<?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</title><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/</link><description>A Voice of Dissent Is An Engine of Change</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:48:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:47:21 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Now Michigan's Republicans want forced transvaginal ultrasounds</title>
<description><![CDATA[HB 4187 of 2013&nbsp;would &ldquo;effectively require a transvaginal probe&rdquo; for any woman who wants to end a pregnancy, according to OBGYN Dr. Charlene Abernethy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16868946-now-michigans-republicans-want-forced-transvaginal-ultrasounds</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16868946-now-michigans-republicans-want-forced-transvaginal-ultrasounds</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>sex</category><category>republican</category><category>abortion</category><category>rape</category><category>sexuality</category><category>pro-life</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:48:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN): &quot;I think video games [are] a bigger problem than guns, because video games affect people&quot; </title>
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For those who can't watch clips online, Chuck Todd asked the senator, "Can you envision a way of supporting the universal background checks bill?" Alexander replied, "Chuck, I'm going to wait and see on all of these bills.&nbsp;You know, I think video games is [sic] a bigger pr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16790680-sen-lamar-alexander-r-tn-i-think-video-games-are-a-bigger-problem-than-guns-because-video-games-affect-people</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16790680-sen-lamar-alexander-r-tn-i-think-video-games-are-a-bigger-problem-than-guns-because-video-games-affect-people</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republican</category><category>guns</category><category>gun-control</category><category>firearms</category><category>lamar-alexander</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:24:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileA025A3CB-2787-360C-F8CC-39CCBED4A12C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileA025A3CB-2787-360C-F8CC-39CCBED4A12C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>You're Not Helping</title>
<description><![CDATA[Apparently this needs to be said: if you own a firearm,&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;an assault weapon, while you probably have the legal right to carry it openly in public, doing so as a political statement isn't helping your case. &nbsp;Yes, we get it; you're concerned that the gun c&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16737616-youre-not-helping</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16737616-youre-not-helping</guid><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>guns</category><category>gun-control</category><category>panic</category><category>firearms</category><category>kroger</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:12:49 +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>Let's Give Up on the Constitution</title>
<description><![CDATA[AS the nation teeters at the edge of fiscal chaos, observers are reaching the conclusion that the American system of government is broken. But almost no one blames the culprit: our insistence on obedience to the Constitution, with all its archaic, idiosyncratic and downright evil&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16268160-lets-give-up-on-the-constitution</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16268160-lets-give-up-on-the-constitution</guid><category>politics</category><category>government</category><category>house</category><category>senate</category><category>constitution</category><category>rights</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><category>constitutional-law</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:11:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Mass shooting in Pennsylvania: At least four reported dead </title>
<description><![CDATA[At least four people are reported dead after a shooter opened fire early Friday in Frankstown Township in Central Pennsylvania.
The Altoona Mirror reports that the gunman, whose name has not yet been released, was killed during the shooting. Blair County District Attorney Richar&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16071192-mass-shooting-in-pennsylvania-at-least-four-reported-dead</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16071192-mass-shooting-in-pennsylvania-at-least-four-reported-dead</guid><category>us-news</category><category>shooting</category><category>pennsylvania</category><category>mass-shooting</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:11:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile3259F5F2-DFB6-C4F7-4D67-8455CF749AC9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile3259F5F2-DFB6-C4F7-4D67-8455CF749AC9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>What It Means: North Korea's Rocket</title>
<description><![CDATA[If the obviously staged celebrations in&nbsp;Pyongyang&nbsp;are any indication, North Korea has successfully managed to get something into orbit. &nbsp;No one is entirely sure what it is yet -- more than likely a very simple satellite of some kind -- but nonetheless it appears th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15865812-what-it-means-north-koreas-rocket</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15865812-what-it-means-north-koreas-rocket</guid><category>politics</category><category>north-korea</category><category>launch</category><category>missile</category><category>rocket</category><category>orbit</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:58:02 +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>Zero Students Opt For University Of Colorado's Gun Dorm</title>
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Colorado has found no takers for its newly-created dorms for students with concealed-carry permits. Though both its Boulder and Colorado Springs campuses began offering segregated dorms for those students who wish to keep their concealed weapons in their dorms in August, a univ&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15481634-zero-students-opt-for-university-of-colorados-gun-dorm</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15481634-zero-students-opt-for-university-of-colorados-gun-dorm</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republican</category><category>colorado</category><category>firearms</category><category>gun-rights</category><category>concealed-carry</category><category>concealed-weapon</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:26:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileA0F4FB99-A7FB-2E54-1593-E69C988824A0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="139" width="192" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileA0F4FB99-A7FB-2E54-1593-E69C988824A0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Oklahoma Judge Sentences Teenager To 10 Years Of Church Attendance....Even If It's Not Legal</title>
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A district judge in Oklahoma who sentenced a 17-year-old boy to 10 years of church attendance is standing by his sentence as the right thing to do -- even if it may not have been the constitutional thing to do.
Judge Mike Norman gave Tyler Alred a 10-year deferred sentence for&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15333243-oklahoma-judge-sentences-teenager-to-10-years-of-church-attendanceeven-if-its-not-legal</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15333243-oklahoma-judge-sentences-teenager-to-10-years-of-church-attendanceeven-if-its-not-legal</guid><category>politics</category><category>faith</category><category>god</category><category>church</category><category>court</category><category>judge</category><category>aclu</category><category>norman</category><category>alred</category><category>john-dum</category><category>ryan-kiesel</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:11:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileF73FF0BD-7E56-40A4-0EEF-7E5E5362283E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="82" width="112" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileF73FF0BD-7E56-40A4-0EEF-7E5E5362283E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="112" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fox Airs Fawning Pro-Walmart Segment... &quot;Brought To You By Walmart&quot;</title>
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Fox News ran a segment sponsored by Walmart that defended that company from workers who are planning a Black Friday strike.
In an interview with a Walmart spokesperson about the planned strike,&nbsp;Fox News' Stuart Varney did not mention the concerns of the company's workers,&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15332761-fox-airs-fawning-pro-walmart-segment-brought-to-you-by-walmart</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15332761-fox-airs-fawning-pro-walmart-segment-brought-to-you-by-walmart</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republican</category><category>fox-news</category><category>fox</category><category>labor</category><category>unions</category><category>walmart</category><category>thanksgiving</category><category>black-friday</category><category>anti-union</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:47:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileCDC10B35-595A-CC44-B4A2-473E470E58A3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="296" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileCDC10B35-595A-CC44-B4A2-473E470E58A3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Record Deficits?  The U.S. Deficit Is Shrinking At The Fastest Pace Since WWII... And That's BEFORE the Fiscal Cliff</title>
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Believe it or not, the federal deficit has fallen faster over the past three years than it has in any such stretch since demobilization from World War II.
In fact, outside of that post-WWII era, the only time the deficit has fallen faster was when the economy relapsed in 1937,&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15332710-record-deficits-the-us-deficit-is-shrinking-at-the-fastest-pace-since-wwii-and-thats-before-the-fiscal-cliff</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15332710-record-deficits-the-us-deficit-is-shrinking-at-the-fastest-pace-since-wwii-and-thats-before-the-fiscal-cliff</guid><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>debt</category><category>deficit</category><category>spending</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><category>wwii</category><category>great-depression</category><category>ww2</category><category>world-war-2</category><category>world-war-two</category><category>world-war-iii</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:44:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileD18F99A0-4394-ECB2-6068-C656E40805FC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="212" width="345" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileD18F99A0-4394-ECB2-6068-C656E40805FC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rachel Maddow Beating Hannity: Are People Finally Catching on to FOX News' BS?</title>
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Particularly impressive were the results of the two powerhouse programs on the MSNBC lineup: Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O&rsquo;Donnell. Maddow won seven of the eight days against her Fox competition, Sean Hannity. For the 8-day run Maddow beat Hannity by 18% and her 544k avera&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15332666-rachel-maddow-beating-hannity-are-people-finally-catching-on-to-fox-news-bs</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15332666-rachel-maddow-beating-hannity-are-people-finally-catching-on-to-fox-news-bs</guid><category>politics</category><category>msnbc</category><category>fox-news</category><category>fox</category><category>sean-hannity</category><category>rachel-maddow</category><category>hannity</category><category>maddow</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:42:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileA34E6C42-1B11-9113-EA34-D1BF54F4A50F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="249" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileA34E6C42-1B11-9113-EA34-D1BF54F4A50F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pro-Fetus, Anti-Kid: After Cutting Tax Credit For Children, Michigan Republicans Consider One For Fetuses</title>
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State legislators in Michigan held a hearing on Tuesday to consider House Bills 5684 and 5685, which would allow taxpayers to receive tax relief for unborn fetuses past 12 weeks&rsquo; gestation. The proposed legislation is an odd push for Michigan Republicans, partly because P&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15332632-pro-fetus-anti-kid-after-cutting-tax-credit-for-children-michigan-republicans-consider-one-for-fetuses</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15332632-pro-fetus-anti-kid-after-cutting-tax-credit-for-children-michigan-republicans-consider-one-for-fetuses</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republican</category><category>children</category><category>taxes</category><category>abortion</category><category>michigan</category><category>pro-life</category><category>pro-choice</category><category>taxation</category><category>fetus</category><category>tax-breaks</category><category>personhood</category><category>prolife</category><category>prochoice</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:41:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile43FBC915-A583-AD8C-5D0B-687F2BF56E57.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="254" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile43FBC915-A583-AD8C-5D0B-687F2BF56E57.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="142" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Female Christian lawyer 'abducted teenage girl to Canada and forced her to have sex on camera' | </title>
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A female lawyer for an anti-gay Christian group abducted a teenage girl and forced her to have sex on camera while on bail for child pornography charges, it is alleged.
Lisa Biron, 43, was arrested by FBI agents in a Manchester courtroom while awaiting a hearing on district-le&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15332565-female-christian-lawyer-abducted-teenage-girl-to-canada-and-forced-her-to-have-sex-on-camera</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15332565-female-christian-lawyer-abducted-teenage-girl-to-canada-and-forced-her-to-have-sex-on-camera</guid><category>politics</category><category>sex</category><category>christian</category><category>homophobia</category><category>child-pornography</category><category>anti-gay</category><category>sex-crime</category><category>teenage-girls</category><category>sex-on-camera</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:37:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileD8CD259E-F52F-B6BE-E678-9556F4E996E5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="308" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileD8CD259E-F52F-B6BE-E678-9556F4E996E5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>McCain Backs Away From Benghazi Conspiracies, When Will Other Conservatives Follow?</title>
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) today issued a statement essentially conceding that he was wrong in accusing the White House of changing U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice&rsquo;s talking points on Benghazi for political purposes.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15332528-mccain-backs-away-from-benghazi-conspiracies-when-will-other-conservatives-follow</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15332528-mccain-backs-away-from-benghazi-conspiracies-when-will-other-conservatives-follow</guid><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>gop</category><category>republican</category><category>mccain</category><category>john-mccain</category><category>libya</category><category>benghazi</category><category>conspiracies</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:36:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile69455D3E-6A12-3806-A9A3-BAB67571E8BD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="165" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile69455D3E-6A12-3806-A9A3-BAB67571E8BD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="66" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Chevy Volt owners report boos, heckling, and vandalism because their car is somehow offensive to their fellow taxpayers</title>
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General Motors earned considerable enmity in 2009 when it declared bankruptcy and accepted a $51 billion bailout from the U.S. government. Some GM customers have since discovered that they're in the crossfire as well. A few owners of the Chevrolet Volt, GM's innovative plug-in &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15307078-chevy-volt-owners-report-boos-heckling-and-vandalism-because-their-car-is-somehow-offensive-to-their-fellow-taxpayers</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15307078-chevy-volt-owners-report-boos-heckling-and-vandalism-because-their-car-is-somehow-offensive-to-their-fellow-taxpayers</guid><category>politics</category><category>bailout</category><category>gm</category><category>detroit</category><category>volt</category><category>chevy-volt</category><category>sour-grapes</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:49:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile60FD2BA8-F1A9-622D-5645-D245EFE93C7E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile60FD2BA8-F1A9-622D-5645-D245EFE93C7E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why Marco Rubio waffled on the age of rocks (in numbers)</title>
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If you have a pulse and follow &ldquo;science news&rdquo; you are aware that Marco Rubio gave a very equivocal answer to a very simple question about the age of the earth. As many have noted this is basically a way to call out Republican politicians for the fact that they have &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15304965-why-marco-rubio-waffled-on-the-age-of-rocks-in-numbers</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15304965-why-marco-rubio-waffled-on-the-age-of-rocks-in-numbers</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republican</category><category>christian</category><category>evolution</category><category>marco-rubio</category><category>evangelical</category><category>culture-wars</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:47:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile291DDD89-E12C-EBE6-190C-87878BD56F12.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile291DDD89-E12C-EBE6-190C-87878BD56F12.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="27" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fox News Conspiracy Theory: Jobless Claims Not Due to Sandy</title>
<description><![CDATA[Fox News Conspiracy Theory: "Now, Sandy; how could you possibly say that it has anything to do with first time jobless claims? When a storm hits you get fired?" Sound familiar? In October, former GM CEO, Jack Welch, kicked off a conspiracy alleging that the unemployment rate fabr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/19/15280545-fox-news-conspiracy-theory-jobless-claims-not-due-to-sandy</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/19/15280545-fox-news-conspiracy-theory-jobless-claims-not-due-to-sandy</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republican</category><category>fox-news</category><category>unemployment</category><category>sandy</category><category>conspiracy-theory</category><category>fox-and-friends</category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:19:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>A GOP cure: Sarah Palin for president in 2016</title>
<description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;Republican Party&nbsp;has been doing a lot of hand-wringing and finger-pointing since the presidential election. Half the conservative columnists and bloggers say the GOP lost because it overemphasized social issues such as abortion and gay marriage. The other half says &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/18/15265310-a-gop-cure-sarah-palin-for-president-in-2016</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/18/15265310-a-gop-cure-sarah-palin-for-president-in-2016</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republican</category><category>sarah-palin</category><category>palin</category><category>election-news</category><category>election-2016</category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:22:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile3E5CD141-7082-6E84-25E4-A98C5C2EF95A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile3E5CD141-7082-6E84-25E4-A98C5C2EF95A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cost of a War with Iran: $3 Trillion</title>
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According to a report from the Federation of American Scientists, a U.S. war against Iran could cost the global economy as much as $3 trillion.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/16/15220004-cost-of-a-war-with-iran-3-trillion</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/16/15220004-cost-of-a-war-with-iran-3-trillion</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>europe</category><category>iran</category><category>israel</category><category>war</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:19:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Report two dead, two missing in Gulf oil platform fire</title>
<description><![CDATA[KHOU-TV says that two people are dead and two people are missing after an explosion at a platform in the Gulf of Mexico.In addition, four people have been airlifted to West Jefferson Hospital, two of them who are said to be in critical condition.
The U.S. Coast Guard confirms th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/16/15219170-report-two-dead-two-missing-in-gulf-oil-platform-fire</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/16/15219170-report-two-dead-two-missing-in-gulf-oil-platform-fire</guid><category>us-news</category><category>oil</category><category>gulf-of-mexico</category><category>oil-platform</category><category>black-elk-energy</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:23:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile0439921B-DCDB-E25F-633C-D05819C1402B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="149" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile0439921B-DCDB-E25F-633C-D05819C1402B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>It's So Cute When People Who Couldn't See an $8 Trillion Housing Bubble Tell Us How Markets Will React to the Ending of the Bush Tax Cuts</title>
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The Washington Post has been as aggressive as any Republican in Congress in hyping the dangers of letting the Bush tax cuts expire. It has run numerous front page pieces telling readers of the dire consequences of letting January 1 pass without a deal (e.g. here and here). Toda&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/16/15215288-its-so-cute-when-people-who-couldnt-see-an-8-trillion-housing-bubble-tell-us-how-markets-will-react-to-the-ending-of-the-bush-tax-cuts</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/16/15215288-its-so-cute-when-people-who-couldnt-see-an-8-trillion-housing-bubble-tell-us-how-markets-will-react-to-the-ending-of-the-bush-tax-cuts</guid><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>economy</category><category>gop</category><category>republican</category><category>tax</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><category>taxation</category><category>housing-bubble</category><category>econmoics</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:40:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile7A367B12-E8BC-B707-03DD-A59237F392FC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile7A367B12-E8BC-B707-03DD-A59237F392FC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="25" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Poll: Small businesses think spending cuts would hurt the economy more than higher taxes on the wealthy</title>
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Some of the country&rsquo;s biggest companies say they&rsquo;re willing to see taxes go up as part of a budget deal, and many of the smallest companies seem to agree with them. According to a new poll from the Small Business Majority, the overwhelming majority of small business&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15187363-poll-small-businesses-think-spending-cuts-would-hurt-the-economy-more-than-higher-taxes-on-the-wealthy</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15187363-poll-small-businesses-think-spending-cuts-would-hurt-the-economy-more-than-higher-taxes-on-the-wealthy</guid><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>economy</category><category>gop</category><category>republican</category><category>debt</category><category>economics</category><category>deficit</category><category>wealthy</category><category>taxation</category><category>austerity</category><category>raising-taxes</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:39:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileDDA2B6E5-1BD0-BEB4-BB33-D35B54C6C875.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="193" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfileDDA2B6E5-1BD0-BEB4-BB33-D35B54C6C875.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="58" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Papa Johns May Threaten Cuts, But 83% of Food Service Workers Don't Have Insurance and 35% Depend On ERs for Care</title>
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It&rsquo;s not just poor wages that food industry workers have to deal with. Most (83%) also don&rsquo;t have health insurance and, as a result, many (35%) rely on emergency rooms for treatment when they get sick. And not having insurance may actually be harming those who rely &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15187340-papa-johns-may-threaten-cuts-but-83-of-food-service-workers-dont-have-insurance-and-35-depend-on-ers-for-care</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15187340-papa-johns-may-threaten-cuts-but-83-of-food-service-workers-dont-have-insurance-and-35-depend-on-ers-for-care</guid><category>politics</category><category>insurance</category><category>papa-johns</category><category>food-service</category><category>pappa-johns</category><category>papa-jons</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:38:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile9E38C216-9285-ABAD-6165-B33448DD7B1D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=killfile9E38C216-9285-ABAD-6165-B33448DD7B1D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> All Secessionists Can Self-Secede By Renouncing Their Citizenship</title>
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There have been the tens of thousands of people who have signed petitions expressing the desire for their states to secede from the union. Well, there is no state that is dumb enough to want to do that, especially not the states where most of these petitions signers come from. &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15187287-all-secessionists-can-self-secede-by-renouncing-their-citizenship</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15187287-all-secessionists-can-self-secede-by-renouncing-their-citizenship</guid><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>tax</category><category>election-2012</category><category>taxation</category><category>secession</category><category>secede</category><category>take-your-ball-and-go-home</category><category>election-protest</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:36:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Senator Franken Calls For Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United</title>
<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately the entire site is image based (yea, I know, right?) so you have to click through to see anything.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Killfile]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Killfile]]></source><link>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15187249-senator-franken-calls-for-constitutional-amendment-to-overturn-citizens-united</link><guid>http://killfile.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15187249-senator-franken-calls-for-constitutional-amendment-to-overturn-citizens-united</guid><category>politics</category><category>democrat</category><category>constitution</category><category>citizens-united</category><category>al-franken</category><category>constitutional-amendment</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:34:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>