<?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 - Verdict</title><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - Verdict</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:13:33 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 21:30:11 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Is missing Caylee's mom hiding information?</title><description><![CDATA[Former FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt: When you consider the false statements credited to Casey Anthony and the level of attention she appears to demand in contrast to demanding help finding her missing daughter, you must consider her the prime suspect in the disappearance of Cayle&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/31/1710228-is-missing-caylees-mom-hiding-information</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/31/1710228-is-missing-caylees-mom-hiding-information</guid><category>msnbci</category><category>experts</category><category>msnbc-tv</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:13:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rep. Sanchez: Rove should go to jail</title><description><![CDATA['Verdict' guest host David Shuster talked with Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., about Karl Rove's refusal to testify before the House Judiciary Committee.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/10/1656078-rep-sanchez-rove-should-go-to-jail</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/10/1656078-rep-sanchez-rove-should-go-to-jail</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:36:39 +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><item><title>Family cleared in JonBenet Ramsey's death</title><description><![CDATA[More than 12 years after JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered in her Colorado home, investigators say that newly discovered DNA evidence does not match any Ramsey family members or anyone in law enforcement DNA databases.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Wood]]></dc:creator><link>http://sylvia-wood.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/09/1651985-family-cleared-in-jonbenet-ramseys-death</link><guid>http://sylvia-wood.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/09/1651985-family-cleared-in-jonbenet-ramseys-death</guid><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:27:56 +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>Psychologist says Brinkley should get custody</title><description><![CDATA[Christie Brinkley should get custody of her two youngest children — but she and her narcissistic husband both need therapy, a court-appointed psychologist said Tuesday at their divorce trial.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/08/1648657-psychologist-says-brinkley-should-get-custody</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/08/1648657-psychologist-says-brinkley-should-get-custody</guid><category>entertainment</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:39:17 +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>Obama to give speech at 76,000 - seat stadium</title><description><![CDATA[In a break with tradition, Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination in Denver at Invesco Field at Mile High, a 76,000-seat stadium, instead of the Pepsi Center, site of the party's national convention.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/08/1648647-obama-to-give-speech-at-76000-seat-stadium</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/08/1648647-obama-to-give-speech-at-76000-seat-stadium</guid><category>politics</category><category>decision-2008</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:37:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Another 'Zodiac' killer on the loose?</title><description><![CDATA[Former FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt: After the murder of pregnant Army Specialist Megan Lynn Touma, an anonymous letter sent to the local newspaper warned more murders would occur. Is there a serial killer, who may resemble the famed Zodiac killer, on the loose?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/30/1626461-another-zodiac-killer-on-the-loose</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/30/1626461-another-zodiac-killer-on-the-loose</guid><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:17:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>McClellan stands by barnburner book</title><description><![CDATA[In a Countdown exclusive, former Bush Press Secretary Scott McClellan talks to Keith Olbermann about the allegations in his book, "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and the Washington Culture of Deception." McClellan writes that while sincere in his defenses the administ&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/30/1521498-mcclellan-stands-by-barnburner-book</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/30/1521498-mcclellan-stands-by-barnburner-book</guid><category>msnbc</category><category>countdown-with-keith-olbermann</category><category>msnbc-tv</category><category>politics</category><category>bush</category><category>white-house</category><category>mcclellan</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 05:39:12 +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>House Judiciary Committee Member Says Karl Rove Should be Subpoenaed if Necessary</title><description><![CDATA[So far, Karl Rove has refused to appear before the House Judiciary Committee to talk about allegations that he is behind the prosecution of former Democratic Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, a prosecution many say was politically motivated.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/15/1490307-house-judiciary-committee-member-says-karl-rove-should-be-subpoenaed-if-necessary</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/15/1490307-house-judiciary-committee-member-says-karl-rove-should-be-subpoenaed-if-necessary</guid><category>politics</category><category>karl-rove</category><category>robert-wexler</category><category>congress</category><category>house-judiciary-committee</category><category>don-siegelman</category><category>dan-abrams</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 14:46:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Where isn't Karl Rove talking these days?... In front of Congress!</title><description><![CDATA[It may look like Karl Rove is every where these days, on Fox News as a political pundit and writing for Newsweek but one place he is not is appearing before the House Judiciary Committee.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/14/1488620-where-isnt-karl-rove-talking-these-days-in-front-of-congress</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/14/1488620-where-isnt-karl-rove-talking-these-days-in-front-of-congress</guid><category>politics</category><category>karl-rove</category><category>don-siegelman</category><category>rep-wexler</category><category>alabama</category><category>democrat</category><category>house-judiciary-committee</category><category>dan-abrams</category><category>verdict</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 20:14:10 +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>No Obama-Clinton ticket? That's what Sen. Kennedy says</title><description><![CDATA[According to an interview on Bloomberg Sen. Kennedy says: Obama should choose a running mate who "is in tune with his appeal for the nobler aspirations of the American people," Kennedy said. "If we had real leadership — as we do with Barack Obama — in the No.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/09/1478944-no-obama-clinton-ticket-thats-what-sen-kennedy-says</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/09/1478944-no-obama-clinton-ticket-thats-what-sen-kennedy-says</guid><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>clinton</category><category>kennedy</category><category>dan-abrams</category><category>verdict</category><category>democratic-nomination</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 19:51:17 +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>Justice Served in Sean Bell Case?</title><description><![CDATA[It certainly sounds terrible enough, a groom shot and killed by cops just hours before his wedding... and we're not talking just a couple of shots... but 50!  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Well Dan did a segment on the letter on his show Monday night.  Here's a link to it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/23/1448748-dan-abrams-responds-on-air-to-karl-roves-letter-attacking-dans-coverage-of-the-don-siegelman-story</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/23/1448748-dan-abrams-responds-on-air-to-karl-roves-letter-attacking-dans-coverage-of-the-don-siegelman-story</guid><category>us-news</category><category>karl-rove</category><category>dan-abrams</category><category>don-siegelman</category><category>verdict</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:55:46 +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 Abrams responds to letter from Karl Rove</title><description><![CDATA[If you've been following the case of former Alabama democratic Governor Don Siegelman, you know there are a lot of questions surrounding his conviction on corruption charges.  Many critics of his prosecution point the finger at Karl Rove who they allege pushed U.S.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/21/1444664-dan-abrams-responds-to-letter-from-karl-rove</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/21/1444664-dan-abrams-responds-to-letter-from-karl-rove</guid><category>politics</category><category>siegelman</category><category>rove</category><category>abrams</category><category>verdict</category><category>justice-department</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:22:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama Campaign Upset Over Controversial New Clinton Ad... but Is It Really so Bad?</title><description><![CDATA[The Obama campaign is slamming Hillary Clinton over a new ad that brings up all sorts of hot button issues, from Pearl Harbor to Hurricane Katrina and Osama bin Laden.  The ad is clearly designed to make voters think Clinton is the only candidate who can keep them safe.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/21/1444224-obama-campaign-upset-over-controversial-new-clinton-ad-but-is-it-really-so-bad</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/21/1444224-obama-campaign-upset-over-controversial-new-clinton-ad-but-is-it-really-so-bad</guid><category>politics</category><category>clinton</category><category>obama</category><category>political-commercial</category><category>lbj</category><category>pennsylvania-primary</category><category>abrams</category><category>verdict</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:49:11 +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>ABC the loser in last night's debate... or was it?</title><description><![CDATA[Washington Post TV critic Tom Shales, one of the best in the business, is calling out ABC News for its debate last night, saying Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopolous spent the first 52 minutes "entirely on specious and gossipy trivia that already has been hashed and rehashed,&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/17/1437405-abc-the-loser-in-last-nights-debate-or-was-it</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/17/1437405-abc-the-loser-in-last-nights-debate-or-was-it</guid><category>politics</category><category>clinton</category><category>obama</category><category>abc-news</category><category>msnbc</category><category>verdict</category><category>gibson</category><category>stephanopolous</category><category>dan-abrams</category><category>smerconish</category><category>sekoff</category><category>douglass</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:39:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>75-Year-Old Rep. Jack Murtha Says 71-Year-Old McCain Too Old to be President</title><description><![CDATA[How old is too old to be president?  It's often the 500-pound gorilla in the room concerning John McCain's bid for the White House, but is it a valid question? Today, Rep.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/16/1435150-75-year-old-rep-jack-murtha-says-71-year-old-mccain-too-old-to-be-president</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/16/1435150-75-year-old-rep-jack-murtha-says-71-year-old-mccain-too-old-to-be-president</guid><category>politics</category><category>mccain</category><category>murtha</category><category>ageism</category><category>decision-08</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:16:03 +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></item><item><title>Were Pennsylvania's voters really offended by Obama's &quot;bitter&quot; comments?</title><description><![CDATA[Dan Abrams said last night on "Verdict" he thinks the media is overblowing the importance of Obama's "bitter" comment.  New polls out today show little change since Obama made them but it could be too soon to tell.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/15/1432791-were-pennsylvanias-voters-really-offended-by-obamas-bitter-comments</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/15/1432791-were-pennsylvanias-voters-really-offended-by-obamas-bitter-comments</guid><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>abrams</category><category>pennsylvania</category><category>clinton</category><category>verdict</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:40:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Mr. Clinton misstates while defending Mrs. Clinton's misstatement about Bosnia</title><description><![CDATA[He just can't leave well enough alone.  Bill Clinton has to have the last word trying to preserve his legacy.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/11/1425292-mr-clinton-misstates-while-defending-mrs-clintons-misstatement-about-bosnia</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/11/1425292-mr-clinton-misstates-while-defending-mrs-clintons-misstatement-about-bosnia</guid><category>us-news</category><category>clinton</category><category>bosnia</category><category>primary</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:48:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Convicted Alabama Democratic governor to speak out live on MSNBC tonight</title><description><![CDATA[Three months after Dan Abrams profiled the case of former Democratic Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, a federal appeals court has released him as he waits for his appeal.  Tonight on MSNBC at 9 Eastern, Siegelman joins Dan Abrams for his first live interview since his release.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/07/1416397-convicted-alabama-democratic-governor-to-speak-out-live-on-msnbc-tonight</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/04/07/1416397-convicted-alabama-democratic-governor-to-speak-out-live-on-msnbc-tonight</guid><category>politics</category><category>karl-rove</category><category>don-siegelman</category><category>alabama-governor</category><category>alabama-state</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Apr 2008 20:10:45 +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>Court orders former Democratic governor released</title><description><![CDATA[Dan's been calling for Siegelman's release for weeks now and tonight he'll interview his daughter and attorney at 9 p.m. Eastern]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verdict]]></dc:creator><link>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/27/1394699-court-orders-former-democratic-governor-released</link><guid>http://verdict.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/27/1394699-court-orders-former-democratic-governor-released</guid><category>politics</category><category>justice</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:08:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Clinton: Wright 'would not have been my pastor'  </title><description><![CDATA["You know, I spoke out against Don Imus (who was fired from his radio and television shows after making racially insensitive remarks), saying that hate speech was unacceptable in any setting, and I believe that," Clinton said. 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