<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - Jack Gillum's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://ap-1014707.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:21:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:41:52 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Romney, Republican Party raise $40M in April</title>
<description><![CDATA[Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney and his party raised a combined $40.1 million in April.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/16/11743467-romney-republican-party-raise-40m-in-april</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/16/11743467-romney-republican-party-raise-40m-in-april</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>fundraising</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>romney</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:21:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New 'super' PAC hopes to woo younger voters</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama counted on the support of younger voters four years ago. Now, a new Republican-leaning "super" political committee wants to bring them to the GOP's side.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/13/11690756-new-super-pac-hopes-to-woo-younger-voters</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/13/11690756-new-super-pac-hopes-to-woo-younger-voters</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>voters</category><category>pac</category><category>super-pac</category><category>younger-voters</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 03:52:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bdcacca4-c630-4626-a603-03ad5ad262e4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bdcacca4-c630-4626-a603-03ad5ad262e4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama poses for a photo after honoring the 2012 National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS award winners, Saturday, May 12, 2012, during a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Soros' $2M gift may show new support from liberals</title>
<description><![CDATA[Liberal financial heavyweights are becoming more involved in the presidential campaign.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/08/11598779-soros-2m-gift-may-show-new-support-from-liberals</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/08/11598779-soros-2m-gift-may-show-new-support-from-liberals</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>donations</category><category>soros</category><category>soros-donations</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 15:19:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4b12bd64-5ce8-4efc-b090-de8f52b4091b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4b12bd64-5ce8-4efc-b090-de8f52b4091b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2006 file photo, U.S. financier George Soros  is seen in New Delhi. Liberal financial heavyweights are becoming more involved in the presidential campaign. The growing list now includes  Soros. The billionaire philanthropist has pledged $2 million to political groups supporting the re-election of President Barack Obama, as well as progressive causes.   (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Billionaire Soros giving $2M to Democratic groups</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire financier George Soros is pledging $2 million to political groups supporting progressive causes and President Barack Obama's re-election, part of an effort by liberal donors to counterbalance large sums of money flowing to Republican candidates.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/07/11586333-billionaire-soros-giving-2m-to-democratic-groups</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/07/11586333-billionaire-soros-giving-2m-to-democratic-groups</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>donations</category><category>george-soros</category><category>soros</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 01:10:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Did Romney earn tax credits for overseas profits?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Do you remember what's on page 169 of your income tax return? Neither does Mitt Romney.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/07/11582798-did-romney-earn-tax-credits-for-overseas-profits</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/07/11582798-did-romney-earn-tax-credits-for-overseas-profits</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>taxes</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>romney</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 19:35:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a4ccaa30-7f31-4c3a-aa6c-ddea79639ba2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a4ccaa30-7f31-4c3a-aa6c-ddea79639ba2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks to a supporter at a town hall-style meeting in Euclid, Ohio, Monday, May 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f4638f59-82bf-449f-9c7c-6455075b8834.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f4638f59-82bf-449f-9c7c-6455075b8834.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a town hall-style meeting in Euclid, Ohio, Monday, May 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bde6ad0d-7d57-43ea-a649-232482ff564c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bde6ad0d-7d57-43ea-a649-232482ff564c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands with supporters at a town hall-style meeting in Euclid, Ohio, Monday, May 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Obama enjoys 10-1 financial edge over Romney</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama's re-election effort enjoyed a 10-to-1 financial edge over Republican rival Mitt Romney last month, out-raising the former Massachusetts governor by millions as Obama stuffed more than $104 million into his campaign war chest.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/20/11312761-obama-enjoys-10-1-financial-edge-over-romney</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/20/11312761-obama-enjoys-10-1-financial-edge-over-romney</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>finance</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>campaign</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:15:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8da85c2d-b25c-45fa-9860-3809d840e0b3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8da85c2d-b25c-45fa-9860-3809d840e0b3.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 18, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Charlotte, N.C. Romney's presidential campaign said it raised $12.6 million in contributions in March, adding to roughly $14 million his Republican Party brought in last month. But the combined figure still puts Romney at a disadvantage with the man whose job he wants in November. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/51a6a3c8-033d-498b-ae6a-723412b96f87.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/51a6a3c8-033d-498b-ae6a-723412b96f87.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 18, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. Mitt Romney's presidential campaign said it raised $12.6 million in contributions in March, adding to roughly $14 million his Republican Party brought in last month. But the combined figure still puts Romney at a disadvantage with the man whose job he wants in November. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Romney pulls in $12M as Obama builds war chest</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney's presidential campaign raised $12.6 million in contributions in March, adding to roughly $14 million his Republican Party brought in last month. But the combined figure puts Romney at a disadvantage with the man whose job he wants in November.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/20/11311812-romney-pulls-in-12m-as-obama-builds-war-chest</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/20/11311812-romney-pulls-in-12m-as-obama-builds-war-chest</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>finance</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>campaign</category><category>republican-party</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:49:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8da85c2d-b25c-45fa-9860-3809d840e0b3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8da85c2d-b25c-45fa-9860-3809d840e0b3.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 18, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Charlotte, N.C. Romney's presidential campaign said it raised $12.6 million in contributions in March, adding to roughly $14 million his Republican Party brought in last month. But the combined figure still puts Romney at a disadvantage with the man whose job he wants in November. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/51a6a3c8-033d-498b-ae6a-723412b96f87.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/51a6a3c8-033d-498b-ae6a-723412b96f87.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 18, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. Mitt Romney's presidential campaign said it raised $12.6 million in contributions in March, adding to roughly $14 million his Republican Party brought in last month. But the combined figure still puts Romney at a disadvantage with the man whose job he wants in November. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Romney pulls in $12M as GOP super PAC amasses cash</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney's presidential campaign said it raised $12.6 million in contributions in March, adding to roughly $14 million his Republican Party brought in last month. But the combined figure still puts Romney at a disadvantage with the man whose job he wants in November.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/20/11308764-romney-pulls-in-12m-as-gop-super-pac-amasses-cash</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/20/11308764-romney-pulls-in-12m-as-gop-super-pac-amasses-cash</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>finance</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>campaign</category><category>republican-party</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:57:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6eaac72b-4aa2-462e-872a-b03cea6a9117.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="308" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6eaac72b-4aa2-462e-872a-b03cea6a9117.jpg" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama greets the crowd after a ceremony to honor the NCAA College football BCS National Champion University of Alabama Crimson Tide, Thursday, April 19, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/07cca1b7-5373-4b5b-9fca-58b2edec0064.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/07cca1b7-5373-4b5b-9fca-58b2edec0064.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves as he arrives for a campaign rally at the closed National Gypsum drywall factory in Lorain, Ohio, Thursday, April 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8da85c2d-b25c-45fa-9860-3809d840e0b3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8da85c2d-b25c-45fa-9860-3809d840e0b3.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 18, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Charlotte, N.C. Romney's presidential campaign said it raised $12.6 million in contributions in March, adding to roughly $14 million his Republican Party brought in last month. But the combined figure still puts Romney at a disadvantage with the man whose job he wants in November. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/51a6a3c8-033d-498b-ae6a-723412b96f87.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/51a6a3c8-033d-498b-ae6a-723412b96f87.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 18, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. Mitt Romney's presidential campaign said it raised $12.6 million in contributions in March, adding to roughly $14 million his Republican Party brought in last month. But the combined figure still puts Romney at a disadvantage with the man whose job he wants in November. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Romney pulls in $12M as GOP super PAC amasses cash</title>
<description><![CDATA[In its first publicly available financial report since the Super Tuesday primaries, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign said it raised $12.6 million in contributions last month, a figure that puts Romney at a disadvantage with the man whose job he wants come November.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/20/11300587-romney-pulls-in-12m-as-gop-super-pac-amasses-cash</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/20/11300587-romney-pulls-in-12m-as-gop-super-pac-amasses-cash</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>finance</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>campaign</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:58:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6eaac72b-4aa2-462e-872a-b03cea6a9117.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="308" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6eaac72b-4aa2-462e-872a-b03cea6a9117.jpg" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama greets the crowd after a ceremony to honor the NCAA College football BCS National Champion University of Alabama Crimson Tide, Thursday, April 19, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/07cca1b7-5373-4b5b-9fca-58b2edec0064.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/07cca1b7-5373-4b5b-9fca-58b2edec0064.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves as he arrives for a campaign rally at the closed National Gypsum drywall factory in Lorain, Ohio, Thursday, April 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Super PACs largely free to spend remaining cash</title>
<description><![CDATA[When a presidential candidate throws in the towel, what can a "super" PAC that once supported the campaign spend its money on?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/11/11145183-super-pacs-largely-free-to-spend-remaining-cash</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/11/11145183-super-pacs-largely-free-to-spend-remaining-cash</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>spending</category><category>pac</category><category>super-pac</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:45:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a81fb278-9787-46b7-a362-133cd8fe671f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a81fb278-9787-46b7-a362-133cd8fe671f.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum turns to his wife Karen, left, after announcing he is suspending his candidacy for the presidency, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Gettysburg, Pa.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/10b5787c-8ac1-442a-b68c-89701c1d47c1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="489" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/10b5787c-8ac1-442a-b68c-89701c1d47c1.jpg" width="120" height="147" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is interviewed by Martha MacCallum, co-anchor of &quot;America's Newsroom&quot; on the Fox News Channel in New York, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. On Tuesday, Romney made clear that he would assault Obama's character as well, saying the president is not inept at economic policy, but he actively dislikes business. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gingrich, Paul vow to stay in GOP primary contest</title>
<description><![CDATA[Republican presidential contenders Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are vowing to stay in the race even though Rick Santorum is not.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11125602-gingrich-paul-vow-to-stay-in-gop-primary-contest</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11125602-gingrich-paul-vow-to-stay-in-gop-primary-contest</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>ron-paul</category><category>conservatives</category><category>newt-gingrich</category><category>rick-santorum</category><category>gingrich</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:13:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Top Obama campaign donor accused of fraud</title>
<description><![CDATA[A major donor to President Barack Obama has been accused of defrauding a businessman and impersonating a bank official, creating new headaches for Obama's re-election campaign as it deals with the questionable history of another top supporter.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/01/10970267-top-obama-campaign-donor-accused-of-fraud</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/01/10970267-top-obama-campaign-donor-accused-of-fraud</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>fraud</category><category>fundraiser</category><pubDate>Sun, 1 Apr 2012 20:43:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6f4589a6-1233-4d1a-bb12-42d80c58faf3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6f4589a6-1233-4d1a-bb12-42d80c58faf3.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign fundraiser at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt., Friday, March, 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>McConnell: Time now to focus on general election</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Senate's top Republican says it's time for his party to turn its attention to the fall presidential campaign.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/01/10966895-mcconnell-time-now-to-focus-on-general-election</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/01/10966895-mcconnell-time-now-to-focus-on-general-election</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>gop</category><category>campaign</category><category>mcconnell</category><pubDate>Sun, 1 Apr 2012 13:42:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2888e3a9-f432-45a9-a596-e5becc0385dd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="260" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2888e3a9-f432-45a9-a596-e5becc0385dd.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney signs placards for supporters of Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker at a phone bank during a campaign stop in Fitchburg, Wis., Saturday, March 31, 2012.  The phone bank is used in support of Walker who is facing a recall election in June 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/475ee1f5-3e54-4632-9d1f-ae63ac4ecc62.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/475ee1f5-3e54-4632-9d1f-ae63ac4ecc62.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks with supporters of Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker at a phone bank during a campaign stop in Fitchburg, Wis., Saturday, March 31, 2012.  The phone bank is used in support of Walker who is facing a recall election in June 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f8d7d66e-a7e5-4c19-b373-2fa298513078.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f8d7d66e-a7e5-4c19-b373-2fa298513078.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaigns in Muskego, Wis., Saturday, March 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c2315053-aad0-4078-8d29-ec9345bf77a2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="340" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c2315053-aad0-4078-8d29-ec9345bf77a2.jpg" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to an audience at a Waukesha County Republican dinner during a campaign stop in Pewaukee, Wis., Saturday, March 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Judge says groups can't shield campaign donors</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Election Commission overstepped its bounds in allowing groups that fund certain election ads to keep their financiers anonymous, a federal judge has ruled.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/30/10949050-judge-says-groups-cant-shield-campaign-donors</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/30/10949050-judge-says-groups-cant-shield-campaign-donors</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>finance</category><category>campaign</category><category>campaign-finance</category><category>district-court</category><category>federal-election-commission</category><category>ruling</category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 03:40:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama spends millions more than GOP campaigns</title>
<description><![CDATA[The costly Republican primary has been draining Mitt Romney's wallet and giving President Barack Obama time to build an expansive campaign architecture with offices in 45 states and hundreds of employees.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/29/10923888-obama-spends-millions-more-than-gop-campaigns</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/29/10923888-obama-spends-millions-more-than-gop-campaigns</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>campaign</category><category>sizable</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:21:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/09c93a9c-e233-4098-a5f2-4d57e697ea63.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="244" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/09c93a9c-e233-4098-a5f2-4d57e697ea63.jpg" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this May 12, 2011, file photo, staff members work at President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign headquarters during a media tour of the new facility in Chicago. With Republicans locked in a contentious and expensive primary, Obama has spent a small fortune to build and maintain a campaign operation thats larger, more diverse and more focused on the general election than any of his opponents organizations. Republican contenders like Mitt Romney have been closely watching their expenses during the primary campaign. But Obama faces no serious challenger for the Democratic nomination. He has sunk much of his cash into an expansive brick-and-mortar operation with offices in nearly every state. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bc5f5315-1583-4873-94a6-c359ce8bd1bb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bc5f5315-1583-4873-94a6-c359ce8bd1bb.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this May 12, 2011, file photo, volunteers make signs at President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign headquarters during a media tour of the new facility in Chicago. With Republicans locked in a contentious and expensive primary, Obama has spent a small fortune to build and maintain a campaign operation thats larger, more diverse and more focused on the general election than any of his opponents organizations. Republican contenders like Mitt Romney have been closely watching their expenses during the primary campaign. But Obama faces no serious challenger for the Democratic nomination. He has sunk much of his cash into an expansive brick-and-mortar operation with offices in nearly every state. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Obama outspends Republican campaigns by millions</title>
<description><![CDATA[With Republicans locked in a contentious and expensive primary, President Barack Obama has spent a small fortune in recent months to build and maintain a campaign operation that is larger, more diverse and more focused on November's general election than any of his opponents' organizations.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/29/10914312-obama-outspends-republican-campaigns-by-millions</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/29/10914312-obama-outspends-republican-campaigns-by-millions</guid><category>us-news</category><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>campaign</category><category>with-republicans</category><category>sizable</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:11:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/09c93a9c-e233-4098-a5f2-4d57e697ea63.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="244" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/09c93a9c-e233-4098-a5f2-4d57e697ea63.jpg" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this May 12, 2011, file photo, staff members work at President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign headquarters during a media tour of the new facility in Chicago. With Republicans locked in a contentious and expensive primary, Obama has spent a small fortune to build and maintain a campaign operation thats larger, more diverse and more focused on the general election than any of his opponents organizations. Republican contenders like Mitt Romney have been closely watching their expenses during the primary campaign. But Obama faces no serious challenger for the Democratic nomination. He has sunk much of his cash into an expansive brick-and-mortar operation with offices in nearly every state. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bc5f5315-1583-4873-94a6-c359ce8bd1bb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bc5f5315-1583-4873-94a6-c359ce8bd1bb.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this May 12, 2011, file photo, volunteers make signs at President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign headquarters during a media tour of the new facility in Chicago. With Republicans locked in a contentious and expensive primary, Obama has spent a small fortune to build and maintain a campaign operation thats larger, more diverse and more focused on the general election than any of his opponents organizations. Republican contenders like Mitt Romney have been closely watching their expenses during the primary campaign. But Obama faces no serious challenger for the Democratic nomination. He has sunk much of his cash into an expansive brick-and-mortar operation with offices in nearly every state. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Top Obama donors among frequent White House guests</title>
<description><![CDATA[More than half of President Barack Obama's most generous campaign fundraisers have visited the White House at least once for meetings with top advisers, holiday parties or state dinners, according to a review by The Associated Press. Scores made multiple visits.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/26/10872656-top-obama-donors-among-frequent-white-house-guests</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/26/10872656-top-obama-donors-among-frequent-white-house-guests</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>obama</category><category>white-house</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>visitors</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:46:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/85fb9647-44ba-44fa-86e3-ab7c9d47b307.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/85fb9647-44ba-44fa-86e3-ab7c9d47b307.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2008, file photo, Lenny Mendonca, director and co-founder of Public Sector Practice and chairman of  McKinsey Global Institute, speaks during a National Health Care Reform discussion in Little Rock, Ark.  President Barack Obama is using privileged access to one of Americas greatest landmarks to reward his most generous financial supporters in ways that Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum cant match: More than 60 of Obamas biggest campaign donors have visited the White House more than once for meetings with top advisers, holiday parties or state dinners, a review by The Associated Press has found. Another donor who visited the White House, either before they gave money to support Obama or afterward, include Mendonca, who gave $50,000 to Priorities USA Action in November 2011, according to records submitted to the Federal Election Commission. (AP Photo/Mike Wintroath)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/368d4057-2f1c-4e0c-a528-596f3f79d8e6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/368d4057-2f1c-4e0c-a528-596f3f79d8e6.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 14, 2012, file photo, the red carpet of the North Portico is prepared for President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama to welcome Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha to the White House for a State Dinner in Washington. Obama is using privileged access to one of Americas greatest landmarks to reward his most generous financial supporters in ways that Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum cant match: More than 60 of Obamas biggest campaign donors have visited the White House more than once for meetings with top advisers, holiday parties or state dinners, a review by The Associated Press has found. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Top Obama donors among frequent White House guests</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama is using privileged access to one of America's greatest landmarks to reward his most generous financial supporters in ways that Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum can't match: More than 60 of Obama's biggest campaign donors have visited the White House more than once for meetings with top advisers, holiday parties or state dinners, a review by The Associated Press has found.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/26/10862997-top-obama-donors-among-frequent-white-house-guests</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/26/10862997-top-obama-donors-among-frequent-white-house-guests</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>obama</category><category>white-house</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>associated-press</category><category>rick-santorum</category><category>visitors</category><category>republicans-mitt-romney</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:31:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/85fb9647-44ba-44fa-86e3-ab7c9d47b307.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/85fb9647-44ba-44fa-86e3-ab7c9d47b307.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2008, file photo, Lenny Mendonca, director and co-founder of Public Sector Practice and chairman of  McKinsey Global Institute, speaks during a National Health Care Reform discussion in Little Rock, Ark.  President Barack Obama is using privileged access to one of Americas greatest landmarks to reward his most generous financial supporters in ways that Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum cant match: More than 60 of Obamas biggest campaign donors have visited the White House more than once for meetings with top advisers, holiday parties or state dinners, a review by The Associated Press has found. Another donor who visited the White House, either before they gave money to support Obama or afterward, include Mendonca, who gave $50,000 to Priorities USA Action in November 2011, according to records submitted to the Federal Election Commission. (AP Photo/Mike Wintroath)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/368d4057-2f1c-4e0c-a528-596f3f79d8e6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/368d4057-2f1c-4e0c-a528-596f3f79d8e6.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 14, 2012, file photo, the red carpet of the North Portico is prepared for President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama to welcome Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha to the White House for a State Dinner in Washington. Obama is using privileged access to one of Americas greatest landmarks to reward his most generous financial supporters in ways that Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum cant match: More than 60 of Obamas biggest campaign donors have visited the White House more than once for meetings with top advisers, holiday parties or state dinners, a review by The Associated Press has found. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0b70d6d5-dc43-4d9d-bd19-9f240c5046bf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0b70d6d5-dc43-4d9d-bd19-9f240c5046bf.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2010, file photo, White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, third from right, speaks during the first meeting of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability at the Treasury Department in Washington. From left are, Assistant Treasury Secretary for Financial Institutions Michael S. Barr, Ariel Investments Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John W. Rogers Jr., YWCA Senior External Affairs Advisor Lorraine Cole, Education Department Deputy Chief of Staff Matthew Yale and Operation Hope Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Hope Bryan. Obama is using privileged access to one of Americas greatest landmarks to reward his most generous financial supporters in ways that Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum cant match: More than 60 of Obamas biggest campaign donors have visited the White House more than once for meetings with top advisers, holiday parties or state dinners, a review by The Associated Press has found.  Top donors to the supe&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Is big GOP money finally flowing to Mitt Romney?</title>
<description><![CDATA[In an indication the GOP establishment may be starting to coalesce behind him, major contributors to a key Republican political organization founded by political strategist Karl Rove have boosted their financial support for front-runner Mitt Romney.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/20/10780162-is-big-gop-money-finally-flowing-to-mitt-romney</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/20/10780162-is-big-gop-money-finally-flowing-to-mitt-romney</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>money</category><category>associated-press</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>campaign</category><category>karl-rove</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:36:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/67bfd01d-228c-42d6-bd67-7b6b50e9b0d0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="390" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/67bfd01d-228c-42d6-bd67-7b6b50e9b0d0.jpg" width="120" height="158" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves to a crowd as he leaves at an election night event in Schaumburg, Ill., Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Romney won Illinois Primary. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>A look at Republican ad spending per vote</title>
<description><![CDATA[Just how much does a Republican primary vote cost in ad spending? Depending on the candidate, it can vary quite a bit this election cycle.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/15/10708566-a-look-at-republican-ad-spending-per-vote</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/15/10708566-a-look-at-republican-ad-spending-per-vote</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>money</category><category>glance</category><category>candidates</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:35:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Top Obama fundraisers among state dinner guests</title>
<description><![CDATA[The White House extended state dinner invitations to more than 30 of President Barack Obama's top fundraisers, including a handful of donors to an independent political group backing his re-election effort, an Associated Press review has found.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/14/10692494-top-obama-fundraisers-among-state-dinner-guests</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/14/10692494-top-obama-fundraisers-among-state-dinner-guests</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>white-house</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>associated-press</category><category>dinner</category><category>donors</category><category>state-dinner</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:31:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9b890673-ef0c-4aeb-88fa-fb4b6bcd364c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="382" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9b890673-ef0c-4aeb-88fa-fb4b6bcd364c.jpg" width="120" height="161" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein walks with Georgina Chapman as they arrive at the Booksellers area of the White House in Washington for the State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha, Wednesday, March 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>A look at the takeaways from the Illinois primary</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some takeaways from Tuesday's Republican presidential primary in Illinois:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kasie Hunt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kasie Hunt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/14/10680159-a-look-at-the-takeaways-from-the-illinois-primary</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/14/10680159-a-look-at-the-takeaways-from-the-illinois-primary</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>gop</category><category>campaign</category><category>takeaways</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:51:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d9b65811-0565-4230-89a7-851be73d93ca.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="344" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d9b65811-0565-4230-89a7-851be73d93ca.jpg" width="120" height="179" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at his primary night election rally on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in Birmingham, Ala.  (AP Photo/Butch Dill)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/576c565d-b1c6-482e-9033-44b8f095536a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="288" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/576c565d-b1c6-482e-9033-44b8f095536a.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in St. Louis, Mo., Tuesday, March 13, 2012.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c82b046e-9eea-4c3c-9a19-dd751181030b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="255" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c82b046e-9eea-4c3c-9a19-dd751181030b.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, left, and his wife, Karen, right, smile during his election night party, Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in Lafayatte, La.  (AP Photo/Eric Gay)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6a1fd542-ad32-4f82-9514-1b745f02b262.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="298" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6a1fd542-ad32-4f82-9514-1b745f02b262.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, and his wife Ann wave to a crowd in Schaumburg, Ill., after Romney won the Illinois Republican presidential primary, Tuesday, March 20, 2012.  (AP Photo/Steven Senne)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Santorum super PAC calls for Gingrich to drop out</title>
<description><![CDATA[A super political action committee supporting Rick Santorum in the Republican presidential race says it's time for Newt Gingrich to drop out.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/07/10600555-santorum-super-pac-calls-for-gingrich-to-drop-out</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/07/10600555-santorum-super-pac-calls-for-gingrich-to-drop-out</guid><category>business</category><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>newt-gingrich</category><category>super</category><category>rick-santorum</category><category>santorum</category><category>pac</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 15:02:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/86c0cd63-2b95-451a-8c6c-677aa7db1c40.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/86c0cd63-2b95-451a-8c6c-677aa7db1c40.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at his election night party at Steubenville High School, Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in Steubenville, Ohio.  (AP Photo/Eric Gay)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Paul seeks Kan. delegates, 'the more the merrier'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is calling Kansas "a fertile field" as he pitches his libertarian views the day before state caucuses for delegates to the party's national convention.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Milburn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Milburn]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/06/10596442-paul-seeks-kan-delegates-the-more-the-merrier</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/06/10596442-paul-seeks-kan-delegates-the-more-the-merrier</guid><category>us-news</category><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>ron-paul</category><category>paul</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 03:21:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0fa0a77a-326f-4160-8b81-968f36203590.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="397" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0fa0a77a-326f-4160-8b81-968f36203590.jpg" width="120" height="119" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, signs a campaign poster for supporters before he addresses a crowd at the North Dakota caucus Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in Fargo, N.D. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/208e18e9-cbdd-4f80-89f0-0db25ab797d3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="329" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/208e18e9-cbdd-4f80-89f0-0db25ab797d3.jpg" width="120" height="99" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, addresses the crowd  during the North Dakota caucus Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in Fargo, N.D. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9ebee994-c090-48ee-bb5c-e69f0a719931.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="322" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9ebee994-c090-48ee-bb5c-e69f0a719931.jpg" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas speaks during a rally, Friday, March 9, 2012, in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gingrich campaign raised $5.5M in January</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign raised $5.5 million last month.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jack Gillum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/20/10461296-gingrich-campaign-raised-55m-in-january</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/20/10461296-gingrich-campaign-raised-55m-in-january</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>campaign</category><category>gingrich</category><category>fundraising</category><category>former-house-speaker-newt-gingrich</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:52:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>
