<?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 - T-800's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 16:41:04 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 20:27:54 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Senate Republicans Reject Peace and Push for War With Iran</title>
<description><![CDATA[The concept of sovereignty is a state&rsquo;s power to do everything necessary to govern itself, such as making laws, making war and peace, and forming treaties or engaging in commerce with foreign nations. It is extremely difficult to influence, or change, a sovereign nation&rsq&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/19/11770276-senate-republicans-reject-peace-and-push-for-war-with-iran</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/19/11770276-senate-republicans-reject-peace-and-push-for-war-with-iran</guid><category>middle-east</category><category>politics</category><category>robert-menendez</category><category>rand-corporation</category><category>one-republican</category><category>defense-robert-gates</category><category>presumptive-republican</category><category>this-congress</category><category>and-romney</category><category>senate-republicans-reject-peace</category><category>mike1776-reply-may</category><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 16:41:00 +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=T-8008BF0C9F1-6726-B9F5-DC1F-376ED2BA80CE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-8008BF0C9F1-6726-B9F5-DC1F-376ED2BA80CE.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>BREAKING: Eleven More Lawmakers Drop ALEC | ThinkProgress</title>
<description><![CDATA[In the last two months, sixteen companies and other institutional supporters of the American Legislative Exchange Council announced that they would part ways with the organization &mdash; likely&nbsp;costing the conservative group hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual fundin&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/19/11769711-breaking-eleven-more-lawmakers-drop-alec-thinkprogress</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/19/11769711-breaking-eleven-more-lawmakers-drop-alec-thinkprogress</guid><category>politics</category><category>tp-justice</category><category>get-thinkprogress</category><category>because-they</category><category>george-zimmerman</category><category>minority-births-are</category><category>voter-fraud-video-is-actually</category><category>facebook-fact-check</category><category>share-american-values8217</category><category>brian-quirk</category><category>voter-in-james-o8217-keefe8217-s</category><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 15:32:13 +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=T-80084D6090A-5E82-E377-F048-9B1F89A388A3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="180" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-80084D6090A-5E82-E377-F048-9B1F89A388A3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Under-Mom'd One Million Moms Throws Hissy Fit at GAP</title>
<description><![CDATA[Yesterday,&nbsp;One Million Moms, &ldquo;a project&rdquo; of the hate group known as the&nbsp;American Family Association, posted an alert on their&nbsp;Facebook page:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/19/11769163-under-momd-one-million-moms-throws-hissy-fit-at-gap</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/19/11769163-under-momd-one-million-moms-throws-hissy-fit-at-gap</guid><category>us-news</category><category>jc-penney</category><category>jc-penny</category><category>protect-against-romney-mormonism</category><category>rand-paul-says-he-didn8217-t</category><category>campaign-fundie-says-obama</category><category>supporting-gap</category><category>said-obama-adding</category><category>relations-is</category><category>one-millions-moms</category><category>gap-reynardine-reply-may</category><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 14:37:29 +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=T-8001645723B-0B2F-64A5-AC66-4B60C8C88BE3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-8001645723B-0B2F-64A5-AC66-4B60C8C88BE3.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>Friday Night Music Videos</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Welcome to the premier of Friday Night Music Videos! Every Friday night, a different music video from the 50's, through 2000, and beyond will be posted. Watch the video, and vote on which decade you want next week's music video to come from. Wednesday of the following week is th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11749248-friday-night-music-videos</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11749248-friday-night-music-videos</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>donna-summer</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 23:59:34 +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 medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG07rYStCjw" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/qG07rYStCjw/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">Donna Summer - Last Dance</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Karl Rove's Secret Money Crossroads GPS Attacks Bob Kerrey For Supporting Bush's Bank Bailout | ThinkProgress</title>
<description><![CDATA[In late 2008, as the nation&rsquo;s entire financial system stood on the verge of collapse, Democrats and Republicans came together to pass the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. President George W. Bush signed the bill, bailing out Wall Street banks who were up to their metap&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11759702-karl-roves-secret-money-crossroads-gps-attacks-bob-kerrey-for-supporting-bushs-bank-bailout-thinkprogress</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11759702-karl-roves-secret-money-crossroads-gps-attacks-bob-kerrey-for-supporting-bushs-bank-bailout-thinkprogress</guid><category>wall-street</category><category>politics</category><category>bob-kerrey</category><category>privacy-policies</category><category>project-on-government-oversight</category><category>crossroads-gps</category><category>thinkprogress-privacy-policy</category><category>thinkprogress-terms</category><category>tp-election-by</category><category>john-mccain8217-s</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 21:33:56 +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=T-80094E1D003-FC31-7BCB-73F7-8D941FBF410C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="166" width="249" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-80094E1D003-FC31-7BCB-73F7-8D941FBF410C.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>Daily Kos: Arizona's Secretary of State goes birther, says Obama might not be on ballot </title>
<description><![CDATA[Republicans say they have an&nbsp;emergency battle plan&nbsp;in place to make sure Arizona doesn't end up in President Obama's win column in November. Could it be&nbsp;this?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11757857-daily-kos-arizonas-secretary-of-state-goes-birther-says-obama-might-not-be-onballot</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11757857-daily-kos-arizonas-secretary-of-state-goes-birther-says-obama-might-not-be-onballot</guid><category>politics</category><category>george-romney</category><category>unpublish-diary</category><category>subject-comment</category><category>auto-refresh</category><category>then-ken-bennett</category><category>counsel-robert-gordon</category><category>does-mexico</category><category>some-say-hes</category><category>read-ryan81s</category><category>how-john-roberts</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:54:51 +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=T-80001331FDD-EDD2-AEFF-1E9B-A8F5FF24E497.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="243" width="275" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-80001331FDD-EDD2-AEFF-1E9B-A8F5FF24E497.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="107" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>House GOP Throws Out Entire Summer Of Debt Ceiling Negotiations In Less Than 10 Minutes | ThinkProgress</title>
<description><![CDATA[Last August, debt ceiling negotiations between House Republicans and Senate Democrats came to an end when President Obama signed into law the Budget Control Act, a&nbsp;not-so-grand bargain&nbsp;that created a legislative super committee tasked with finding spending cuts to offse&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11757813-house-gop-throws-out-entire-summer-of-debt-ceiling-negotiations-in-less-than-10-minutes-thinkprogress</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11757813-house-gop-throws-out-entire-summer-of-debt-ceiling-negotiations-in-less-than-10-minutes-thinkprogress</guid><category>politics</category><category>washington-post</category><category>house-republicans</category><category>senate-democrats</category><category>economic-policy-institute</category><category>speaker-john-boehner</category><category>thinkprogress-privacy-policy</category><category>thinkprogress-terms</category><category>tp-economy-by</category><category>jonathan-weisman</category><category>new-york-times8217</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:47:55 +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=T-8006849DA34-26F0-8D59-BE92-E2155A19290A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="190" width="255" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-8006849DA34-26F0-8D59-BE92-E2155A19290A.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>News Corpse &amp;raquo; Breitbart Birther Exclusive: Obama Born In Kenya &amp;#8211; Or Not:</title>
<description><![CDATA[The kids at Breitbart News, or as I call them, the Breitbrats, are giddily wallowing in their&ldquo;exclusive&rdquo;&nbsp;discovery of&nbsp;&ldquo;evidence&rdquo;&nbsp;that President Barack Obama is indeed a secret Kenyan usurper to the American presidency.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11757687-news-corpse-raquo-breitbart-birther-exclusive-obama-born-in-kenya-or-not</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11757687-news-corpse-raquo-breitbart-birther-exclusive-obama-born-in-kenya-or-not</guid><category>politics</category><category>but-i</category><category>feeders</category><category>dark-ages</category><category>natural-born-citizen</category><category>follow-me</category><category>freak-show-what</category><category>breitbart-news</category><category>reply-teufelhund</category><category>breitbart-tea-partiers</category><category>lawyer-admits-birth-certificate</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:32:25 +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=T-800B4631BE4-8E29-03DD-FBE0-D2BA16D3A529.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="347" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-800B4631BE4-8E29-03DD-FBE0-D2BA16D3A529.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="104" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Junk Science: Dr. Keith Ablow, Tony Perkins Spread Anti-Gay Hate On Fox | The New Civil Rights Movement</title>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. Keith Ablow&nbsp;and&nbsp;Tony Perkins&nbsp;discussed&nbsp;President Obama&lsquo;s support for same-sex marriage, the institution of marriage, and adoption of children by same-sex couples as they spread falsehoods, hate, fear, and lies in a segment on&nbsp;Fox News&nbsp;hoste&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11757552-junk-science-dr-keith-ablow-tony-perkins-spread-anti-gay-hate-on-fox-the-new-civil-rights-movement</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11757552-junk-science-dr-keith-ablow-tony-perkins-spread-anti-gay-hate-on-fox-the-new-civil-rights-movement</guid><category>chris-matthews</category><category>keith-ablow</category><category>tony-perkins</category><category>scottrose-may</category><category>chaz-bono-column</category><category>kids-won-t</category><category>are-boycotting-fox</category><category>let-your-kids-read-it</category><category>ablow-ablow</category><category>to-explain-obama-s</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:16:33 +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=T-800C5F12068-8FF6-F17B-B40A-336EB7983E49.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="134" width="250" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-800C5F12068-8FF6-F17B-B40A-336EB7983E49.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="65" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Super PAC Backpedals From Wright Attacks After Sending Mixed Signals | ThinkProgress</title>
<description><![CDATA[The group of GOP strategists who were exposed for their race-baiting plan to attack President Obama on his relationship with Rev. Wright are trying to distance themselves from a proposal which sought to portray &ldquo;Barack Hussein Obama&rdquo;&nbsp;as a&ldquo;metrosexual, black&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11757102-super-pac-backpedals-from-wright-attacks-after-sending-mixed-signals-thinkprogress</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11757102-super-pac-backpedals-from-wright-attacks-after-sending-mixed-signals-thinkprogress</guid><category>politics</category><category>abe-lincoln</category><category>joe-ricketts</category><category>privacy-policies</category><category>fred-davis</category><category>super-pac</category><category>thinkprogress-privacy-policy</category><category>thinkprogress-terms</category><category>ending-spending-action-fund</category><category>hussein-obama8221</category><category>but-baker8217-s</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:13:06 +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=T-800196181FC-5F6D-AEE1-B5EB-55E9ED8ABC23.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="165" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-800196181FC-5F6D-AEE1-B5EB-55E9ED8ABC23.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>Two Weeks After Endorsing Romney, Gingrich Is No Longer 'Mad' That Bain Killed Jobs | ThinkProgress</title>
<description><![CDATA[During the GOP primary, Newt Gingrich made attacking Mitt Romney&rsquo;s record at Bain Capital one of his primary focuses.&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11757069-two-weeks-after-endorsing-romney-gingrich-is-no-longer-mad-that-bain-killed-jobs-thinkprogress</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11757069-two-weeks-after-endorsing-romney-gingrich-is-no-longer-mad-that-bain-killed-jobs-thinkprogress</guid><category>politics</category><category>new-hampshire</category><category>newt-gingrich</category><category>house-speaker</category><category>privacy-policies</category><category>when-gingrich</category><category>gingrich8217-s-super-pac</category><category>on-romney8217-s</category><category>perhaps-gingrich</category><category>tags-mitt-romney-atlanta-journal-constitution</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:09:27 +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=T-8004C2F2CA9-993B-9334-02F6-A70A48B86B16.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="183" width="250" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-8004C2F2CA9-993B-9334-02F6-A70A48B86B16.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>What the Bible Says Versus What Republicans Wish it Said</title>
<description><![CDATA[I wrote&nbsp;yesterday&nbsp;about religion-based bigotry versus the world of facts and I&rsquo;m going to touch on that subject again today. It is important that we question the GOP closely on this issue since it&rsquo;s one so important to them that they insist we all abide by i&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11756897-what-the-bible-says-versus-what-republicans-wish-it-said</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11756897-what-the-bible-says-versus-what-republicans-wish-it-said</guid><category>middle-east</category><category>religion</category><category>republican-party</category><category>republican-war</category><category>o-lord</category><category>rmuse-reply-may</category><category>hrafnkell-haraldsson-reply-may</category><category>rand-paul-says-he-didn8217-t</category><category>campaign-fundie-says-obama</category><category>said-reynardine-reply-may</category><category>as-avaazorg</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:52:23 +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>  Louisiana Conservatives Advance Bevy Of Anti-Abortion Bills After Breakfast Hosted by &amp;#8216;Pro-Life&amp;#8217; Groups | Addicting Info</title>
<description><![CDATA[Wednesday was an extraordinarily busy day for Republicans in the Louisiana legislature, especially on the issue of abortion rights. After having breakfast with anti-abortion groups on Wednesday morning, House and Senate Republicans went to their committees and advanced several me&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11756841-louisiana-conservatives-advance-bevy-of-anti-abortion-bills-after-breakfast-hosted-by-pro-life-groups-addicting-info</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11756841-louisiana-conservatives-advance-bevy-of-anti-abortion-bills-after-breakfast-hosted-by-pro-life-groups-addicting-info</guid><category>abortion</category><category>conservatives</category><category>politics</category><category>louisiana</category><category>republicans</category><category>planned-parenthood</category><category>womens-rights</category><category>womens-health</category><category>ultrasounds</category><category>anti-abortion-bills</category><category>war-on-women</category><category>waiting-periods</category><category>fetal-pain</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:45:21 +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=T-800FA90C405-7A7F-2CB6-6650-75F76D82DBF4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="292" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-800FA90C405-7A7F-2CB6-6650-75F76D82DBF4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="123" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Republicans Label Obama a Metrosexual, Black Abe Lincoln</title>
<description><![CDATA[Flip flopping has truly become a well-perfected art form for Team Romney. Guess they&rsquo;re taking their queue from the Big Guy.&nbsp;Here in the past day or so, there was this&nbsp;(almost) Big Story&nbsp;about how one of the GOP Super PACs was thinking seriously about launchi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11751269-republicans-label-obama-a-metrosexual-black-abe-lincoln</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11751269-republicans-label-obama-a-metrosexual-black-abe-lincoln</guid><category>politics</category><category>john-mccain</category><category>republican-party</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>commentary</category><category>2012-election</category><category>featured-news</category><category>black-liberal-boomer</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:44:53 +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=T-800C1CF8136-992A-C7B2-4D83-F5FBCBDD7571.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-800C1CF8136-992A-C7B2-4D83-F5FBCBDD7571.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>  Romney &amp;#8211; &amp;#8216;I Stand By What I Said, Whatever It Was&amp;#8217; (VIDEO) | Addicting Info</title>
<description><![CDATA[It takes a lot of integrity to stand up to those from your own team and denounce what you know to be wrong &ndash; integrity that Mitt Romney appears to be little short on. To be fair, one can&rsquo;t be expected to recall with clarity every sordid detail or even specific inciden&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11751213-romney-i-stand-by-what-i-said-whatever-it-was-video-addicting-info</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11751213-romney-i-stand-by-what-i-said-whatever-it-was-video-addicting-info</guid><category>politics</category><category>rick-santorum</category><category>mitch-mcconnell</category><category>ann-romney</category><category>bain-capital8230</category><category>don-t-even</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:37:47 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-800899A1605-94A7-17CB-9C06-D81786936DFB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="244" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-800899A1605-94A7-17CB-9C06-D81786936DFB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Private Equity CEO Who Reneged On Pension Benefits To Host Fundraiser For Romney | ThinkProgress</title>
<description><![CDATA[2012 presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is making a fundraising swing through Florida. Today, one of Romney&rsquo;s events &mdash;&nbsp;a $50,000 a plate dinner&nbsp;&mdash; will be hosted by&nbsp;private equity guru Marc Leder.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11749125-private-equity-ceo-who-reneged-on-pension-benefits-to-host-fundraiser-for-romney-thinkprogress</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11749125-private-equity-ceo-who-reneged-on-pension-benefits-to-host-fundraiser-for-romney-thinkprogress</guid><category>politics</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>sun-capital</category><category>bain-capital</category><category>pbgc</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 23:45:37 +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=T-800DC11EB96-B4A0-6C3C-32CA-F387E55D8652.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="228" width="220" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-800DC11EB96-B4A0-6C3C-32CA-F387E55D8652.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="124" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Ed Klein, Author Of New Anti-Obama Book, Suggests Obama Is Secretly A Muslim | ThinkProgress</title>
<description><![CDATA[Ed Klein, the author of a new,&nbsp;thinly-sourced book&nbsp;attacking President Obama and Michelle Obama with gossip and innuendo, went on far-right talk show host Dana Loesch&rsquo;s radio show today to suggest to listeners that the president is a secret Muslim.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11749065-ed-klein-author-of-new-anti-obama-book-suggests-obama-is-secretly-a-muslim-thinkprogress</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11749065-ed-klein-author-of-new-anti-obama-book-suggests-obama-is-secretly-a-muslim-thinkprogress</guid><category>barack-obama</category><category>michelle-obama</category><category>trinity-united-church</category><category>jeremiah-wright</category><category>privacy-policies</category><category>thinkprogress-privacy-policy</category><category>thinkprogress-terms</category><category>tags-ed-klein</category><category>dana-loesch-s</category><category>tp-election-by</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 23:33:27 +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=T-800560FD702-F7AD-E5C7-A364-C38DBB1AB867.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="397" width="250" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-800560FD702-F7AD-E5C7-A364-C38DBB1AB867.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="191" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Daily Kos: Mitt Romney okay with Rick Scott on drug testing, but retreats from calling it an 'excellent idea'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Responding to a local reporter's&nbsp;question, Mitt Romney said Thursday that he doesn't oppose Florida Gov. Rick Scott's attempts to drug test state workers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11747140-daily-kos-mitt-romney-okay-with-rick-scott-on-drug-testing-but-retreats-from-calling-it-an-excellent-idea</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11747140-daily-kos-mitt-romney-okay-with-rick-scott-on-drug-testing-but-retreats-from-calling-it-an-excellent-idea</guid><category>politics</category><category>2012</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>civil-liberties</category><category>drug-testing</category><category>rick-scott</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 19:01:19 +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=T-800D530B29A-5E40-0C92-C21B-BC32AD6A435D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="323" width="275" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-800D530B29A-5E40-0C92-C21B-BC32AD6A435D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="141" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Right Proven Wrong: Lack of Consumer Demand Not Regulations Causing Slow Growth</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Philly Fed came out this morning with their report on manufacturing and it has turned south. Get ready for the Republican talking points trying to spin this to President Obama&rsquo;s policies. Unfortunately for them, the facts don&rsquo;t weigh heavily in their favor.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11747065-right-proven-wrong-lack-of-consumer-demand-not-regulations-causing-slow-growth</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11747065-right-proven-wrong-lack-of-consumer-demand-not-regulations-causing-slow-growth</guid><category>business</category><category>economy</category><category>featured-news</category><category>ray-medeiros</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:51:38 +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=T-80034832608-5CEA-DF52-5A48-B538D0EA2E46.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="205" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-80034832608-5CEA-DF52-5A48-B538D0EA2E46.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="62" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Virginia Rep. Who Voted Against Gay Judge Says 'Sodomy Is Not A Civil Right' (VIDEO)</title>
<description><![CDATA[Robert Marshall, a Republican Delegate in Virginia explains to CNN&rsquo;s Brooke Baldwin&nbsp; why he chose to vote against the judicial nomination of gay prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland.&nbsp;When presented with the progress of the Civil Rights Movement as well as the fact that&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11746624-virginia-rep-who-voted-against-gay-judge-says-sodomy-is-not-a-civil-right-video</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11746624-virginia-rep-who-voted-against-gay-judge-says-sodomy-is-not-a-civil-right-video</guid><category>politics</category><category>virginia</category><category>sodomy</category><category>rosa-parks</category><category>martin-luther-king</category><category>bob-marshall</category><category>dont-ask-dont-tell</category><category>civil-rights-movement</category><category>lgbt-rights</category><category>sodomy-laws</category><category>tracy-thorne-begland</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:05:56 +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=T-800B794A2BB-F871-B492-8F17-4C7F631B8854.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="191" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-800B794A2BB-F871-B492-8F17-4C7F631B8854.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>  Another GOP Congressman Forced To Retract &amp;#8216;Birther&amp;#8217; Comments (AUDIO) | Addicting Info</title>
<description><![CDATA[Colorado Republican Congressman Mike Coffman, played the &lsquo;Birther&rsquo; card last week, at a fundraiser in Elbert County, CO. Towards the end of a speech that claimed that the current economic downturn, &ldquo;started in the last quarter of 2008,&rdquo; he brought out the &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11745985-another-gop-congressman-forced-to-retract-birther-comments-audio-addicting-info</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11745985-another-gop-congressman-forced-to-retract-birther-comments-audio-addicting-info</guid><category>politics</category><category>colorado</category><category>mike-coffman</category><category>birthers</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:55:57 +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=T-800D4F3916D-5342-009E-793A-96FBF62A8FCF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="190" width="260" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-800D4F3916D-5342-009E-793A-96FBF62A8FCF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>WATCH: Strategist Behind Proposed Reverend Wright Attack Ad Has Long History Of Race-Baiting | ThinkProgress</title>
<description><![CDATA[A group of GOP strategists is planning to pull out all the stops &mdash; including racism &mdash; in its campaign strategy to defeat President Obama, the New York Times&nbsp;reported today.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11745710-watch-strategist-behind-proposed-reverend-wright-attack-ad-has-long-history-of-race-baiting-thinkprogress</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11745710-watch-strategist-behind-proposed-reverend-wright-attack-ad-has-long-history-of-race-baiting-thinkprogress</guid><category>politics</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>jeremiah-wright</category><category>fred-davis</category><category>kay-hagan</category><category>demon-sheep</category><category>i-am-not</category><category>tp-politics-by</category><category>other-davis</category><category>tim-james8217-s</category><category>christine-o8217-donnell8217-s</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:24:36 +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=T-8007E302B1B-66D2-A3BF-F78C-964915C1D4E1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="206" width="274" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-8007E302B1B-66D2-A3BF-F78C-964915C1D4E1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Romney Says JP Morgan&amp;#039;s Trading Debacle Is Just &amp;#039;The Way America Works&amp;#039; | ThinkProgress</title>
<description><![CDATA[JP Morgan&rsquo;s $2 billion trading debacle has grown into&nbsp;a $3 billion trading debacle, as the White House&nbsp;is going on offense&nbsp;to push regulators to craft a stronger version of the Volcker Rule, which is meant to rein in banks&rsquo; risky trading. Even House Rep&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11744386-romney-says-jp-morgans-trading-debacle-is-just-the-way-america-works-thinkprogress</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11744386-romney-says-jp-morgans-trading-debacle-is-just-the-way-america-works-thinkprogress</guid><category>wall-street</category><category>politics</category><category>thinkprogress-privacy-policy</category><category>thinkprogress-terms</category><category>tp-economy-by</category><category>and-romney</category><category>while-romney</category><category>even-house-republicans</category><category>tags-financial-regulation</category><category>jp-morgan8217-s</category><category>while-jp-morgan</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:58 +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=T-80079EF6F06-6F75-7198-DD48-A2891491E7A3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="227" width="226" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-80079EF6F06-6F75-7198-DD48-A2891491E7A3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="121" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Top Scott Walker Donor&amp;#039;s Business Paid Nothing In State Income Taxes From 2005 To 2008 | ThinkProgress</title>
<description><![CDATA[The donor doing the most to finance Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker&rsquo;s (R) campaign against a recall hasn&rsquo;t put the same effort into financing Wisconsin&rsquo;s state government, according to income tax data obtained by a non-profit organization based in the state.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/16/11736613-top-scott-walker-donors-business-paid-nothing-in-state-income-taxes-from-2005-to-2008-thinkprogress</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/16/11736613-top-scott-walker-donors-business-paid-nothing-in-state-income-taxes-from-2005-to-2008-thinkprogress</guid><category>politics</category><category>privacy-policies</category><category>abc-supply</category><category>diane-hendricks</category><category>scott-walker8217-s</category><category>thinkprogress-privacy-policy</category><category>thinkprogress-terms</category><category>tp-economy</category><category>tp-economy-next</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:44:03 +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=T-80038548532-07A2-F7B7-E526-2521CD5E6B8E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="198" width="233" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-80038548532-07A2-F7B7-E526-2521CD5E6B8E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="102" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Paul Ryan Carries Mitt&amp;#039;s Water, Claims The Romney Economic Plan Won&amp;#039;t Blow Up The Deficit | ThinkProgress</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney yesterday traveled to Iowa, where he decried the &ldquo;prairie fire of debt&rdquo; that President Obama has supposedly allowed to engulf the nation. But Romney neglected to mention that his own economic plan would add $10.7 trillion to the debt, reducing federal reve&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T-800]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T-800]]></source><link>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/16/11736421-paul-ryan-carries-mitts-water-claims-the-romney-economic-plan-wont-blow-up-the-deficit-thinkprogress</link><guid>http://T-800.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/16/11736421-paul-ryan-carries-mitts-water-claims-the-romney-economic-plan-wont-blow-up-the-deficit-thinkprogress</guid><category>politics</category><category>associated-press</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>house-republican</category><category>joe-scarborough</category><category>mitt-romney8217-s</category><category>thinkprogress-privacy-policy</category><category>thinkprogress-terms</category><category>tp-economy</category><category>tp-economy-next</category><category>but-romney</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:17:01 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-8008D1126F8-112B-18B2-0621-41CF78B425B2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="216" width="226" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=T-8008D1126F8-112B-18B2-0621-41CF78B425B2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="115" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>
