<?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/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - ObamaVine - Articles, Seeds</title><link>http://obama.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - ObamaVine - Articles, Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2010</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:56:12 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:17:03 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Home Underwater? Walk Away from Geithner's Perverse 'Homeowner Relief' Plan</title><description><![CDATA["The homeowner relief plan adopted by President Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has not been working for a full year now.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[garyray-501488]]></dc:creator><link>http://rayjs.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/10/3877096-home-underwater-walk-away-from-geithners-perverse-homeowner-relief-plan</link><guid>http://rayjs.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/10/3877096-home-underwater-walk-away-from-geithners-perverse-homeowner-relief-plan</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:56:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Yet Another Bush Official  Given a Job by Mr. Obama - Key Figure in Bush Military Commissions Set For DoD Job dealing with detainee policy</title><description><![CDATA[A key behind-the-scenes architect of the Bush administration's first version of the military commissions for terrorism suspects — which the Supreme Court found to unconstitutionally restrict the legal rights of detainees — will take a central Pentagon position dealing with &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rodney-889389]]></dc:creator><link>http://magic3400.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/10/3876512-yet-another-bush-official-given-a-job-by-mr-obama-key-figure-in-bush-military-commissions-set-for-dod-job-dealing-with-detainee-policy</link><guid>http://magic3400.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/10/3876512-yet-another-bush-official-given-a-job-by-mr-obama-key-figure-in-bush-military-commissions-set-for-dod-job-dealing-with-detainee-policy</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:22:16 +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></item><item><title>Back pedaling Obama?  The President concedes to the &quot; Health Care &quot; initiative dying in Congress.</title><description><![CDATA[Was I the only one disappointed , if not supprised by the President's admission that that the national health care reform initiative would most likely die in Congress?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Raymond Max]]></dc:creator><link>http://prm-1.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/10/3875714-back-pedaling-obama-the-president-concedes-to-the-health-care-initiative-dying-in-congress</link><guid>http://prm-1.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/10/3875714-back-pedaling-obama-the-president-concedes-to-the-health-care-initiative-dying-in-congress</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:26:31 +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:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/tn/prm-1/3875779.jpg" width="75" height="56" /></item><item><title>Conspiracy Theory About 'Secret Police Force' Ignites a Firestorm of Right-Wing Paranoia Thanks to Glenn Beck, the National Review, Newt Gingrich, and Others</title><description><![CDATA[An obscure executive order has been misconstrued and now the blowback has reached all the way to Congress. Does Obama want to impose martial law to shut down the Tea   Party movement?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874383-conspiracy-theory-about-secret-police-force-ignites-a-firestorm-of-right-wing-paranoia-thanks-to-glenn-beck-the-national-review-newt-gingrich-and-others</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874383-conspiracy-theory-about-secret-police-force-ignites-a-firestorm-of-right-wing-paranoia-thanks-to-glenn-beck-the-national-review-newt-gingrich-and-others</guid><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:23:22 +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 Libertarian Party's Quest for Ballot Access and &quot;The Sin of Onan&quot;</title><description><![CDATA["Onan… spilled his seed on the earth, lest that he should give seed to his brother."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rhys M. Blavier]]></dc:creator><link>http://Blavier.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3875638-the-libertarian-partys-quest-for-ballot-access-and-the-sin-of-onan</link><guid>http://Blavier.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3875638-the-libertarian-partys-quest-for-ballot-access-and-the-sin-of-onan</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:33:58 +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>Birther Pamela Geller Shrieks in Defending Sarah Palin on Joy Behar Show (Video)</title><description><![CDATA[Pamela Geller's appearance last night on the Joy Behar show with Ron Reagan and Stephanie Miller perfectly demonstrates why Geller has become known on the Internet as the "shrieking harpy."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[d35pmartin]]></dc:creator><link>http://d35pmartin.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874939-birther-pamela-geller-shrieks-in-defending-sarah-palin-on-joy-behar-show-video</link><guid>http://d35pmartin.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874939-birther-pamela-geller-shrieks-in-defending-sarah-palin-on-joy-behar-show-video</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:56:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Dialogues Of Cardo-mea Maxima Culpa- I Will Drink No T.e.a. </title><description><![CDATA[Note: From the book with the same name by Ras Cardo(c) 2000-2010]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[RAS CARDO REGGAE FROM TRENCH-TOWN JAMAICA]]></dc:creator><link>http://rascardoreggae.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3875131-the-dialogues-of-cardo-mea-maxima-culpa-i-will-drink-no-tea-</link><guid>http://rascardoreggae.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3875131-the-dialogues-of-cardo-mea-maxima-culpa-i-will-drink-no-tea-</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:09:21 +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>Senate Filibuster Rule Could Fall &quot;After Massive Conflict On The [Senate] Floor'&quot;</title><description><![CDATA[Senate Republicans made a persuasive case for abolishing or reforming the filibuster on Tuesday night when they blocked a routine nomination to the National Labor Relations Board that had been held up since April.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[d35pmartin]]></dc:creator><link>http://d35pmartin.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874898-senate-filibuster-rule-could-fall-after-massive-conflict-on-the-senate-floor</link><guid>http://d35pmartin.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874898-senate-filibuster-rule-could-fall-after-massive-conflict-on-the-senate-floor</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:42:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Republicans -- Not Obama -- More Often on Wrong Side of Public Opinion</title><description><![CDATA[One of the more commonplace assertions among pundits on the center-right -- made rather carelessly by Victor Davis Hanson and more thoughtfully by Jay Cost, is that agenda put forward by Obama and the Democrats is overwhelmingly unpopular and that Democrats are simply getting the&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[d35pmartin]]></dc:creator><link>http://d35pmartin.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874873-republicans-not-obama-more-often-on-wrong-side-of-public-opinion</link><guid>http://d35pmartin.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874873-republicans-not-obama-more-often-on-wrong-side-of-public-opinion</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:33:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sarah Palin's hand-job keeps satirists in work</title><description><![CDATA[ Sarah Palin has attracted a fair amount of ridicule since she rose to prominence with the 2008 presidential campaign, but her critics are having a field day after her latest gaffe - giving herself a helping hand by writing prompts on her palm.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[d35pmartin]]></dc:creator><link>http://d35pmartin.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874856-sarah-palins-hand-job-keeps-satirists-in-work</link><guid>http://d35pmartin.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874856-sarah-palins-hand-job-keeps-satirists-in-work</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:28:22 +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>Unemployment Hurts Those At the Bottom Worst</title><description><![CDATA[The people suffering the most drastic employment reversals in this recession have been those who were in the lower-income groups to begin with — the young, less well-educated workers, especially black and Hispanic high school dropouts, and certain categories of service workers,&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[truthlover]]></dc:creator><link>http://truthlover.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874411-unemployment-hurts-those-at-the-bottom-worst</link><guid>http://truthlover.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874411-unemployment-hurts-those-at-the-bottom-worst</guid><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:34:04 +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 Rebukes Boehner In Testy Exchange, Charges GOP Wants To Kill All His Initiatives</title><description><![CDATA[Update: White House press sec Robert Gibbs just got in touch to confirm that there was an exchange and to clarify a key point. His comments are below.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[d35pmartin]]></dc:creator><link>http://d35pmartin.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874805-obama-rebukes-boehner-in-testy-exchange-charges-gop-wants-to-kill-all-his-initiatives</link><guid>http://d35pmartin.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874805-obama-rebukes-boehner-in-testy-exchange-charges-gop-wants-to-kill-all-his-initiatives</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:11:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Global Perceptions of U.S. Leadership Improved in 2009</title><description><![CDATA[Perceptions of U.S. leadership worldwide improved significantly from 2008 to 2009.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[d35pmartin]]></dc:creator><link>http://d35pmartin.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874734-global-perceptions-of-us-leadership-improved-in-2009</link><guid>http://d35pmartin.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874734-global-perceptions-of-us-leadership-improved-in-2009</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:36:16 +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></item><item><title>Michael Steele Suggests Racist Motives Behind RNC Criticism: 'Because A Black Man Is Chairman'</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[toponer]]></dc:creator><link>http://toponer.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3873944-michael-steele-suggests-racist-motives-behind-rnc-criticism-because-a-black-man-is-chairman</link><guid>http://toponer.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3873944-michael-steele-suggests-racist-motives-behind-rnc-criticism-because-a-black-man-is-chairman</guid><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:57:56 +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></item><item><title>Dan Choi, Gay Military Rights Advocate, Back On Active Duty</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[toponer]]></dc:creator><link>http://toponer.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3873940-dan-choi-gay-military-rights-advocate-back-on-active-duty</link><guid>http://toponer.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3873940-dan-choi-gay-military-rights-advocate-back-on-active-duty</guid><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:56:22 +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>White House pokes fun at Sarah Palin - Politics- msnbc.com</title><description><![CDATA[Turns out that it was a pretty eventful White House Press briefing on what has been a slow news day in the world of politics as Washington is pretty much in a week long hiatus thanks to the back to back Snow storms that are hitting the city in a matter of days.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sahyder1]]></dc:creator><link>http://sahyder1.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874319-white-house-pokes-fun-at-sarah-palin-politics-msnbccom</link><guid>http://sahyder1.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874319-white-house-pokes-fun-at-sarah-palin-politics-msnbccom</guid><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:00:31 +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>Obama admin. demands justification for health insurer's 39 percent rate hike </title><description><![CDATA[Insurer spent nearly $9.5 million lobbying against health reforms; CEO's annual salary tops $10 million

It's an issue that strikes at the core of America's health reform debate: How much should one have to pay to ensure their health care needs are met?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh of Arc]]></dc:creator><link>http://josh-of-arc.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3873258-obama-admin-demands-justification-for-health-insurers-39-percent-rate-hike-</link><guid>http://josh-of-arc.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3873258-obama-admin-demands-justification-for-health-insurers-39-percent-rate-hike-</guid><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:43:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama Warns GOP He Will Use Recess Appointments</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[toponer]]></dc:creator><link>http://toponer.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3873930-obama-warns-gop-he-will-use-recess-appointments</link><guid>http://toponer.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3873930-obama-warns-gop-he-will-use-recess-appointments</guid><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:52:15 +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>For Obama, Nuance on Race Invites Questions </title><description><![CDATA[excerpt:"WASHINGTON — The civil rights movement will come alive in song at the White House on Wednesday night, when President Obama plans to celebrate Black History Month with a star-studded concert.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott (Scoop) Butki]]></dc:creator><link>http://sbutki.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874088-for-obama-nuance-on-race-invites-questions-</link><guid>http://sbutki.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3874088-for-obama-nuance-on-race-invites-questions-</guid><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 20:39:17 +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>No longer &quot;overexposed&quot;? Fox &amp; Friends complains about lack of recent Obama pressers | Media Matters for America</title><description><![CDATA[Of course they're saying this today. If Obama announced for tomorrow night the people at Faux News would be complaining about "over exposure" again tomorrow. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sahyder1]]></dc:creator><link>http://sahyder1.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3873594-no-longer-overexposed-fox-friends-complains-about-lack-of-recent-obama-pressers-media-matters-for-america</link><guid>http://sahyder1.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3873594-no-longer-overexposed-fox-friends-complains-about-lack-of-recent-obama-pressers-media-matters-for-america</guid><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 18:07:59 +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>Nelson Complicates Obama's Plans To Demonize GOP As Obstructionists</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[toponer]]></dc:creator><link>http://toponer.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3873965-nelson-complicates-obamas-plans-to-demonize-gop-as-obstructionists</link><guid>http://toponer.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3873965-nelson-complicates-obamas-plans-to-demonize-gop-as-obstructionists</guid><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 20:04:01 +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>Op-Ed Columnist - Fiscal Scare Tactics - NYTimes.com</title><description><![CDATA[With curious intent, I listen and hear these fiscal scare tactics or talking points on economic recovery being used on various cable and news networks, yet few to none are clear on or make sense in   understanding of "how" the country's deficit reached $1.3 trillion when Obama to&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[100thmonkeync]]></dc:creator><link>http://candidpatriot.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3873212-op-ed-columnist-fiscal-scare-tactics-nytimescom</link><guid>http://candidpatriot.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3873212-op-ed-columnist-fiscal-scare-tactics-nytimescom</guid><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:34:00 +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></item><item><title>Doctors Mistakenly Killed Murtha</title><description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha died Monday as a result of recent gallbladder surgery complications which arose from doctors accidentally nicking Murtha's intestines, a source close to the late congressman has told CNN.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[J. Richter]]></dc:creator><link>http://JRichter.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3872830-doctors-mistakenly-killed-murtha</link><guid>http://JRichter.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3872830-doctors-mistakenly-killed-murtha</guid><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:58:57 +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></item><item><title>False Profits: We Will Be Suffering from Greenspan and Bernanke's Ineptitude for a Long Time </title><description><![CDATA["As the nation struggles to recover from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the people who got us here are desperately working to rewrite history. The basic story of this economic collapse is very simple.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[garyray-501488]]></dc:creator><link>http://rayjs.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3872793-false-profits-we-will-be-suffering-from-greenspan-and-bernankes-ineptitude-for-a-long-time-</link><guid>http://rayjs.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3872793-false-profits-we-will-be-suffering-from-greenspan-and-bernankes-ineptitude-for-a-long-time-</guid><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:50:45 +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>Gallup Poll: Global Perceptions of U.S. Leadership Improve Under Obama - approval rating up 17%</title><description><![CDATA[Perceptions of U.S. leadership worldwide improved significantly from 2008 to 2009.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3872548-gallup-poll-global-perceptions-of-us-leadership-improve-under-obama-approval-rating-up-17</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/09/3872548-gallup-poll-global-perceptions-of-us-leadership-improve-under-obama-approval-rating-up-17</guid><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:34:48 +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>