http://www.newsvine.com/whyNewsvine - whyen-usCopyright 2013Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:15:00 +0000Mon, 20 May 2013 16:23:53 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://annmariekl.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17883477-untitled-posthttp://annmariekl.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17883477-untitled-postoverallbodymyiwhydohavecelluliteWed, 24 Apr 2013 09:14:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://spgwww.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765675-boston-marathon-bombing-whyhttp://spgwww.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765675-boston-marathon-bombing-whypoliticswhyboston-marathonMon, 15 Apr 2013 21:01:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://jamesmac492.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17668639-why-traditional-clothes-dryers-are-back-in-fashionhttp://jamesmac492.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17668639-why-traditional-clothes-dryers-are-back-in-fashionbusinessinbackwhyareclothestraditionaldryersTue, 9 Apr 2013 10:26:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17207431-a-look-at-what-nkorea-vow-to-scrap-armistice-meanshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17207431-a-look-at-what-nkorea-vow-to-scrap-armistice-meansnkoreaitkorean-warworld-newsaswhymattersarmisticeWed, 6 Mar 2013 11:13:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>South Korean army soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>Visitors take souvenir pictures in front of an exhibit depicting South Korean soldiers during the Korean War at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>A man looks at a banner of defenders of freedom from South Korea and the United States during the Korean War at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>Visitors take their souvenir pictures near a military barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>A cleaner rides a cart in front of an exhibit depicting the 1953 cease-fire agreement of the Korean War at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>South Korean army soldiers patrol by the ribbons, forming a shape of tthe Korean peninsula, along a barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>South Korean army soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence near a military post at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>Visitors take their souvenir pictures at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>Visitors take their souvenir pictures in front of a barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>Visitors take souvenir pictures in front of an exhibit depicting South Korean soldiers during the Korean War at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)</p><p>Soldiers of Kim Il Sung Military University perform military training on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and Pyongyang as the United Nations moves to impose punishing sanctions over the North's recent nuclear test. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17192299-another-china-politics-conclave-why-it-mattershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17192299-another-china-politics-conclave-why-it-matterschinapoliticsitcommunist-partyworld-newsaswhymattersTue, 5 Mar 2013 10:42:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16812130-balanced-49ers-offense-aims-to-lead-super-bowl-winhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16812130-balanced-49ers-offense-aims-to-lead-super-bowl-winnflsports49erssuper-bowlwhycolin-kaepernickthe-49ersSat, 2 Feb 2013 01:20:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Isaac Sopoaga warms up during practice on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, in New Orleans. The 49ers are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game on Feb. 3. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)</p><p>San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis (52), practice squad member Kenny Wiggins (69), and tackle Anthony Davis (76) warm up during practice on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, in New Orleans. The 49ers are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game on Feb. 3. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)</p><p>San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) stretches with teammates during practice on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, in New Orleans. The 49ers are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game on Feb. 3. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)</p><p>San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, right, talks with offensive coordinator Greg Roman during practice on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, in New Orleans. The 49ers are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game on Feb. 3. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)</p><p>San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Randy Moss laughs with teammates during practice on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, in New Orleans. The 49ers are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game on Feb. 3. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)</p><p>San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) stretches with teammates including center Jonathan Goodwin (59) during practice on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, in New Orleans. The 49ers are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game on Feb. 3. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)</p> http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16648224-why-supreme-court-justices-wear-those-weird-hats-business-insiderhttp://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16648224-why-supreme-court-justices-wear-those-weird-hats-business-insiderjusticescourthatswhyweirdsupremethoseweatTue, 22 Jan 2013 23:45:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://jaycooper-1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16472115-why-exercise-is-important-for-everyonehttp://jaycooper-1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16472115-why-exercise-is-important-for-everyoneforisexercisewhyimportanteveryoneSat, 12 Jan 2013 03:51:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/24/16131828-revealed-why-rudolphs-nose-is-red-fox-newshttp://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/24/16131828-revealed-why-rudolphs-nose-is-red-fox-newsrediswhynoserudolphsMon, 24 Dec 2012 23:41:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://tf2k.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16093588-new-entry-mass-murders-why-us-why-the-ushttp://tf2k.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16093588-new-entry-mass-murders-why-us-why-the-usustheu-swhymurdersmassSat, 22 Dec 2012 22:37:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15859714-nkorea-rocket-a-gift-to-leaders-warning-to-worldhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15859714-nkorea-rocket-a-gift-to-leaders-warning-to-worldnkoreanorth-koreanowlaunchus-newsaswhyrocket-launchWed, 12 Dec 2012 10:08:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>North Koreans toast with beer after hearing the news of a rocket launch at the newly-built Mansukyo Restaurant Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea appeared to successfully fire a long-range rocket Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un pushes forward with its quest to develop the technology needed to deliver a nuclear warhead. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)</p><p>North Korean youths dance in front of the Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate a rocket launch on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea appeared to successfully fire a long-range rocket Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un pushes forward with its quest to develop the technology needed to deliver a nuclear warhead. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)</p><p>North Korean staff at the Three Revolution Exhibition Hall chat with one another inside the Satellite Hall after hearing the news of a rocket launch on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea appeared to successfully fire a long-range rocket Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un pushes forward with its quest to develop the technology needed to deliver a nuclear warhead. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)</p> http://gaffar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15779764-the-work-at-home-mindsethttp://gaffar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15779764-the-work-at-home-mindsetpeoplehomeinatworkprogrammostwhydosucceednot-newsfewfailwhileanyFri, 7 Dec 2012 22:00:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/05/15707052-ryan-could-be-staking-2-jobs-on-sanchezhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/05/15707052-ryan-could-be-staking-2-jobs-on-sancheznflfootballsportsonsanchezwhymark-sanchezrex-ryanWed, 5 Dec 2012 23:36:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez reacts during the second half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2012, file photo, New York Jets quarterbacks, from left, Greg McElroy, Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow watch from the sidelines during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati. Jets coach Rex Ryan gathered his three quarterbacks Wednesday morning and told them he had made up his mind. It will be Sanchez and not McElroy orTebow on Sunday when the Jets take on the Jaguars in Jacksonville.(AP Photo/Tom Uhlman, File)</p><p>New York Jets quarterback Greg McElroy reacts during the second half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Jets won 7-6. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/16/15222703-analysis-israel-hamas-a-clash-waiting-to-happenhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/16/15222703-analysis-israel-hamas-a-clash-waiting-to-happenisraelmiddle-eastpalestiniansnowgaza-stripworld-newswhymlsince-israelFri, 16 Nov 2012 20:50:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Israeli police and Muslim worshippers who were prevented from entering the Al-Aqsa mosque compound for prayers, scuffle in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Israeli police was on high alert on Friday to prevent clashes following Friday prayers. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean),</p><p>Israeli soldiers examine a damaged wall of a house hit by a rocked fired from the Gaza Strip at Be'er Tuvia Regional Council, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Fierce clashes between Israeli forces and Gaza militants are continuing for the third day. (AP Photo / Tsafrir Abayov)</p><p>Palestinian Khaled Tafesh cries outside the morgue of Shifa Hospital before taking the dead body of his 10-month-old infant in Gaza City, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. According to hospital reports, Haneen Tafesh died from wounds of an earlier Israeli strike. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)</p><p>An Israeli woman walks through a damaged house hit by a rocked fired from the Gaza Strip the hit a house near the Israel-Gaza border, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Fierce clashes between Israeli forces and Gaza militants are continuing for the third day.(AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)</p><p>Israeli soldiers with armored vehicles gather in a staging ground near the border with Gaza Strip, southern Israel, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Fierce clashes between Israeli forces and Gaza militants are continuing for the third day.(AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)</p><p>A Palestinian holds a green Islamic flag during clashes with Israeli troops at the Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)</p><p>A Palestinian man inspects the damage to a mosque after an Israeli airstrike in Beit Hanoun, north Gaza, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Israel offered to suspend its offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday during a brief visit by Egypt's premier there if militants refrain from firing rockets at Israel, an official said, but the Palestinians unleashed a fresh salvo. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)</p><p>Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, and Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Kandil, left, hold the body of a Palestinian boy they claim was killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza City, as they show the body to the media at Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Neighbors said the boy was killed in a blast around 8:30 a.m. Friday, around the time Kandil was entering the territory. Israel, which ordinarily confirms strikes, vociferously denied carrying out any form of attack in the area since the previous night. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hams, Pool)</p> http://tf2k.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15201840-five-common-diet-tips-that-really-work-and-whyhttp://tf2k.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15201840-five-common-diet-tips-that-really-work-and-whydietandtipsworkthatwhyfivecommonreallyFri, 16 Nov 2012 03:26:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://atthetable.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/09/15049328-election-2012-not-about-food-stamps-not-about-demographics-all-about-integrity-and-rightshttp://atthetable.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/09/15049328-election-2012-not-about-food-stamps-not-about-demographics-all-about-integrity-and-rightslostus-newswhyromneymittelection-2012why-mittromney-lostFri, 9 Nov 2012 14:58:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14937147-voters-dedicated-despite-1-in-millions-oddshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14937147-voters-dedicated-despite-1-in-millions-oddsuscampaignpoliticsvotewhyMon, 5 Nov 2012 09:50:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Oct. 29, 2012 file photo shows people standing in line to vote in the presidential election, in Miami. There’s always grousing about people who don’t bother to vote. But look at it another way: An estimated 133 million Americans will cast ballots in Tuesday’s election. That’s about 6 in 10 eligible adults. Some will persevere despite long lines, pressing personal burdens or the devastation left by Superstorm Sandy. Why do they do it? It’s not because any one voter will decide the contest between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Depending on which state they live in, the odds of casting a deciding vote for president are somewhere between 1 in a million and essentially zero. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)</p><p>FILE - This Oct. 31, 2012 file photo shows voter arriving and departing during early voting at a polling place at the Wicomico County Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, Md. There’s always grousing about people who don’t bother to vote. But look at it another way: An estimated 133 million Americans will cast ballots in Tuesday’s election. That’s about 6 in 10 eligible adults. Some will persevere despite long lines, pressing personal burdens or the devastation left by Superstorm Sandy. Why do they do it? It’s not because any one voter will decide the contest between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Depending on which state they live in, the odds of casting a deciding vote for president are somewhere between 1 in a million and essentially zero. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)</p><p>FILE - This Oct. 30, 2012 file photo shows people voting early at the Salt Lake County Government Building in Salt Lake City, ahead of the Nov. 6 election. There’s always grousing about people who don’t bother to vote. But look at it another way: An estimated 133 million Americans will cast ballots in Tuesday’s election. That’s about 6 in 10 eligible adults. Some will persevere despite long lines, pressing personal burdens or the devastation left by Superstorm Sandy. Why do they do it? It’s not because any one voter will decide the contest between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Depending on which state they live in, the odds of casting a deciding vote for president are somewhere between 1 in a million and essentially zero. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/01/14855016-chinas-leadership-change-why-it-mattershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/01/14855016-chinas-leadership-change-why-it-matterschinapoliticsitcommunist-partyus-newsaswhyhu-jintaomattersThu, 1 Nov 2012 14:09:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/27/14746914-frankenstorm-worse-than-sum-of-its-partshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/27/14746914-frankenstorm-worse-than-sum-of-its-partsusapsciencesciwhysuperstormSat, 27 Oct 2012 19:37:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A satellite image of Sandy is shown at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. Early Saturday, the storm was about 335 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C. Tropical storm warnings were issued for parts of Florida's East Coast, along with parts of coastal North and South Carolina and the Bahamas. Tropical storm watches were issued for coastal Georgia and parts of South Carolina, along with parts of Florida and Bermuda. Sandy is projected to hit the Atlantic Coast early Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)</p><p>A person rides in a cart blown by the winds along the Altlantic Ocean in North Wildwood, N.J., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, as the winds pick up ahead of Hurricane Sandy. From the lowest lying areas of the Jersey shore, where residents were already being encouraged to leave, to the state's northern highlands, where sandbags were being filled and cars moved into parking lots on high ground, New Jersey began preparing in earnest for Hurricane Sandy. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>Map shows predicted rain across the northeast</p><p>Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers cover an entrance to the Canal St. A, C, and E station with plywood to help prevent flooding, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 in New York. As Hurricane Sandy approaches the New York region, residents of some flood-prone areas have been told to evacuate and officials are preparing for a possible transit system shutdown. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14662930-chinas-leadership-change-why-it-mattershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14662930-chinas-leadership-change-why-it-matterschinapoliticsitcommunist-partyus-newsaswhyhu-jintaomattersWed, 24 Oct 2012 09:36:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://l-kamkar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14652807-check-out-this-great-msn-video-madonna-wipes-out-on-stagehttp://l-kamkar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14652807-check-out-this-great-msn-video-madonna-wipes-out-on-stageentertainmentoncrashisshetomadonnaacoursewhyfailureWed, 24 Oct 2012 00:47:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14652820-why-it-matters-issues-at-stake-in-electionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14652820-why-it-matters-issues-at-stake-in-electionusapitus-newswhymatterscompilationWed, 24 Oct 2012 00:47:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Aug. 12, 2012 file photo shows a bullet hole on a door frame inside the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis. Frightening episodes of gun violence have been splayed across front pages with alarming frequency this campaign season: The movie theater killings in Colorado, the Sikh temple shootings in Wisconsin, the gun battle outside the Empire State Building, and more. Guns are used in two-thirds of homicides, according to the FBI. But the murder rate is less than half what it was two decades ago. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 21, 2009, photo, then-Lt. General Keith Alexander, who was then-director of the National Security Agency, speaks at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. Without warning, the electricity goes out, leaving you and your family in the dark for days, perhaps weeks. Or the gates of a dam holding back millions of gallons of water open suddenly and flood towns below. Or pipes in a chemical plant rupture, releasing deadly gas. Any one, or all, of these nightmare scenarios could be invisibly set in motion by hackers, terrorist groups or foreign governments with the motivation and technical know-how. Alexander, head of U.S. Cyber Command, has rated the country’s preparedness for a major cyberattack as poor, a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)</p><p>FILE This April 21, 2006 file photo shows the statue of the bull, on Wall Street in Downtown Manhattan, New York. The 2008 financial crisis roiled the banking system and swamped the global economy, leaving millions of Americans jobless, underemployed or facing foreclosure. In its wake, Congress set out to overhaul how the government oversees Wall Street. The result was a sprawling law, the Dodd-Frank Act, which aims to prevent future crises by giving the government new tools and restricting banks' activities. The law may make future crises less likely, but it increases costs for companies, especially banks, and their customers. (AP Photo/David Karp, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2012 file photo, gay marriage supporters gather at a rally outside of City Hall in Portland, Maine, in support of an upcoming ballot question that seeks to legalize same-sex marriage. On one aspect of whether same-sex couples should have the right to marry, both sides agree: The issue defines what kind of nation we are. Half a dozen states and the District of Columbia have made history by legalizing it, but it’s prohibited elsewhere, and 30 states have placed bans in their constitutions. (AP Photo/Joel Page, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2011 file photo, Occupy DC protesters watch morning commuters walk through McPherson Square in Washington. The income gap between the rich and everyone else is large and getting larger, while middle-class incomes stagnate. That's raised concerns that the nation's middle class isn't sharing in economic growth as it has in the past. And it sparked the Wall Street protests that spread to other cities in the country. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2011 file photo, Joe Lubbers, left, and Rick McKee display a sign in front of the Statehouse before start of Organization Day in Indianapolis. Union members rallied at the Statehouse ahead of a 2012 session that was to be dominated by "right-to-work" legislation. A unionized job once meant a secure path to a middle class life. Labor unions are still big political players. But they have seen a steady decline in membership and clout since their heyday in the 1950s. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)</p><p>FILE - This June 20, 2012 file photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. With four justices in their seventies, odds are good that whoever is elected in November will have a chance to fill at least one Supreme Court seat. The next justice could dramatically alter the direction of a court closely divided between conservatives and liberals. One new face on the bench could mean a sea change in how millions get health care, shape the rights of gay Americans and much more. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2011 file photo, Carol Gay, of Brick, N.J., holds a sign saying "Tax the Rich," as several groups including the Peoples Uprisings, October 2011 Coalition, and Occupy DC, "occupy" Freedom Plaza in Washington. The income gap between the rich and everyone else is large and getting larger, while middle-class incomes stagnate. That's raised concerns that the nation's middle class isn't sharing in economic growth as it has in the past. And it sparked the Wall Street protests that spread to other cities in the country. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p><p>FILE- In this Nov. 5, 2009, file photo, an entrance to Fort Hood Army Base in Fort Hood, Texas, near Killeen remains in lock-down following a mass shooting. Osama bin Laden is dead and there hasn’t been a successful attack by al-Qaida-inspired extremists on U.S. soil since the deadly shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. But the danger of terrorism remains a reality for Americans, as seen in the attack in Libya in September that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)</p><p>FILE - In this this May 10, 2012 file photo, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey take part in a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, on the defense budget. Is the U.S. spending enough money on defense, and is it spending it in the right ways? In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks the money spigot was turned wide open, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and expanding the armed forces. Now that’s changing, and an important issue in the election is whether budget cuts have gone too far. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2011, file photo, a truck leaves a port in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province. Cheap imports of goods from China have benefited American consumers and helped keep inflation down. But those imports have hurt American manufacturers, and many U.S.-based companies outsource production to China to cut costs, which has also caused U.S. job losses. One study estimated that between 2001 and 2010, 2.8 million U.S. jobs were lost or displaced to China, the world's second largest economy. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT</p><p>FILE - This May 17, 2012 file photo show the steel skeleton for the eastern end of the new Innerbelt Bridge in Cleveland sits next to the existing span. Much of America’s infrastructure, including its interstate highway system, is more than half a century old and in need of serious work to keep pace with a rising population. Highway, rail and airport bottlenecks slow the movement of goods and commuters, costing billions in wasted time and fuel and even measurably slowing the economy. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 16, 2011 file photo, exhaust rises from smokestacks in front of piles of coal at NRG Energy's W.A. Parish Electric Generating Station in Thompsons, Texas. Everyone wants clean air and water. But people also want to drive their cars whenever they wish and light up a room by flipping a switch. It’s a never-ending balancing act for government as it tries to protect health and the environment while promoting economic growth and jobs. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)</p><p>FILE - This June 19, 2012 file photo shows a US soldier, part of the NATO forces, patrols a police station in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. troops are still in Afghanistan, nearly 11 years after they invaded. Why? The answer boils down to one word: al-Qaida. The goal is to damage the terrorist group enough to prevent a repeat of the 9/11 attacks. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan, File)</p><p>FILE - This Oct. 9, 2012 file photo shows protesters kicking a police barrier during a protest in front of the parliament in Athens. Europe is struggling to control a debt crisis, save the euro currency and stop a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis that sent the world spinning into recession. The continent’s troubles are the No. 1 threat to the fragile U.S. economy. If the crisis spreads to the U.S., Americans could find it harder to get loans and the country could slip back into recession. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, smoke rises in this time exposure image from the stacks of the La Cygne Generating Station coal-fired power plant in La Cygne, Kan. This year the nationís weather has been hotter and more extreme than ever, federal records show. Yet there are two people who arenít talking about it, and they both happen to be running for president. In 2009, President Barack Obama proposed a bill that would have capped power plant carbon dioxide emissions and allowed trading of credits for the right to emit greenhouse gases, but the measure died in Congress. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, Filr</p><p>In this Oct. 20, 2012, photo, election workers Elena Soto, left, and Dave Carlson post early voting signs for a polling place along Frank Sinatra Blvd. behind The Mirage Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas. The nation's complexion is rapidly changing. A more racially and ethnically diverse population is rising so that, perhaps within three decades, whites will no longer be the majority. That means shifts in political power, the risk of intensified racial tensions and also the opportunity to forge a multiracial society unlike anything in America's past. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2012 file photo, a new Apple iPhone 5 is on display following the introduction of new products in San Francisco. With unemployment painfully high, it’s not surprising that fears over outsourcing, which first surfaced in the mid-2000s, have returned. Unemployment topped 8 percent for 43 months from February 2009 through August 2012, the longest stretch since the Great Depression. It dipped to 7.8 percent in September. Also fueling fears is the decision by Apple and other high-tech companies to manufacture many of their goods in China. That suggests it isn’t just low-skilled jobs in industries such as textiles that are being lost. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. As concern intensifies over Iran's nuclear program and the rise of Islamist governments in the Middle East, America's top ally in the region, Israel, has become increasingly wary. Israel's security has been a U.S. foreign policy priority of both Democratic and Republican administrations since the Jewish state was created in 1948. Although small in size and population, Israel has significant influence in Washington and presidents of both parties have pledged their commitment to its defense. And it's always a potential flashpoint in a region that the U.S. depends on for oil. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)</p><p>FILE - This April 19, 2011 file photo shows a member of the National Guard checking on his colleague inside a Border Patrol Skybox near the Hidalgo International Bridge in Hidalgo, Texas. Illegal immigration has slowed in recent years, with the Border Patrol recently recording the fewest arrests in almost 40 years. But many people worry that the Mexican border, the most popular crossing point for newly arriving illegal immigrants, still isn’t secure more than a decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Delcia Lopez, File)</p><p>FILE - This March 28, 2012 file photo shows Janis Haddon,of Atlanta, holding a glove with a message outside the Supreme Court in Washington as the court concluded three days of hearing arguments on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. America’s health care system is unsustainable. It’s not one problem, but three combined: high cost, uneven quality and millions uninsured. Major changes will keep coming. Every family will be affected. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)</p><p>FILE - This June 12, 2012 file photo shows a Syrian revolutionary flag waving on top of a building on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. Syria's conflict is the most violent to emerge from last year's Arab Spring. The protests started peacefully but prompted a brutal crackdown by President Bashar Assad's government. The fighting has escalated into a civil war that has killed just over 30,000 people over the last year and a half, according to activists. Despite intervening in Libya, the United States has steered clear of taking military action or arming Syria's rebels. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2012 file photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes a victory sign in Tehran, Iran. With the Iraq war over and Afghanistan winding down, Iran is the most likely place for a new U.S. military conflict. Despite unprecedented global sanctions, Iran’s nuclear program is advancing. The United States and other Western nations fear the Islamic republic is determined to develop nuclear weapons and fundamentally reshape the balance of power in the Middle East, while posing a grave threat to Israel. Iran insists its program is solely designed for peaceful energy and medical research purposes. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/19/14560745-why-it-matters-issues-at-stake-in-electionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/19/14560745-why-it-matters-issues-at-stake-in-electionuspoliticsitwhymatterscompilationFri, 19 Oct 2012 17:46:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken March 30, 2009, file photo General Motors workers view President Barack Obama's talk about the auto industry bailout in Detroit. The government bailout of General Motors and Chrysler is one of the most polarizing issues of the presidential campaign. Many Americans wonder why $62 billion in tax dollars went to keeping the two automakers afloat in 2008 and 2009. There's little doubt the bailout saved the automakers and huge numbers of jobs. But there's also little chance the government will get all its money back. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2009, file photo, a memorial to victims of the Fort Hood shooting is shown before the start of a memorial service, to be attended by President Barack Obama, at Fort Hood, Texas. Osama bin Laden is dead and there hasn’t been a successful attack by al-Qaida-inspired extremists on U.S. soil since the deadly shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. But the danger of terrorism remains a reality for Americans, as seen in the attack in Libya in September that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 22, 2012 file photo, a pumpjack is silhouetted against the setting sun in Oklahoma City. Americans depend on energy for everything from driving their cars to powering factories, homes and offices &#8212; and of course our smart phones, laptops and tablets. How that energy is produced and where it comes from affect jobs, the economy and the environment. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. As concern intensifies over Iran's nuclear program and the rise of Islamist governments in the Middle East, America's top ally in the region, Israel, has become increasingly wary. Israel's security has been a U.S. foreign policy priority of both Democratic and Republican administrations since the Jewish state was created in 1948. Although small in size and population, Israel has significant influence in Washington and presidents of both parties have pledged their commitment to its defense. And it's always a potential flashpoint in a region that the U.S. depends on for oil. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)</p><p>FILE - This Aug. 12, 2012 file photo shows a bullet hole on a door frame inside the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis. Frightening episodes of gun violence have been splayed across front pages with alarming frequency this campaign season: The movie theater killings in Colorado, the Sikh temple shootings in Wisconsin, the gun battle outside the Empire State Building, and more. Guns are used in two-thirds of homicides, according to the FBI. But the murder rate is less than half what it was two decades ago. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 21, 2009, photo, then-Lt. General Keith Alexander, who was then-director of the National Security Agency, speaks at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. Without warning, the electricity goes out, leaving you and your family in the dark for days, perhaps weeks. Or the gates of a dam holding back millions of gallons of water open suddenly and flood towns below. Or pipes in a chemical plant rupture, releasing deadly gas. Any one, or all, of these nightmare scenarios could be invisibly set in motion by hackers, terrorist groups or foreign governments with the motivation and technical know-how. Alexander, head of U.S. Cyber Command, has rated the country’s preparedness for a major cyberattack as poor, a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)</p><p>FILE This April 21, 2006 file photo shows the statue of the bull, on Wall Street in Downtown Manhattan, New York. The 2008 financial crisis roiled the banking system and swamped the global economy, leaving millions of Americans jobless, underemployed or facing foreclosure. In its wake, Congress set out to overhaul how the government oversees Wall Street. The result was a sprawling law, the Dodd-Frank Act, which aims to prevent future crises by giving the government new tools and restricting banks' activities. The law may make future crises less likely, but it increases costs for companies, especially banks, and their customers. (AP Photo/David Karp, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2012 file photo, gay marriage supporters gather at a rally outside of City Hall in Portland, Maine, in support of an upcoming ballot question that seeks to legalize same-sex marriage. On one aspect of whether same-sex couples should have the right to marry, both sides agree: The issue defines what kind of nation we are. Half a dozen states and the District of Columbia have made history by legalizing it, but it’s prohibited elsewhere, and 30 states have placed bans in their constitutions. (AP Photo/Joel Page, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2011 file photo, Occupy DC protesters watch morning commuters walk through McPherson Square in Washington. The income gap between the rich and everyone else is large and getting larger, while middle-class incomes stagnate. That's raised concerns that the nation's middle class isn't sharing in economic growth as it has in the past. And it sparked the Wall Street protests that spread to other cities in the country. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2011 file photo, Joe Lubbers, left, and Rick McKee display a sign in front of the Statehouse before start of Organization Day in Indianapolis. Union members rallied at the Statehouse ahead of a 2012 session that was to be dominated by "right-to-work" legislation. A unionized job once meant a secure path to a middle class life. Labor unions are still big political players. But they have seen a steady decline in membership and clout since their heyday in the 1950s. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)</p><p>FILE - This June 20, 2012 file photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. With four justices in their seventies, odds are good that whoever is elected in November will have a chance to fill at least one Supreme Court seat. The next justice could dramatically alter the direction of a court closely divided between conservatives and liberals. One new face on the bench could mean a sea change in how millions get health care, shape the rights of gay Americans and much more. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2011 file photo, Carol Gay, of Brick, N.J., holds a sign saying "Tax the Rich," as several groups including the Peoples Uprisings, October 2011 Coalition, and Occupy DC, "occupy" Freedom Plaza in Washington. The income gap between the rich and everyone else is large and getting larger, while middle-class incomes stagnate. That's raised concerns that the nation's middle class isn't sharing in economic growth as it has in the past. And it sparked the Wall Street protests that spread to other cities in the country. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p><p>FILE- In this Nov. 5, 2009, file photo, an entrance to Fort Hood Army Base in Fort Hood, Texas, near Killeen remains in lock-down following a mass shooting. Osama bin Laden is dead and there hasn’t been a successful attack by al-Qaida-inspired extremists on U.S. soil since the deadly shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. But the danger of terrorism remains a reality for Americans, as seen in the attack in Libya in September that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)</p><p>FILE - In this this May 10, 2012 file photo, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey take part in a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, on the defense budget. Is the U.S. spending enough money on defense, and is it spending it in the right ways? In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks the money spigot was turned wide open, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and expanding the armed forces. Now that’s changing, and an important issue in the election is whether budget cuts have gone too far. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2011, file photo, a truck leaves a port in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province. Cheap imports of goods from China have benefited American consumers and helped keep inflation down. But those imports have hurt American manufacturers, and many U.S.-based companies outsource production to China to cut costs, which has also caused U.S. job losses. One study estimated that between 2001 and 2010, 2.8 million U.S. jobs were lost or displaced to China, the world's second largest economy. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT</p><p>FILE - This May 17, 2012 file photo show the steel skeleton for the eastern end of the new Innerbelt Bridge in Cleveland sits next to the existing span. Much of America’s infrastructure, including its interstate highway system, is more than half a century old and in need of serious work to keep pace with a rising population. Highway, rail and airport bottlenecks slow the movement of goods and commuters, costing billions in wasted time and fuel and even measurably slowing the economy. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 16, 2011 file photo, exhaust rises from smokestacks in front of piles of coal at NRG Energy's W.A. Parish Electric Generating Station in Thompsons, Texas. Everyone wants clean air and water. But people also want to drive their cars whenever they wish and light up a room by flipping a switch. It’s a never-ending balancing act for government as it tries to protect health and the environment while promoting economic growth and jobs. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)</p><p>FILE - This June 19, 2012 file photo shows a US soldier, part of the NATO forces, patrols a police station in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. troops are still in Afghanistan, nearly 11 years after they invaded. Why? The answer boils down to one word: al-Qaida. The goal is to damage the terrorist group enough to prevent a repeat of the 9/11 attacks. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan, File)</p><p>FILE - This Oct. 9, 2012 file photo shows protesters kicking a police barrier during a protest in front of the parliament in Athens. Europe is struggling to control a debt crisis, save the euro currency and stop a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis that sent the world spinning into recession. The continent’s troubles are the No. 1 threat to the fragile U.S. economy. If the crisis spreads to the U.S., Americans could find it harder to get loans and the country could slip back into recession. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, smoke rises in this time exposure image from the stacks of the La Cygne Generating Station coal-fired power plant in La Cygne, Kan. This year the nationís weather has been hotter and more extreme than ever, federal records show. Yet there are two people who arenít talking about it, and they both happen to be running for president. In 2009, President Barack Obama proposed a bill that would have capped power plant carbon dioxide emissions and allowed trading of credits for the right to emit greenhouse gases, but the measure died in Congress. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, Filr</p><p>In this Oct. 20, 2012, photo, election workers Elena Soto, left, and Dave Carlson post early voting signs for a polling place along Frank Sinatra Blvd. behind The Mirage Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas. The nation's complexion is rapidly changing. A more racially and ethnically diverse population is rising so that, perhaps within three decades, whites will no longer be the majority. That means shifts in political power, the risk of intensified racial tensions and also the opportunity to forge a multiracial society unlike anything in America's past. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2012 file photo, a new Apple iPhone 5 is on display following the introduction of new products in San Francisco. With unemployment painfully high, it’s not surprising that fears over outsourcing, which first surfaced in the mid-2000s, have returned. Unemployment topped 8 percent for 43 months from February 2009 through August 2012, the longest stretch since the Great Depression. It dipped to 7.8 percent in September. Also fueling fears is the decision by Apple and other high-tech companies to manufacture many of their goods in China. That suggests it isn’t just low-skilled jobs in industries such as textiles that are being lost. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. As concern intensifies over Iran's nuclear program and the rise of Islamist governments in the Middle East, America's top ally in the region, Israel, has become increasingly wary. Israel's security has been a U.S. foreign policy priority of both Democratic and Republican administrations since the Jewish state was created in 1948. Although small in size and population, Israel has significant influence in Washington and presidents of both parties have pledged their commitment to its defense. And it's always a potential flashpoint in a region that the U.S. depends on for oil. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)</p><p>FILE - This April 19, 2011 file photo shows a member of the National Guard checking on his colleague inside a Border Patrol Skybox near the Hidalgo International Bridge in Hidalgo, Texas. Illegal immigration has slowed in recent years, with the Border Patrol recently recording the fewest arrests in almost 40 years. But many people worry that the Mexican border, the most popular crossing point for newly arriving illegal immigrants, still isn’t secure more than a decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Delcia Lopez, File)</p><p>FILE - This March 28, 2012 file photo shows Janis Haddon,of Atlanta, holding a glove with a message outside the Supreme Court in Washington as the court concluded three days of hearing arguments on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. America’s health care system is unsustainable. It’s not one problem, but three combined: high cost, uneven quality and millions uninsured. Major changes will keep coming. Every family will be affected. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)</p><p>FILE - This June 12, 2012 file photo shows a Syrian revolutionary flag waving on top of a building on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. Syria's conflict is the most violent to emerge from last year's Arab Spring. The protests started peacefully but prompted a brutal crackdown by President Bashar Assad's government. The fighting has escalated into a civil war that has killed just over 30,000 people over the last year and a half, according to activists. Despite intervening in Libya, the United States has steered clear of taking military action or arming Syria's rebels. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2012 file photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes a victory sign in Tehran, Iran. With the Iraq war over and Afghanistan winding down, Iran is the most likely place for a new U.S. military conflict. Despite unprecedented global sanctions, Iran’s nuclear program is advancing. The United States and other Western nations fear the Islamic republic is determined to develop nuclear weapons and fundamentally reshape the balance of power in the Middle East, while posing a grave threat to Israel. Iran insists its program is solely designed for peaceful energy and medical research purposes. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14497005-why-it-matters-an-election-of-tipping-pointshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14497005-why-it-matters-an-election-of-tipping-pointsbusinessuspoliticsitelection-daywhymattersrepublican-mitt-romneydemocrat-barack-obamawhy-it-mattersWed, 17 Oct 2012 05:32:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A worker prepares a set in the media filing center in preparation for the Presidential debate at Hofstra University, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, in Hempsted, New York. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will hold their second debate Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shake hands at the end of the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>FILE - In this March 22, 2012 file photo, a pumpjack is silhouetted against the setting sun in Oklahoma City. Americans depend on energy for everything from driving their cars to powering factories, homes and offices &#8212; and of course our smart phones, laptops and tablets. How that energy is produced and where it comes from affect jobs, the economy and the environment. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/08/14289798-benefits-outweigh-risks-in-philippines-peace-dealhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/08/14289798-benefits-outweigh-risks-in-philippines-peace-dealphilippinesitworld-newsaswhymattersMon, 8 Oct 2012 09:53:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Philippine government negotiator Marvic Leonen gestures as he answers questions from reporters after meeting with Philippine President Benigno Aquino III at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group reached a preliminary peace deal that is a major breakthrough toward ending a decades-long insurgency that killed tens of thousands and held back development in the south. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p><p>Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, right, receives documents from Philippine government negotiator Marvic Leonen during their meeting at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group reached a preliminary peace deal that is a major breakthrough toward ending a decades-long insurgency that killed tens of thousands and held back development in the south. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)</p>