Republican presidential hopeful and conservative commentator Alan Keyes looks down during the Des Moines Register Republican Presidential Debate in Johnston, Iowa, Wednesday, Dec.12, 2007. AP Photo logo AP Photo 19 months ago

Republican presidential hopeful and conservative commentator Alan Keyes looks down during the Des Moines Register Republican Presidential Debate in Johnston, Iowa, Wednesday, Dec.12, 2007.

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  5. Veteran GOP Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania discusses his new Democratic Party allegiance at the White House with President Barack Obama in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Of specter Obama said, "I'm eager to receive his counsel and his advice, especially when he disagrees."
  6. Veteran GOP Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania discusses his conversion to the Democratic Party at the White House with President Barack Obama, left, and Vice President Joe Biden in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Specter left the Republican Party, his party of nearly 30 years, Tuesday. Obama hailed Specter's conversion, while Specter vowed that he'll be an asset as Obama tries to get his ambitious agenda through Congress.
  7. Veteran GOP Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania enters the Diplomatic Room at the White House to make a statement with President Barack Obama about his surprise switch to the Democratic Party in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
  8. FILE - In this April 21, 2009, file photo Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. reacts as President Barack Obama speaks at the SEED School of Washington in Washington. Congress returns for its midsummer session Monday with a Senate supermajority not super enough for President Barack Obama's top priorities to pass without Republican support.
  9. SOUTH BEND, IN - MAY 17: Pro-life activists Randall Terry (L) and Alan Keyes protest near the commencement ceremony at Notre Dame University on May 17, 2009 in South Bend, Indiana. Activists from around the country have gathered in South Bend to protest the university's decision to invite President Barack Obama, who supports abortion rights, to deliver the commencement address today and to award him an honorary degree.
  10. Former Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes, center left, and Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, center right, hold a news conference outside the gates of Notre Dame during graduation ceremonies with President Barack Obama in South Bend, Ind. on Sunday, May 17, 2009.
  11. Alan Keyes, who was arrested on Friday and released, comes to protest along with others backing and protesting President Barack Obama giving the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., Sunday, May 17, 2009.
  12. Alan Keyes, former Republican presidential candidate, is arrested during an anti-abortion protest Friday, May 15, 2009 in South Bend, Indiana. The protestors object to the selection of President Barack Obama as the Notre Dame commencement speaker.
  13. Notre Dame police officer Joseph Araman, right, instructs Alan Keyes, former Republican presidential candidate, to leave Notre Dame campus prior to Keyes' arrest during an anti-abortion protest Friday May 15, 2009 in South Bend, Indiana. The protestors object to the selection of President Barack Obama as the Notre Dame commencement speaker.
  14. Notre Dame police officer Joseph Araman, right, instructs Alan Keyes, former Republican presidential candidate, to leave Notre Dame campus prior to Keyes' arrest during an anti-abortion protest Friday May 15, 2009 in South Bend, Indiana. The protestors object to the selection of President Barack Obama as the Notre Dame commencement speaker.
  15. Former Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes is arrested by Notre Dame police during an anti-abortion protest at Notre Dame Friday, May 8, 2009 in South Bend, Ind. Keyes was leading a group of anti-abortion protestors who are objecting to Notre Dame's selection of President Barack Obama as the commencement speaker.
  16. In this photo taken May 8, 2009, anti-abortion protestors led by Alan Keyes cross the path of pro-Obama Notre Dame students in South Bend, Ind. University of Notre Dame students who plan to protest the school's awarding of an honorary degree to President Barack Obama on campus during commencement Sunday are calling for a peaceful, prayerful approach.

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