{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"News","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news","title":"Baldacci: Political strife part of our history","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"c6EEHW99Pb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/baldacci-political-strife-part-of-our-history\/\">Baldacci: Political strife part of our history<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/baldacci-political-strife-part-of-our-history\/embed\/#?secret=c6EEHW99Pb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Baldacci: Political strife part of our history&#8221; &#8212; News\" data-secret=\"c6EEHW99Pb\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"NOVEMBER 4, 2011 By William Mitchell '13, Contributing Writer On Wednesday, former Governor of Maine John Baldacci spoke about dysfunction in Congress at an event hosted by the Riley Institute in the Younts Conference Center. Baldacci was given a warm introduction by former Secretary of Education and South Carolina Governor Richard Riley, for whom the Riley Institute is named. Baldacci began his lecture with a few lighthearted jabs at his home state of Maine. \u201cIn Maine we\u2019re known for our lobsters, lighthouses and L.L. Bean, but probably not in that order.\u201d","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/newsimg.furman.edu.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/11.4-baldacci.jpg"}