<?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://kahaire.newsvine.com/</link><description>&quot;Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.&quot;  -- John Milton</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:15:20 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:45:44 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Homemade sprinkles!</title>
<description><![CDATA[A recipe for homemade sprinkles. :)
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17313255-homemade-sprinkles</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17313255-homemade-sprinkles</guid><category>cooking</category><category>recipe</category><category>not-news</category><category>dessert</category><category>sprinkles</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:15:07 +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=kahaire6F69ECA3-89E8-A9D6-6248-8AAB86A25F3C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=kahaire6F69ECA3-89E8-A9D6-6248-8AAB86A25F3C.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>Romney may have committed felony lying about role with Bain</title>
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This is big news, as it backs up what the Obama campaign has been alleging - that Romney was still in charge of Bain when it outsourced US jobs - and this directly contradicts Factcheck.org's claim otherwise. From the Boston Globe: Government documents filed by Mitt Romney and &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/12/12711754-romney-may-have-committed-felony-lying-about-role-with-bain</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/12/12711754-romney-may-have-committed-felony-lying-about-role-with-bain</guid><category>politics</category><category>outsourcing</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>felony</category><category>financial-disclosure</category><category>bain-capital</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 03:04:31 +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>&quot;What's in the Beef?&quot; Survey Results</title>
<description><![CDATA[
On February 16, 2012, Rep. Slaughter sent a letter to over 60 fast food companies, meat producers, meat processors, and grocery store chains asking them to disclose their policies on antibiotic use in meat and poultry production. Almost half of the companies replied to Rep. Sla&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/10/12666651-whats-in-the-beef-survey-results</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/10/12666651-whats-in-the-beef-survey-results</guid><category>food</category><category>fda</category><category>health</category><category>poultry</category><category>beef</category><category>antibiotics</category><category>meat-production</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:43:33 +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=kahaire8F9B53AD-30B8-7754-3E60-C7274B99965B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=kahaire8F9B53AD-30B8-7754-3E60-C7274B99965B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>What exactly is Obamacare and what did it change?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
What people call "Obamacare" is actually the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. However, people were calling it "Obamacare" before everyone even hammered out what it would&nbsp;be. It's a term mostly used by people who don't like the PPACA, and it's become popularized &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/01/12510588-what-exactly-is-obamacare-and-what-did-it-change</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/01/12510588-what-exactly-is-obamacare-and-what-did-it-change</guid><category>politics</category><category>healthcare</category><category>obamacare</category><category>patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act</category><pubDate>Sun, 1 Jul 2012 19:28:45 +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>Corporate Welfare vs. Social Welfare Statistics</title>
<description><![CDATA[
About $59 billion is spent on traditional social welfare programs. $92 billion is spent on corporate subsidies. So, the government spent 50% more on corporate welfare than it did on food stamps and housing assistance in 2006.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/23/12374351-corporate-welfare-vs-social-welfare-statistics</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/23/12374351-corporate-welfare-vs-social-welfare-statistics</guid><category>politics</category><category>welfare</category><category>government-spending</category><category>social-welfare</category><category>corporate-subsidies</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:31:01 +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=kahaireE1C0E18B-E36E-CBED-414F-0F1FD1A4593F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=kahaireE1C0E18B-E36E-CBED-414F-0F1FD1A4593F.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>Chikilidae, Legless Amphibian Family, Discovered In India</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Since before the age of dinosaurs it has burrowed unbothered beneath the monsoon-soaked soils of remote northeast India &mdash; unknown to science and mistaken by villagers as a deadly, miniature snake.
But this legless amphibian's time in obscurity has ended, thanks to an int&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10478782-chikilidae-legless-amphibian-family-discovered-in-india</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10478782-chikilidae-legless-amphibian-family-discovered-in-india</guid><category>india</category><category>science</category><category>discovery</category><category>amphibian</category><category>green-news</category><category>good-news-wednesday</category><category>chikilidae</category><category>animal-discovery</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:39:34 +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>Dylan Ratigan: Climbing Everest: Get Money Out's Next Steps</title>
<description><![CDATA[
We live in a system of legalized bribery. You and I have committed to end it. This is a monumental task that will be achieved exclusively by our ability to form a massive, singularly focused coalition.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/15/8823776-dylan-ratigan-climbing-everest-get-money-outs-next-steps</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/15/8823776-dylan-ratigan-climbing-everest-get-money-outs-next-steps</guid><category>campaign</category><category>politics</category><category>campaign-finance-reform</category><category>media-news</category><category>dylan-ratigan</category><category>get-money-out</category><category>get-money-out-campaign</category><category>united-republic</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:53:59 +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>People Are Awesome: Superintendent Tells Critics of Teen Lesbian Couple to Buzz Off</title>
<description><![CDATA[
When students voted a lesbian couple as homecoming king and queen at San Diego's Patrick Henry High School last week, perhaps they were too young and na&iuml;ve to know that controversy was inevitable If it had just been Haileigh Adams, at right, elected queen, nothing would ha&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/02/8601593-people-are-awesome-superintendent-tells-critics-of-teen-lesbian-couple-to-buzz-off</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/02/8601593-people-are-awesome-superintendent-tells-critics-of-teen-lesbian-couple-to-buzz-off</guid><category>homecoming</category><category>education</category><category>lesbian</category><category>gay-rights</category><category>good-news-wednesday</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Nov 2011 20:58:14 +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></item><item><title>Citizens United Going Down? Democrats Introduce Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Ruling</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The Supreme Court may treat corporations like people who can spend whatever they want on elections, but the American people don't have to accept it, said Democratic senators who proposed a constitutional amendment Tuesday to retake control of campaign spending.
The amendment, &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/02/8601441-citizens-united-going-down-democrats-introduce-constitutional-amendment-to-overturn-ruling</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/02/8601441-citizens-united-going-down-democrats-introduce-constitutional-amendment-to-overturn-ruling</guid><category>scotus</category><category>senate</category><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>reform</category><category>campaign-finance</category><category>constitutional-amendment</category><category>citizens-united</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Nov 2011 20:44:19 +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=null27A844E6-8F47-EB80-22F3-51CE12B7CCA8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="82" width="112" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null27A844E6-8F47-EB80-22F3-51CE12B7CCA8.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>Vehicle injures three at Cameron Village restaurant :: WRAL.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Um, yeah... So I was one of those three. But I am fine! Just bumps and bruises. Of the 2 i was with, one is ok. The other was seriously hurt and is still at the hospital but will be ok.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/04/7604463-vehicle-injures-three-at-cameron-village-restaurant-wralcom</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/04/7604463-vehicle-injures-three-at-cameron-village-restaurant-wralcom</guid><category>accident</category><category>car</category><category>odd-news</category><pubDate>Sun, 4 Sep 2011 22:18:16 +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=kahaire6EE4B832-5572-B11D-56FC-35CA148E45EB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="50" width="50" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=kahaire6EE4B832-5572-B11D-56FC-35CA148E45EB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="50" height="50" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>House beats abortion rules veto, falls short on voter IDs</title>
<description><![CDATA[
RALEIGH, N.C. &mdash; Legislation placing additional restrictions on abortions moved within one step of becoming law after the state House voted Tuesday to override Democratic Gov.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/26/7173503-house-beats-abortion-rules-veto-falls-short-on-voter-ids</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/26/7173503-house-beats-abortion-rules-veto-falls-short-on-voter-ids</guid><category>abortion</category><category>politics</category><category>nc-senate</category><category>nc-house</category><category>voter-id-bill</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:44:29 +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></item><item><title>Statement by the President on Certification of Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell | The White House</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Obama has&nbsp;

certified and notified Congress that the requirements for repeal have been met.&nbsp; &lsquo;Don&rsquo;t Ask, Don&rsquo;t Tell&rsquo; will end, once and for all, in 60 days&mdash;on September 20, 2011.

Yippee!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/22/7144569-statement-by-the-president-on-certification-of-repeal-of-dont-ask-dont-tell-the-white-house</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/22/7144569-statement-by-the-president-on-certification-of-repeal-of-dont-ask-dont-tell-the-white-house</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>military</category><category>gays</category><category>obama</category><category>gay-rights</category><category>dont-ask-dont-tell</category><category>dodt</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:52:10 +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>Why Facebook wants your phone number</title>
<description><![CDATA[Facebook wants your address and mobile phone number.

But it's not sure exactly how to ask.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/19/5875375-why-facebook-wants-your-phone-number</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/19/5875375-why-facebook-wants-your-phone-number</guid><category>technology</category><category>privacy</category><category>facebook</category><category>social-media</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:07:17 +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></item><item><title>New Surgical Protocol?</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Ok, so I have no idea how new a protocol or procedure is or is not, but I had never encountered it before, and neither had my family.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/24/5523031-new-surgical-protocol</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/24/5523031-new-surgical-protocol</guid><category>health</category><category>surgery</category><category>anesthesia</category><category>elbow</category><category>sedation</category><category>sedative</category><category>numb</category><category>nerve-block</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:27:39 +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>Dating in the Internet Age</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Was it really so long ago that there wasn't an internet, much less internet dating? We didn't have internet when I was a kid - it was just emerging as a market force in the early 1990s when I was in middle school.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/13/5462488-dating-in-the-internet-age</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/13/5462488-dating-in-the-internet-age</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>relationship</category><category>online-dating</category><category>dating</category><category>eharmony</category><category>internet-dating</category><category>pof</category><category>plenty-of-fish</category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:35:55 +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>The Way We Treat Our Troops - NYTimes.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[You can only hope that the very preliminary peace efforts in Afghanistan bear fruit before long.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/24/5344229-the-way-we-treat-our-troops-nytimescom</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/24/5344229-the-way-we-treat-our-troops-nytimescom</guid><category>iraq</category><category>army</category><category>afghan</category><category>suicide</category><category>war</category><category>military</category><category>troops</category><category>soldier</category><category>us-news</category><category>depression</category><category>afgahanistan</category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:46:59 +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>The Crisis Comes Ashore</title>
<description><![CDATA[The continuing undersea gusher of oil 50 miles off the shores of Louisiana is not the only source of dangerous uncontrolled pollution spewing into the environment.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/08/4258439-the-crisis-comes-ashore</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/08/4258439-the-crisis-comes-ashore</guid><category>oil</category><category>bp</category><category>louisiana</category><category>environment</category><category>oil-spill</category><category>carbon-dioxide</category><category>national-security</category><category>co2</category><category>foreign-oil</category><category>environmental-disaster</category><category>off-shore-drilling</category><pubDate>Sat, 8 May 2010 18:58:25 +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></item><item><title>Iranian cleric blames quakes on promiscuous women</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi told worshippers in Tehran last Friday that they had to stick to strict codes of modesty to protect themselves.

"Many women who do not dress modestly lead young men astray and spread adultery in society which increases earthquakes," he said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/20/4181800-iranian-cleric-blames-quakes-on-promiscuous-women</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/20/4181800-iranian-cleric-blames-quakes-on-promiscuous-women</guid><category>iran</category><category>women</category><category>earthquake</category><category>tehran</category><category>islam</category><category>cleric</category><category>world-news</category><category>moral</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:15:43 +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>Budget cuts cause community rally around Garner library</title>
<description><![CDATA[As Wake County braces for more budget cuts, one proposal would close the Southeast Regional Library in Garner. But many in the community have plans to fight for it.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3871657-budget-cuts-cause-community-rally-around-garner-library</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3871657-budget-cuts-cause-community-rally-around-garner-library</guid><category>nc</category><category>odd-news</category><category>north-carolina</category><category>library</category><category>budget-cuts</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 05:48:21 +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></item><item><title>Why bipartisanship can't work: the expert view </title>
<description><![CDATA[I got this note from someone with many decades' experience in national politics, about a discussion between two Congressmen over details of the stimulus bill:
"GOP member: 'I'd like this in the bill.'

"Dem member response: 'If we put it in, will you vote for the bill?']]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/01/3840843-why-bipartisanship-cant-work-the-expert-view</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/01/3840843-why-bipartisanship-cant-work-the-expert-view</guid><category>congress</category><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>legislation</category><category>negotiation</category><category>bipartisanship</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 23:35:54 +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></item><item><title>Michelle Obama announces boost for troop support programs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Stepping up her focus on military families, first lady Michelle Obama announced Tuesday an increase in federal spending for support programs, a three percent hike that raises federal investment to a record $8.8 billion for the 2011 budget.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/26/3812697-michelle-obama-announces-boost-for-troop-support-programs</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/26/3812697-michelle-obama-announces-boost-for-troop-support-programs</guid><category>funds</category><category>budget</category><category>military</category><category>us-news</category><category>military-families</category><category>michelle-obama</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:39:40 +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></item><item><title>Town, residents to hold community meeting Feb. 4 on Garner library</title>
<description><![CDATA[Town Hall will join local residents for a community meeting Feb. 4 to discuss the county library's preliminary recommendation to close Garner's popular branch if deep budget cuts are needed.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/25/3809309-town-residents-to-hold-community-meeting-feb-4-on-garner-library</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/25/3809309-town-residents-to-hold-community-meeting-feb-4-on-garner-library</guid><category>nc</category><category>odd-news</category><category>north-carolina</category><category>library</category><category>budget-cuts</category><category>library-closing</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:42:53 +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></item><item><title>Olbermann: U.S. government for sale</title>
<description><![CDATA[Finally tonight, as promised, a Special Comment on the Supreme Court's ruling today in the case titled "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/22/3792551-olbermann-us-government-for-sale</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/22/3792551-olbermann-us-government-for-sale</guid><category>scotus</category><category>constitution</category><category>politics</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>political-speech</category><category>first-amendment</category><category>corporations</category><category>keith-olbermann</category><category>countdown</category><category>special-comment</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:36:43 +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>Obama administration formally declares danger of carbon emissions</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration formally declared Monday that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to the public's health and welfare, a move that lays the groundwork for an economy-wide carbon cap even if Congress fails to enact climate legislation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/07/3601742-obama-administration-formally-declares-danger-of-carbon-emissions</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/07/3601742-obama-administration-formally-declares-danger-of-carbon-emissions</guid><category>congress</category><category>epa</category><category>environment</category><category>emissions</category><category>environmental-protection-agency</category><category>us-news</category><category>greenhouse-gas</category><category>carbon-dioxide</category><category>public-health</category><category>clean-air-act</category><category>carbon-cap</category><category>epa-regulation</category><category>obama-administration</category><category>lisa-jackson</category><category>epa-administrator</category><category>climate-legislation</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009 19:25:30 +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>Obama Issues Order for More Troops in Afghanistan - NYTimes.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[The White House said Monday that President Obama had issued orders to send thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan, relaying his decision to military leaders late Sunday afternoon during a meeting in the Oval Office.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rella]]></source><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/30/3568808-obama-issues-order-for-more-troops-in-afghanistan-nytimescom</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/30/3568808-obama-issues-order-for-more-troops-in-afghanistan-nytimescom</guid><category>afghanistan</category><category>war</category><category>military</category><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>president-obama</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 02:32:44 +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>