<?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://flapat.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:07:19 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:15:46 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Lawmaker Plans Bill To Lift Immunity For Gun Manufacturers And Dealers : The Two-Way : NPR</title>
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Add this to the list of proposals to overhaul the gun industry: Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., says he will introduce legislation this week to roll back legal immunity for gun manufacturers and dealers.
Schiff tells NPR there's no need for the 2005 law called the Protection of La&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16513190-lawmaker-plans-bill-to-lift-immunity-for-gun-manufacturers-and-dealers-the-two-way-npr</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16513190-lawmaker-plans-bill-to-lift-immunity-for-gun-manufacturers-and-dealers-the-two-way-npr</guid><category>gun-control</category><category>nra</category><category>arms-act</category><category>lawful-commerce</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:07:12 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=flapat083453D9-821E-EB10-A712-6513EF70FCDE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=flapat083453D9-821E-EB10-A712-6513EF70FCDE.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>Will Boehner Make History?</title>
<description><![CDATA[The talks are at a stand still. The cliff looms ominous, unintended consequences swim the murky waters that is our economy. If you have listened at all beyond the left or right media darlings you would have heard all the ramifications possible for&nbsp;going over the cliff. the G&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/28/16219702-will-boehner-make-history</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/28/16219702-will-boehner-make-history</guid><category>economy</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>obama</category><category>dems</category><category>eco</category><category>boehner</category><category>cliff</category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:54:24 +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>Which Is There More Of: Kindness Or Unkindness? A Christmas Accounting  : Krulwich Wonders... : NPR</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Here's a notion. It comes from Kevin Kelly, author, editor and friend. He was imagining this:
Suppose, he said, that you could count every kindness, every good deed, every smile, every caress, every act of charity, love, tenderness, every generous moment that occurred on the p&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/24/16134502-which-is-there-more-of-kindness-or-unkindness-a-christmas-accounting-krulwich-wonders-npr</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/24/16134502-which-is-there-more-of-kindness-or-unkindness-a-christmas-accounting-krulwich-wonders-npr</guid><category>brain-candy</category><category>robert-krulwich</category><category>what-drives-change-in</category><category>team-krulwich</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 03:13:59 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=flapatC16930C3-F8A8-9E6C-5759-BE1A9D7939DF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="371" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=flapatC16930C3-F8A8-9E6C-5759-BE1A9D7939DF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="112" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>After We Survive the Purported Mayan Apocalypse, What Future Doomsdays Await Us? - ICTMN.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Dodged a bullet did we? Well gear up for 2016!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16075385-after-we-survive-the-purported-mayan-apocalypse-what-future-doomsdays-await-us-ictmncom</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16075385-after-we-survive-the-purported-mayan-apocalypse-what-future-doomsdays-await-us-ictmncom</guid><category>aliens</category><category>end-of-world</category><category>pole-shift</category><category>dr-sal</category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:59:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=flapat023227C7-70A4-3D25-65A2-E4809CB27C1F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="217" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=flapat023227C7-70A4-3D25-65A2-E4809CB27C1F.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>Boehner Spanked Again!</title>
<description><![CDATA[How are historians going to treat the House Leadership (or lack there of) of Speaker Boehner. This is not the first time he has tried to negotiate in good faith with the White House only to be called on the carpet, given a good chastisement and sent back to say "sorry they said I&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16051421-boehner-spanked-again</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16051421-boehner-spanked-again</guid><category>congress</category><category>white-house</category><category>taxes</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>plan-b</category><category>boehner</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:54:10 +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>America Remembered</title>
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Yesterday&rsquo;s tragic events in Connecticut was sad beyond words. How can one make any sense of the killing of children? The idea that the shooter had mental issues is obvious and an understatement. How does one like this fall through the cracks?
I believe we as a people &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/15/15930882-america-remembered</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/15/15930882-america-remembered</guid><category>parents</category><category>us-news</category><category>character</category><category>family-values</category><category>child-development</category><category>family-support</category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:24:40 +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 World In 2030: Asia Rises, The West Declines : NPR</title>
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By the year 2030, for the first time in history, a majority of the world's population will be out of poverty. Middle classes will be the most important social and economic sector. Asia will enjoy the global power status it last had in the Middle Ages, while the 350-year rise of&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15827360-the-world-in-2030-asia-rises-the-west-declines-npr</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15827360-the-world-in-2030-asia-rises-the-west-declines-npr</guid><category>asia</category><category>politics</category><category>poverty</category><category>democracy</category><category>the-west</category><category>global-politics</category><category>global-trends</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:28:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=flapat48CA91E1-E315-EBD3-D7EB-3891D74DE2CD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=flapat48CA91E1-E315-EBD3-D7EB-3891D74DE2CD.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>The End of Middle Class Growth: What It Means for the Future of Work, Family, and the Economy - Jonathan Rauch - The Atlantic</title>
<description><![CDATA[The question of entitlement society in America&nbsp;is a real one, what I don't know is who is creating it. Middle class and lower income less skilled workers until roughly the&nbsp;late&nbsp;1970s have always seen business producty gains reflected in rising income and benefits. &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15760675-the-end-of-middle-class-growth-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-work-family-and-the-economy-jonathan-rauch-the-atlantic</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15760675-the-end-of-middle-class-growth-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-work-family-and-the-economy-jonathan-rauch-the-atlantic</guid><category>economy</category><category>conservatives</category><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>middle-class</category><pubDate>Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:39:40 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=flapatA6A07FFB-2C00-8D0B-334E-F0BD733FE8FF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="330" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=flapatA6A07FFB-2C00-8D0B-334E-F0BD733FE8FF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="99" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fiscal Conservative Paradox</title>
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Fiscal conservatism is a fiscal policy that advocates avoiding deficit spending. Fiscal conservatives often consider reduction of overall government spending and national debt as well as ensuring balanced budget of paramount importance. Free trade, deregulation of the economy, l&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15646051-fiscal-conservative-paradox</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15646051-fiscal-conservative-paradox</guid><category>congress</category><category>economy</category><category>taxes</category><category>budget</category><category>politics</category><category>deficit</category><category>bloomberg</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Dec 2012 17:19:03 +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>Clinton said - &quot;It's Arithmatic&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[Will Obama continue to push for a raise of the top tax rate for those making over $250,000 at the risk of a bigger long term deal? It seems to me both sides in this argument constantly box themselves in a corner that make any realistic solution unattainable. To illustrate where I&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/01/15600940-clinton-said-its-arithmatic</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/01/15600940-clinton-said-its-arithmatic</guid><category>congress</category><category>economy</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>dems</category><category>middle-class</category><category>tax-reform</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><pubDate>Sat, 1 Dec 2012 20:31:37 +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>Yossi Vardi fights local warming | Video on TED.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[This is an older video but probably more relevant today as we depend on more and more technology. Also many on this site probable spend a lot of time online, be careful!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/23/15397545-yossi-vardi-fights-local-warming-video-on-tedcom</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/23/15397545-yossi-vardi-fights-local-warming-video-on-tedcom</guid><category>technology</category><category>humor</category><category>philips-bodygroom</category><category>hans-rosling</category><category>ted-conversations-got</category><category>investor-yossi-vardi</category><category>video-man</category><category>views-investor</category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 03:15:36 +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=flapatD13CEC0A-A562-851C-5B38-6116A0B7BD02.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="291" width="389" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=flapatD13CEC0A-A562-851C-5B38-6116A0B7BD02.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>The Big Apple's Mayor Makes A Very Scary Video  : Krulwich Wonders... : NPR</title>
<description><![CDATA[We talk a lot about the legacy we are leaving our children and grandchildren, but mostly refer to our national debt. It's time to broaden our horizons.
We have a duty to address issues of global warming and the ramifications. Weather patterns are changing&nbsp;and the intensity &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/18/15258438-the-big-apples-mayor-makes-a-very-scary-video-krulwich-wonders-npr</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/18/15258438-the-big-apples-mayor-makes-a-very-scary-video-krulwich-wonders-npr</guid><category>nyc</category><category>global-warming</category><category>environment</category><category>bloomberg</category><category>carbon-emmisions</category><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:42:45 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=FlaPatF0850403-4FBA-A8D4-EB3B-63465543B8DA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="168" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=FlaPatF0850403-4FBA-A8D4-EB3B-63465543B8DA.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> Your Vote and the Direction of America</title>
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Pretty much&nbsp;for me this is why a vote for Romney is a vote against the hopes and dreams of the vast majority of Americans. Wealth in America has gone only to the top tier&nbsp;or wealthiest among us over the last three decades.&nbsp;&nbsp;Chances of general improvement acro&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/04/14920791-your-vote-and-the-direction-of-america</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/04/14920791-your-vote-and-the-direction-of-america</guid><category>election</category><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>romney</category><category>middle-class</category><pubDate>Sun, 4 Nov 2012 18:06:56 +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 url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=FlaPatC91C683B-29EF-2DFA-9BB7-72010712ECB5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="491" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=FlaPatC91C683B-29EF-2DFA-9BB7-72010712ECB5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="147" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Observation from Debate II</title>
<description><![CDATA[Is it just me or do you think Romney showed how little regard he has for women with his non-explanation of how he would equal the playing field for women in business? He replied that as the search for cabinet appointments showed a lack of representation of women to be considered &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14518751-observation-from-debate-ii</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14518751-observation-from-debate-ii</guid><category>china</category><category>economy</category><category>women</category><category>trade</category><category>politics</category><category>romney</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:49:21 +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>Romney Health Care Debate Claim Gets Corrected By His Own Staff : Shots - Health Blog : NPR</title>
<description><![CDATA[
But Romney's plan wouldn't guarantee that people who don't have coverage now will be able to buy it. Top Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom said as much in the so-called spin room to several reporters right after the debate, and again on Thursday on CNN.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/06/14262497-romney-health-care-debate-claim-gets-corrected-by-his-own-staff-shots-health-blog-npr</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/06/14262497-romney-health-care-debate-claim-gets-corrected-by-his-own-staff-shots-health-blog-npr</guid><category>debate</category><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>health-care</category><category>gop</category><category>obama</category><category>romney</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Oct 2012 16:55:13 +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=FlaPat86E5B0C4-A5DF-2647-6A11-499EB81866DF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=FlaPat86E5B0C4-A5DF-2647-6A11-499EB81866DF.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>Lyrical Fun!</title>
<description><![CDATA[Do we like our music simply&nbsp;because of&nbsp;a snappy melody or do the lyrics pull&nbsp;you in? Do you find inspiration from song? How about a little game? Sorta like name that tune 'cept using lyrics.
I am going to list lyrics from rock songs below, can you identify the song&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/06/14260642-lyrical-fun</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/06/14260642-lyrical-fun</guid><category>music</category><category>not-news</category><category>song-lyrics</category><category>rock-roll</category><category>commentid-not-news</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Oct 2012 14:56:47 +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>Powell assails Cantor over business, military in Congressional debate - Washington Times</title>
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Democrat Wayne Powell came out swinging Monday in the debate in the race for Virginia&rsquo;s 7th district U.S. Congressional seat, accusing U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of engaging in a partisan &ldquo;blame game&rdquo; despite being in leadership of Congress, abando&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/01/14175193-powell-assails-cantor-over-business-military-in-congressional-debate-washington-times</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/01/14175193-powell-assails-cantor-over-business-military-in-congressional-debate-washington-times</guid><category>congress</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>debates</category><category>cantor</category><category>democrat-wayne-powell</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2012 02:18:55 +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=FlaPat7023DB28-C95B-A266-29B5-63EB82B7EF21.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=FlaPat7023DB28-C95B-A266-29B5-63EB82B7EF21.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>Curiosity Shoots Rock?</title>
<description><![CDATA[I was fascinated and amazed at the Mars landing&nbsp;recently after months of travel through space. The precision of the landing and the marvel of the engineering and science&nbsp;involved should make all Americans proud. There was one aspect however&nbsp;of the early stages of t&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/24/13460025-curiosity-shoots-rock</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/24/13460025-curiosity-shoots-rock</guid><category>nasa</category><category>science</category><category>space-flight</category><category>mars-rover</category><category>curiosity</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:35:26 +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>Romney Settles Tax Issue?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
"Mitt Romney today said that he did indeed 'go back and look' at his tax returns and that he never paid less than 13% in taxes in any year over the past decade," Obama campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith said in a statement. "Since there is substantial reason to doubt his claims, we &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/18/13351629-romney-settles-tax-issue</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/18/13351629-romney-settles-tax-issue</guid><category>politics</category><category>romney</category><category>income-tax</category><category>tax-code</category><category>tax-fairness</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:22:13 +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 Ryan Budget: A Primer on What's Now the Hottest Topic in 2012 | Swampland | TIME.com</title>
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Ryan&rsquo;s plan would spend $6.8 trillion less over ten years than the current White House budget. Those cuts come primarily from the health care programs; defense spending is untouched.The Ryan plan&rsquo;s budget deficit would be around 1% of GDP over the next ten years. It&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/11/13234924-the-ryan-budget-a-primer-on-whats-now-the-hottest-topic-in-2012-swampland-timecom</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/11/13234924-the-ryan-budget-a-primer-on-whats-now-the-hottest-topic-in-2012-swampland-timecom</guid><category>budget</category><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>spending</category><category>ryan</category><category>romney</category><category>entitlements</category><category>defense-spending</category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:50:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=FlaPat08D5EEBA-2A8F-6F9A-C00A-F79C1A25AC93.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="132" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=FlaPat08D5EEBA-2A8F-6F9A-C00A-F79C1A25AC93.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>Only in American Politics</title>
<description><![CDATA[Since before Obama took office the cry from the right was of&nbsp;the evils of government spending. Since he took office the&nbsp;GOP outrage&nbsp;has been about his insatiable desire to&nbsp;spend, that the debt is killing the economy and especially killing job creation. Really?&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/01/13076344-only-in-american-politics</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/01/13076344-only-in-american-politics</guid><category>economy</category><category>jobs</category><category>defense</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>spending</category><category>obama</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Aug 2012 01:52:08 +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>Raising Minimum Wage: A Help Or Harm? : NPR</title>
<description><![CDATA[What is the right approach to this question? Tom Harkin introduced a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $9.88 per hr (roughly the buying power of the minimum wage in 1968).]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/09/12642359-raising-minimum-wage-a-help-or-harm-npr</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/09/12642359-raising-minimum-wage-a-help-or-harm-npr</guid><category>congress</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>minimum-wage</category><category>obama</category><category>romney</category><category>dems</category><category>middle-class</category><category>harkin</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:57:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=FlaPatA4D7C552-ECFD-D51B-A983-D94BBDAB03ED.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=FlaPatA4D7C552-ECFD-D51B-A983-D94BBDAB03ED.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>10 explosive bubbles that will kill capitalism - MarketWatch</title>
<description><![CDATA[This is interesting. I am in total agreement with item #10:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/06/12606041-10-explosive-bubbles-that-will-kill-capitalism-marketwatch</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/06/12606041-10-explosive-bubbles-that-will-kill-capitalism-marketwatch</guid><category>business</category><category>commentid-business</category><pubDate>Sat, 7 Jul 2012 01:23:50 +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=FlaPat2301229B-8253-5140-C9B1-B8199ABC5BCF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="252" width="377" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=FlaPat2301229B-8253-5140-C9B1-B8199ABC5BCF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Roberts Gets a Taste of the Hypocrisy That is the Far Right</title>
<description><![CDATA[Greetings,
I was pleased with the unexpected outcome of Thursdays Supreme Court Decision on the ACA. For way to long in this country all legislative focus has been skewed to what most benefits American business. The middle class and poor in America just&nbsp;seem to be along for &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/29/12480478-roberts-gets-a-taste-of-the-hypocrisy-that-is-the-far-right</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/29/12480478-roberts-gets-a-taste-of-the-hypocrisy-that-is-the-far-right</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>obama</category><category>liberals</category><category>us-constitution</category><category>aca</category><category>justice-roberts</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:53:06 +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>This Inquiring Mind Wants to Know!</title>
<description><![CDATA[Over the many years I have experienced the political rhetoric of the two major parties I can not remember the idea that those running for office, especially the Presidency&nbsp;want to destroy America. I have heard this more and more since Obama was elected in 2008. By all means &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fla Pat]]></source><link>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/09/11103615-this-inquiring-mind-wants-to-know</link><guid>http://flapat.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/09/11103615-this-inquiring-mind-wants-to-know</guid><category>debate</category><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>tea-party</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 20:09:56 +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></channel></rss>