<?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://iceman6.newsvine.com/</link><description>Just an old Physicist and his Half Mustang Friend</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 6 Apr 2013 12:39:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:11:34 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title> A gloriously crude topless 'jihad' from a Femen activist</title>
<description><![CDATA[So here is a picture of Femen's response &ndash; it declared 4 April to be International Topless Jihad Day, and protesters duly took their clothes off in Paris.
And you thought this stuff was complicated. Religious traditions, respect for cultural difference, fear of legitimatin&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17629170-a-gloriously-crude-topless-jihad-from-a-femen-activist</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17629170-a-gloriously-crude-topless-jihad-from-a-femen-activist</guid><category>politics</category><category>protest</category><category>jihad</category><category>topless</category><category>femen</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Apr 2013 12:39:50 +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=iceman64C22612A-125D-530A-FF28-22CA74A1C7CF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman64C22612A-125D-530A-FF28-22CA74A1C7CF.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>Women's rights activists stage international Topless Jihad</title>
<description><![CDATA[Scores of scantily clad women grabbed attention at mosques and Tunisian embassies all over Europe on Thursday by participating in &ldquo;Topless Jihad&rdquo; rallies to protest what they say is an Islamist crackdown on Arab women&rsquo;s rights.
AFP reported the Ukrainian women&&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17621250-womens-rights-activists-stage-international-topless-jihad</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17621250-womens-rights-activists-stage-international-topless-jihad</guid><category>politics</category><category>islam</category><category>funny</category><category>protest</category><category>perfect</category><category>original</category><category>topless</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 23:42:00 +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=iceman6487DB4D5-3DAD-75BF-7248-96543C149603.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman6487DB4D5-3DAD-75BF-7248-96543C149603.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Surprising shifts in attitudes on same-sex marriage - First Read</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's not just Democrats and liberals who are the reason for the shift on gay marriage.&nbsp;
Beneath the broad support from liberal-leaning demographic groups, is the fact that some of the biggest shifts in favor of gay marriage since 2004 have been from some more unlikely, cons&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17539579-surprising-shifts-in-attitudes-on-same-sex-marriage-first-read</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17539579-surprising-shifts-in-attitudes-on-same-sex-marriage-first-read</guid><category>politics</category><category>gay-marriage</category><category>attitudes</category><category>gotp</category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:29:16 +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=iceman654DB54E3-82E6-D014-1B64-1A7B0A437CB5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="434" width="331" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman654DB54E3-82E6-D014-1B64-1A7B0A437CB5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="157" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Conservatives engage in group therapy at CPAC - Dana Milbank</title>
<description><![CDATA[If this week&rsquo;s Conservative Political Action Conference were a papal conclave, black smoke would be billowing from the chimney at the Gaylord Convention Center.
The cardinals of the conservative movement, assembling for their annual confab, skipped the usual recitations of&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/16/17338226-conservatives-engage-in-group-therapy-at-cpac-dana-milbank</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/16/17338226-conservatives-engage-in-group-therapy-at-cpac-dana-milbank</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republican</category><category>cpac</category><category>rwnj</category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:49:58 +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=iceman6B9C5D830-DB2B-A314-FD0F-E19FD868A731.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="201" width="296" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman6B9C5D830-DB2B-A314-FD0F-E19FD868A731.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> Why we need to raise the minimum wage - latimes.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Currently, an individual with a full-time job at the minimum wage and a family of three to support will fall below the federal poverty line. These workers, despite putting in regular hours, are struggling to provide basic necessities for themselves and their families. By allowing&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/09/17248835-why-we-need-to-raise-the-minimum-wage-latimescom</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/09/17248835-why-we-need-to-raise-the-minimum-wage-latimescom</guid><category>politics</category><category>minimum-wage</category><category>entitlements</category><category>corporate-welfare</category><category>real-value</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Mar 2013 14:54:10 +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>GOP Prepares for Circular Firing Squad</title>
<description><![CDATA[The battle for the soul of the Republican party is getting nastier following the launch of a new effort by some wealthy donors to strike back at ideologically driven activists&ndash; including conservative billionaires &ndash; who have steered the party to the far right.
A new f&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16867958-gop-prepares-for-circular-firing-squad</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16867958-gop-prepares-for-circular-firing-squad</guid><category>politics</category><category>tea-party</category><category>palin</category><category>funny</category><category>rove</category><category>koch</category><category>morris</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:06:58 +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=iceman6689B55E7-1873-0E5C-2C31-81D689BAC900.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman6689B55E7-1873-0E5C-2C31-81D689BAC900.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>Surprisingly Small Rally Against Gay Marriage in Paris</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Paris over plans to give gay couples in France the right to marry and adopt children.
Three big marches were converging on the Champs de Mars, next to the Eiffel Tower.
France's Socialist government is planning to cha&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16491483-surprisingly-small-rally-against-gay-marriage-in-paris</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/13/16491483-surprisingly-small-rally-against-gay-marriage-in-paris</guid><category>gay-marriage</category><category>paris</category><category>catholic-church</category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:28:00 +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=iceman63B73C2A4-C3F0-599C-B815-A140E557EF44.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman63B73C2A4-C3F0-599C-B815-A140E557EF44.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>Here Come the Kindergarten Theatrics:  House to review Senate fiscal cliff compromise</title>
<description><![CDATA[House members were gathering Tuesday to decide whether they would go along with the Senate's approval of a last-minute deal to pull the U.S. back from the so-called fiscal cliff.
Senators passed a bipartisan agreement in the middle of the night that would raise income taxes on s&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16284392-here-come-the-kindergarten-theatrics-house-to-review-senate-fiscal-cliff-compromise</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16284392-here-come-the-kindergarten-theatrics-house-to-review-senate-fiscal-cliff-compromise</guid><category>house-republicans</category><category>house-democrats</category><category>gotp</category><category>theatrics</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 17:00:17 +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=iceman644AAB469-078B-4263-E1B3-6FA2F79C57DE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman644AAB469-078B-4263-E1B3-6FA2F79C57DE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>GOTP NIGHTMARE:  Stocks Springloaded for 2013</title>
<description><![CDATA[Stocks are positioned to spring higher into the New Year, on the prospects of a "fiscal cliff" deal.
"The cliff got smoothed today," said Steve Massocca of Wedbush Securities. Stocks shot higher in late trading Monday as details were still being ironed out, but there were signs &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16284240-gotp-nightmare-stocks-springloaded-for-2013</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16284240-gotp-nightmare-stocks-springloaded-for-2013</guid><category>politics</category><category>economy</category><category>market</category><category>obstruction</category><category>nightmare</category><category>gotp</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 16:45:32 +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=iceman6E1292818-26FE-2FC6-879F-3327584CB697.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman6E1292818-26FE-2FC6-879F-3327584CB697.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>Obama: GOP&amp;#039;s Focus on Rich Is Standing in Way of a Deal</title>
<description><![CDATA[In an exclusive interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," the president chided House Republicans as the clock continued to run out on a potential agreement.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/30/16250934-obama-gops-focus-on-rich-is-standing-in-way-of-a-deal</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/30/16250934-obama-gops-focus-on-rich-is-standing-in-way-of-a-deal</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:51:53 +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=iceman618B1FB2A-B175-A521-4421-D573A43E56EB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman618B1FB2A-B175-A521-4421-D573A43E56EB.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>Tax fight sends GOP into chaos - The Washington Post</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The main thing that has held Republicans together philosophically is the belief in holding down taxes. Not one of them in Congress has voted for a significant increase in more than two decades.
Now that very issue is tearing the GOP apart and making it an all-but-ungovernable &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16093841-tax-fight-sends-gop-into-chaos-the-washington-post</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16093841-tax-fight-sends-gop-into-chaos-the-washington-post</guid><category>politics</category><category>house</category><category>taxes</category><category>boehner</category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:13:39 +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=iceman6DC5BA01D-E43D-B57E-E61E-6961F845A716.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman6DC5BA01D-E43D-B57E-E61E-6961F845A716.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>EXCLUSIVE: FEMA teams told to &amp;#39;sightsee&amp;#39; as Sandy victims suffered | Fox News</title>
<description><![CDATA[That&rsquo;s what first responders were left to do after being deployed by FEMA to assist in the storm-ravaged areas in the initial days after superstorm Sandy, FoxNews.com has learned. A FEMA worker who spoke to FoxNews.com described a chaotic scene at New Jersey's Fort Dix, whe&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15737985-exclusive-fema-teams-told-to-sightsee-as-sandy-victims-suffered-fox-news</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15737985-exclusive-fema-teams-told-to-sightsee-as-sandy-victims-suffered-fox-news</guid><category>politics</category><category>fema</category><category>sandy</category><pubDate>Fri, 7 Dec 2012 01:36:54 +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=iceman63F098763-647F-D4ED-98E0-8098E24212B3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="192" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman63F098763-647F-D4ED-98E0-8098E24212B3.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>Republicans stripped of committee slots lash out at GOP leaders - First Read</title>
<description><![CDATA[Reps. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., and Justin Amash, R-Mich., huddled with conservatives after the Republican Steering Committee removed them from their seats on the House Budget Committee.
"It's petty, it's vindictive and if you have any conservative principle, you'll be punished," H&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15727812-republicans-stripped-of-committee-slots-lash-out-at-gop-leaders-first-read</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15727812-republicans-stripped-of-committee-slots-lash-out-at-gop-leaders-first-read</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>tea-party</category><category>committee</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Dec 2012 14:31:10 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman65CC659EC-43B4-5074-CCC0-5C826E58B0FE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman65CC659EC-43B4-5074-CCC0-5C826E58B0FE.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>Syria mixes chemical weapons for potential use in bombs, US source says | Fox News</title>
<description><![CDATA[A senior U.S. official told Fox News Wednesday that Syrian forces had loaded bombs with components of sarin gas, a deadly nerve gas. They have 60 days to use these bombs until the chemical mixture expires and has to be destroyed.
NBC News which first reported this latest escalat&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15727282-syria-mixes-chemical-weapons-for-potential-use-in-bombs-us-source-says-fox-news</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15727282-syria-mixes-chemical-weapons-for-potential-use-in-bombs-us-source-says-fox-news</guid><category>politics</category><category>syria</category><category>escalation</category><category>sarin</category><category>chemical-warfare</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Dec 2012 14:00:40 +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=iceman6FE4ABFF1-1AC8-6BB2-52BF-D2863EDAE35B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="180" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman6FE4ABFF1-1AC8-6BB2-52BF-D2863EDAE35B.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>'Men don't have to worry about being caught': Sex mobs target Egypt's women - World News</title>
<description><![CDATA["It is not a country of law, not a state of law anymore. It has given men a chance to harass women without being accused," said Afaf Marie, director of the Egyptian Association for Community Participation and Enhancement, an NGO.
Some activists fear that women's rights will suff&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/05/15696499-men-dont-have-to-worry-about-being-caught-sex-mobs-target-egypts-women-world-news</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/05/15696499-men-dont-have-to-worry-about-being-caught-sex-mobs-target-egypts-women-world-news</guid><category>politics</category><category>egypt</category><category>sexual-assault</category><category>inaction</category><pubDate>Wed, 5 Dec 2012 12:10:20 +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=iceman6B35E938E-98AA-5A9C-769C-E4FA699F4545.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="311" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman6B35E938E-98AA-5A9C-769C-E4FA699F4545.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Red Lobster Fears Diner Backlash From Anti-Obamacare Stance</title>
<description><![CDATA[Darden Restaurants, owner of Red Lobster and Olive Garden, fears a backlash from customers angry about its efforts to convert more workers into part-time positions so it can avoid paying for their health care.
How concerned is the chain? So much so that the world's largest full-&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/04/15682863-red-lobster-fears-diner-backlash-from-anti-obamacare-stance</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/04/15682863-red-lobster-fears-diner-backlash-from-anti-obamacare-stance</guid><category>politics</category><category>stupid</category><category>backlash</category><category>red-lobster</category><pubDate>Wed, 5 Dec 2012 02:47:17 +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=iceman6577D6DCF-BD01-DB92-4FD8-5B1F7B83D4C4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman6577D6DCF-BD01-DB92-4FD8-5B1F7B83D4C4.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>Gaining Control of the Tea Party -- Senate Republicans plan bigger role in primaries | Fox News</title>
<description><![CDATA[Senate Republican leaders, frustrated by losing winnable seats, are preparing to play a more assertive role in primary races, in consultation with the Tea Party and other conservative activists.
The strategy reflects a change from the 2012 election in which they took a relativel&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/18/15254761-gaining-control-of-the-tea-party-senate-republicans-plan-bigger-role-in-primaries-fox-news</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/18/15254761-gaining-control-of-the-tea-party-senate-republicans-plan-bigger-role-in-primaries-fox-news</guid><category>politics</category><category>tea-party</category><category>control</category><category>senate-republicans</category><category>tp</category><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 11:44:38 +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=iceman6E2499712-AC50-4567-4863-D57706A4F87B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="213" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman6E2499712-AC50-4567-4863-D57706A4F87B.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>Israel widens air assault on rockets in Gaza after Hamas targets Jerusalem | Fox News</title>
<description><![CDATA[Israel expanded its air assault on rockets in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, striking a Hamas government compound and a Cabinet building where Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh met with Egypt's prime minister on Friday.
Bombarding the Gaza Strip with nearly 200 airstrikes, the Isr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/17/15240246-israel-widens-air-assault-on-rockets-in-gaza-after-hamas-targets-jerusalem-fox-news</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/17/15240246-israel-widens-air-assault-on-rockets-in-gaza-after-hamas-targets-jerusalem-fox-news</guid><category>politics</category><category>israel</category><category>war</category><category>gaza</category><category>attacks</category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:27:31 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman6447667A1-6F1C-976C-8A6C-01E37358480F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="180" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman6447667A1-6F1C-976C-8A6C-01E37358480F.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>And the Vote Suppression Continues: Republicans Go to Cochise County (AZ) Court To Block Counting of Provisional Ballots in Latino Precincts | The Range: The Tucson Weekly's Daily Dispatch</title>
<description><![CDATA[As Congressman Ron Barber and GOP challenger Martha McSally continue to battle for every vote&nbsp;in a race that Barber leads by just 512 votes, attorneys were in Cochise County court today in an effort to block the counting of provisional ballots in a predominantly Latino preci&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15144572-and-the-vote-suppression-continues-republicans-go-to-cochise-county-az-court-to-block-counting-of-provisional-ballots-in-latino-precincts-the-range-the-tucson-weeklys-daily-dispatch</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15144572-and-the-vote-suppression-continues-republicans-go-to-cochise-county-az-court-to-block-counting-of-provisional-ballots-in-latino-precincts-the-range-the-tucson-weeklys-daily-dispatch</guid><category>politics</category><category>arizona</category><category>vote-suppression</category><category>gotp</category><category>cd2</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:48:01 +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>UPS ends grants to Boy Scouts over discrimination | Fox News</title>
<description><![CDATA[The philanthropic arm of shipping giant UPS said it will no longer give money to the Boy Scouts of America as long as the group discriminates against gays, the second major corporation to recently strip funding from the scouts.
The UPS Foundation made the change Thursday after a&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15144453-ups-ends-grants-to-boy-scouts-over-discrimination-fox-news</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15144453-ups-ends-grants-to-boy-scouts-over-discrimination-fox-news</guid><category>politics</category><category>discrimination</category><category>intel</category><category>ups</category><category>bsa</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:38:13 +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></item><item><title>Romney: Voters can look to 'principles' for sense of how he'd govern - NBC Politics</title>
<description><![CDATA[When your &ldquo;detailed&rdquo; plan is completely idiotic and will double the deficit, I guess you can only point to your &ldquo;principles&rdquo;.&nbsp; This from a serial corporate mugger who has been on both sides of EVERY issue in American Politics.&nbsp; This man is withou&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/09/13762446-romney-voters-can-look-to-principles-for-sense-of-how-hed-govern-nbc-politics</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/09/13762446-romney-voters-can-look-to-principles-for-sense-of-how-hed-govern-nbc-politics</guid><category>romney</category><category>lies</category><category>principles</category><category>idiot</category><category>gotp</category><pubDate>Sun, 9 Sep 2012 17:44:24 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman652EC2F4B-2CD5-BED7-5EA5-6038488EE624.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman652EC2F4B-2CD5-BED7-5EA5-6038488EE624.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>Romney pledges more help for 'poor' and 'sick' - NBC Politics</title>
<description><![CDATA[For &ldquo;younger Americans,&rdquo; he said future retirees would be provided with federal financial support and would be able to choose from a list of Medicare-approved coverage plans, including a traditional Medicare option.
&ldquo;The amount of financial support that a perso&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/18/13352400-romney-pledges-more-help-for-poor-and-sick-nbc-politics</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/18/13352400-romney-pledges-more-help-for-poor-and-sick-nbc-politics</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:19:03 +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=iceman6E8D65A3F-2D3E-8BC5-3E26-C6CB1830E59C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=iceman6E8D65A3F-2D3E-8BC5-3E26-C6CB1830E59C.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>Fox News Poll Says Romney in TROUBLE</title>
<description><![CDATA[Even Fox News Polls continue to show Romney far behind the President.
Bet on Romney to pick a lunatic fringe wingy for a running mate and these numbers are going to get MUCH worse.
&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/10/13218271-fox-news-poll-says-romney-in-trouble</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/10/13218271-fox-news-poll-says-romney-in-trouble</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:23:45 +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>Limbaugh refuses to back down</title>
<description><![CDATA[Despite an outcry that has crossed political lines, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh did not back down Friday from his criticism of a Georgetown student who advocated for the availability of birth control at a recent&nbsp;hearing before congressional Democrats.
During his l&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/02/10565557-limbaugh-refuses-to-back-down</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/02/10565557-limbaugh-refuses-to-back-down</guid><pubDate>Sat, 3 Mar 2012 01:45:42 +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> Mitt Romney pulls away from Newt Gingrich in Florida</title>
<description><![CDATA[Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is pulling away from his nearest rival Newt Gingrich, with a nine-point lead in Florida's opinion polls.
The candidates are campaigning in the key swing state ahead of its crucial primary election next week.
Mr Romney's ratings boos&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[iceman6]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[iceman6]]></source><link>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/27/10254297-mitt-romney-pulls-away-from-newt-gingrich-in-florida</link><guid>http://iceman6.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/27/10254297-mitt-romney-pulls-away-from-newt-gingrich-in-florida</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:30:39 +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>