPods and even solar energy. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/22/5333257-boehner-offers-plum-committees-to-gop-challengershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/22/5333257-boehner-offers-plum-committees-to-gop-challengersuspoliticscommitteeboehnerpromisesFri, 22 Oct 2010 07:15:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2010 file photo, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio addresses the American Enterprise Institute in Washington. As Republicans campaign to win a majority in Congress, Boehner has dangled promises of committee seats to Republican candidates in Georgia, Arkansas, Missouri, Minnesota and Hawaii, sometimes in districts where single economic interests like farming or defense dominate regional economies. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2010 file photo, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio addresses the American Enterprise Institute in Washington. As Republicans campaign to win a majority in Congress, Boehner has dangled promises of committee seats to Republican candidates in Georgia, Arkansas, Missouri, Minnesota and Hawaii, sometimes in districts where single economic interests like farming or defense dominate regional economies. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)</p><p>FILE - In this May 25, 2010 file photo, Rep. Charles Djou, R-Hawaii, arrives for his mock swearing in ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Minority Leader John Boehner promised the newly elected Djou his support for a seat on the House Appropriations Committee. Democrats are making a special effort to unseat Djou after he won a special election in May when two Democrats on the ballot split the party's vote. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2010 file photo, Republican candidate for Congress Mike Keown makes a point in a debate with U.S. Congressman Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, at the Thomasville Municipal Auditorium in Thomasville, Ga. Minority Leader John Boehner promised this week that if southwest Georgia residents unseat Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop, he will support placing Keown on the House Agriculture Committee. (AP Photo/Ric Feld, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2010 file photo, Republican congressional candidate Vicky Hartzler talks to reporters during the Governor's Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, Mo. House Minority Leader John Boehner supports putting Hartzler on the House Armed Services Committee if she's elected. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/16/4517556-candidates-for-mich-governor-make-few-promiseshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/16/4517556-candidates-for-mich-governor-make-few-promisesusmichiganus-newspromisesWed, 16 Jun 2010 18:15:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken on May 26, 2010, temporary census worker from nearby Hudson, Steven Hepker talks with Leah Stump in downtown Jackson, Mich. Over the past decade, residents of this industrial city west of Detroit have heard a lot of hopeful plans from politicians about how better times are just around the corner. Hepker says he has seen "a lot of gloom" as he visits homes to collect census data. "I bet a quarter of all the places we checked out in Hillsdale County were vacant houses." (AP Photo/Kathy Barks Hoffman)</p><p>In this photo taken May 26, 2010, Kevin Hardman sits on a bench during an interview in downtown Jackson, Mich. "We need more jobs," said Hardman of Jackson, which trailed only devastated Detroit, Flint and Pontiac in unemployment last year. Still dressed in his McDonald's uniform, the 55-year-old Jackson native said he would like full-time work, but remains stuck in the 20-hour-a-week job. (AP Photo/Kathy Barks Hoffman)</p><p>This photo taken on May 26, 2010, a woman walks in downtown Jackson, Mich. Over the past decade, residents of this industrial city west of Detroit have heard a lot of hopeful plans from politicians about how better times are just around the corner. Jackson saw its annual unemployment rate spike to 19 percent last year while the state's annual rate climbed to 13.6 percent, more than four percentage points over the national average. (AP Photo/Kathy Barks Hoffman)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/25/4204573-hayes-sparks-promises-promises-broadway-revivalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/25/4204573-hayes-sparks-promises-promises-broadway-revivalentertainmentustheaterreviewpromisesburt-bacharachpromises-promisesSun, 25 Apr 2010 23:11:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this theater publicity image released by The Hartman Group, Sean Hayes, left, and Kristin Chenoweth are shown in a scene from the revival of "Promises, Promises," now playing at the Broadway Theatre in New York. (AP Photo/The Hartman Group, Joan Marcus)</p><p>In this theater publicity image released by The Hartman Group, Sean Hayes, left, and Kate Finneran are shown in a scene from the revival of "Promises, Promises," now playing at the Broadway Theatre in New York. (AP Photo/The Hartman Group, Joan Marcus)</p><p>In this theater publicity image released by The Hartman Group, from left, Kristin Chenoweth, Dick Latessa and Sean Hayes are shown in a scene from the revival of "Promises, Promises," now playing at the Broadway Theatre in New York. (AP Photo/The Hartman Group, Joan Marcus)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/12/4148238-promises-promises-health-plan-maps-obama-pledgeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/12/4148238-promises-promises-health-plan-maps-obama-pledgesuspoliticshealth-careobamabarack-obamapromisesMon, 12 Apr 2010 16:08:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/12/4146928-promises-promises-health-plan-maps-obama-pledgeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/12/4146928-promises-promises-health-plan-maps-obama-pledgesuspoliticscareobamabarack-obamapromiseshealth-care-promisesMon, 12 Apr 2010 07:41:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama walks from Blair House back to the White House after a afternoon of one-on-one meetings with some of the leaders attending the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, Sunday, April 11, 2010. He is accompanied by a security agent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/14/3758055-promises-promises-many-obama-pledges-unkepthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/14/3758055-promises-promises-many-obama-pledges-unkeptuspoliticsyearobamabarack-obamapromisesThu, 14 Jan 2010 18:47:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2009 file photo, Barack Obama, left, takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts to become the 44th president of the United States on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 7, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks to military personnel at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 22,2009 file photo, President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki listen to a reporter's question during a joint press availability, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama visits a technical shop class, before speaking about the economy, at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N.Y. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama walks on stage to speaks about the war in Afghanistan at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the morning plenary session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama makes a statement on health care reform after meeting with Senators at the White House in Washington. From left are, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa; Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.; Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.; the president; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev.; and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama concludes after making a statement on the economy, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2009 file photo, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, second from right, sits with, from right to left: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki; Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, and Gen. David Petraeus, as they listen to President Barack Obama speak about the war in Afghanistan, at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.,. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p>