<?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 - 2012</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/2012</link><description>Newsvine - 2012</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:45:48 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 06:20:08 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Murkowski, Wyden set to unveil bipartisan campaign finance reform bill </title>
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Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) are poised to unveil legislation to reform the country&rsquo;s much-maligned campaign finance rules.&nbsp;The lawmakers announced a Tuesday news conference to release the bill, which seeks to counter an influx of unregulate&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/20/17842053-murkowski-wyden-set-to-unveil-bipartisan-campaign-finance-reform-bill</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/20/17842053-murkowski-wyden-set-to-unveil-bipartisan-campaign-finance-reform-bill</guid><category>campaign</category><category>funds</category><category>election</category><category>money</category><category>politics</category><category>finance</category><category>2012</category><category>senator</category><category>bill</category><category>pac</category><category>fec</category><category>citizens-united</category><category>murkowski</category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:41:41 +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>Woman, 86, Due In Court Tuesday In Voter Fraud Case</title>
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A great-great-grandmother charged with voter fraud is heading to court in Minnesota on Tuesday.
Margaret Schneider, 86, is accused of filling out two ballots in last year&rsquo;s primary.
&ldquo;You get 86 and you try to remember everything you&rsquo;ve done in your life,&rdq&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17569197-woman-86-due-in-court-tuesday-in-voter-fraud-case</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17569197-woman-86-due-in-court-tuesday-in-voter-fraud-case</guid><category>election</category><category>fraud</category><category>court</category><category>politics</category><category>woman</category><category>voter</category><category>2012</category><category>ballot</category><category>grandmother</category><category>prosecute</category><category>absentee</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 13:49:24 +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=leafydebater7DF53A1D-7206-FFE7-A6C5-942C3254FA19.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater7DF53A1D-7206-FFE7-A6C5-942C3254FA19.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>Gingrich and Santorum almost formed &quot;Unity Ticket&quot; in 2012</title>
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It&rsquo;s one of the great untold stories of the 2012 presidential campaign, a tale of ego and intrigue that nearly upended the Republican primary contest and might even have produced a different nominee: As Mitt Romney struggled in the weeks leading up to the Michigan primary&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416218-gingrich-and-santorum-almost-formed-unity-ticket-in-2012</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416218-gingrich-and-santorum-almost-formed-unity-ticket-in-2012</guid><category>election</category><category>ticket</category><category>politics</category><category>santorum</category><category>gingrich</category><category>2012</category><category>romney</category><category>republican</category><category>conservative</category><category>unity</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:08:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater20DA07E4-62FA-E123-F340-2A19DFC5F69A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater20DA07E4-62FA-E123-F340-2A19DFC5F69A.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>Poll: Will the Republican Party remake itself in time for 2016?</title>
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A lot of the headlines over the past few days have been about the RNC's report, CPAC, and the overarching theme of the GOP's attempt to re-make itself after two crushing election defeats in 2012 and 2008.
The cause of the defeats is largely blamed on the party's continual shift &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17371837-poll-will-the-republican-party-remake-itself-in-time-for-2016</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17371837-poll-will-the-republican-party-remake-itself-in-time-for-2016</guid><category>immigration</category><category>minority</category><category>women</category><category>poll</category><category>election</category><category>social</category><category>2008</category><category>gay</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>center</category><category>voter</category><category>2012</category><category>loss</category><category>party</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>damage</category><category>shift</category><category>republican</category><category>bible</category><category>christianity</category><category>conservative</category><category>independent</category><category>moderate</category><category>tea-party</category><category>sarah-palin</category><category>marco-rubio</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:33:24 +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>RNC to spend $10 million to reach minorities</title>
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The head of the Republican National Committee says the party&nbsp;will spend $10 million this year to send hundreds of paid staffers into communities to talk with Hispanic, black and Asian voters.
RNC chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday said the party would send employees from c&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/17/17347668-rnc-to-spend-10-million-to-reach-minorities</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/17/17347668-rnc-to-spend-10-million-to-reach-minorities</guid><category>minority</category><category>election</category><category>money</category><category>asian</category><category>2012</category><category>loss</category><category>black</category><category>obama</category><category>voters</category><category>hispanic</category><category>romney</category><category>rnc</category><category>reach</category><category>10m</category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:10:59 +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=leafydebaterF3F7A2AF-1BEE-A1F4-07E6-57EDE8460009.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="100" width="100" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebaterF3F7A2AF-1BEE-A1F4-07E6-57EDE8460009.jpg&amp;width=120" width="100" height="100" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rachel Maddow: Paul Ryan Is Acting Like He Didn't Lose 2012 Election | Mediaite</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rachel Maddow tonight took on current congressman and former Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan for releasing a budget proposal very similar to the one he touted on the campaign trail last year. What Maddow found so surprising about the plan was that it meant Ryan h&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brite]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brite]]></source><link>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17298844-rachel-maddow-paul-ryan-is-acting-like-he-didnt-lose-2012-election-mediaite</link><guid>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17298844-rachel-maddow-paul-ryan-is-acting-like-he-didnt-lose-2012-election-mediaite</guid><category>budget</category><category>politics</category><category>2012</category><category>republican-party</category><category>rachel-maddow</category><category>paul-ryan</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:37:00 +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>Man Behind Romney's &quot;47 Percent&quot; Video Comes Forward</title>
<description><![CDATA[
One of the most memorable moments of&nbsp;Mitt Romney&lsquo;s 2012 presidential campaign &mdash; and the one many have attributed to his eventual defeat &mdash; was&nbsp;the video from the private fundraiser&nbsp;in which he spoke about the &ldquo;47 percent&rdquo; of Americans&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17298148-man-behind-romneys-47-percent-video-comes-forward</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17298148-man-behind-romneys-47-percent-video-comes-forward</guid><category>us</category><category>election</category><category>america</category><category>politics</category><category>man</category><category>video</category><category>2012</category><category>obama</category><category>comes</category><category>romney</category><category>duty</category><category>forward</category><category>expose</category><category>mitt</category><category>paul-ryan</category><category>poltical</category><category>47-percent</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:13:44 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebaterD42CF2E4-3A30-06A5-C22C-525075736C74.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="210" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebaterD42CF2E4-3A30-06A5-C22C-525075736C74.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Paul Ryan: &quot;Conservatives Have A Better Chance Of Triumphing&quot; After Obamacare Takes Effect</title>
<description><![CDATA[
In a wide-ranging interview with the&nbsp;National Review, Rep.&nbsp;Paul Ryan&nbsp;(R-WI) expressed his optimism about Republicans&rsquo; political position in the wake of President&nbsp;Barack Obama&rsquo;s reelection. &ldquo;Conservatives have a better chance of triumphing,&&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17298129-paul-ryan-conservatives-have-a-better-chance-of-triumphing-after-obamacare-takes-effect</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17298129-paul-ryan-conservatives-have-a-better-chance-of-triumphing-after-obamacare-takes-effect</guid><category>washington</category><category>congress</category><category>senate</category><category>election</category><category>conservatives</category><category>politics</category><category>2012</category><category>cycle</category><category>paul-ryan</category><category>obamacare</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:11:37 +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=leafydebaterF55A9003-C532-8D1C-9B0F-4DB6E91C9E2B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebaterF55A9003-C532-8D1C-9B0F-4DB6E91C9E2B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>North Miami-Dade woman, 102, becomes a rallying point for voter rights</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Desiline Victor never in her 102 years saw herself as a hero.
But her story, a North Miami-Dade woman who stood in line for three hours to try to vote during the 2012 presidential election, captured the attention of many, including the president of the United States.
&ldquo;W&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17289183-north-miami-dade-woman-102-becomes-a-rallying-point-for-voter-rights</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17289183-north-miami-dade-woman-102-becomes-a-rallying-point-for-voter-rights</guid><category>rally</category><category>election</category><category>line</category><category>2008</category><category>politics</category><category>miami</category><category>rights</category><category>woman</category><category>point</category><category>voter</category><category>2012</category><category>stand</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:29:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater76385023-B951-C21C-207D-BD17644D00B8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="172" width="223" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater76385023-B951-C21C-207D-BD17644D00B8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Mitt Romney gets a new job</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Mitt Romney will return to the private sector.
The 2012 Republican presidential nominee will join Solamere Capital, the investment firm founded by his eldest son, Tagg.
Romney will serve as chairman of the firm's executive committee, where he'll advise on matters of private e&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17213742-mitt-romney-gets-a-new-job</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17213742-mitt-romney-gets-a-new-job</guid><category>new</category><category>election</category><category>job</category><category>politics</category><category>president</category><category>private</category><category>candidate</category><category>chairman</category><category>committee</category><category>2012</category><category>firm</category><category>romney</category><category>republican</category><category>advisor</category><category>mitt</category><category>tagg</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Mar 2013 23:53:53 +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=leafydebaterBFD05522-BBF3-68A0-5DC0-83863C65411A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebaterBFD05522-BBF3-68A0-5DC0-83863C65411A.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>Romney slams Obama, reflects on election loss</title>
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WASHINGTON &mdash; Four months after losing the White House, Mitt Romney is dusting himself off and starting to speak out about politics and policy again.
In a wide-ranging interview that aired Sunday on Fox News, Romney chided President Obama for his dealings with congression&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17169318-romney-slams-obama-reflects-on-election-loss</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17169318-romney-slams-obama-reflects-on-election-loss</guid><category>washington</category><category>congress</category><category>tv</category><category>economy</category><category>white-house</category><category>election</category><category>politics</category><category>interview</category><category>speech</category><category>2012</category><category>loss</category><category>obama</category><category>romney</category><category>politician</category><category>republican</category><category>democrat</category><category>support</category><category>november</category><pubDate>Sun, 3 Mar 2013 18:59:23 +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=leafydebater8A08DB99-6F56-03F5-9911-CA27C6CB2650.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater8A08DB99-6F56-03F5-9911-CA27C6CB2650.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>Obama campaign releases list of top fundraisers</title>
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President Barack Obama's top fundraisers brought in at least $186 million for the president's re-election campaign.
Obama's campaign released a list of 770 top donors on Saturday who brought in between $186.6 million and $268 million. The president's re-election campaign raise&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17167609-obama-campaign-releases-list-of-top-fundraisers</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17167609-obama-campaign-releases-list-of-top-fundraisers</guid><category>campaign</category><category>election</category><category>list</category><category>money</category><category>politics</category><category>2012</category><category>fox</category><category>liberal</category><category>obama</category><category>fundraisers</category><category>romney</category><category>democrat</category><category>donate</category><pubDate>Sun, 3 Mar 2013 13:55:57 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater4D90E84B-E3E7-1FEB-367B-5219AC01F1A6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="128" width="128" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater4D90E84B-E3E7-1FEB-367B-5219AC01F1A6.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>Watch Out, Michigan! The New GOP Election Rigging Plan's Coming | Addicting Info</title>
<description><![CDATA[Michigan state&rsquo;s Republican party narrowly voted State Chair Bobby  Schostak a second two-year term at this Saturday&rsquo;s convention. But who  cares about some guy we&rsquo;ve never heard of?&nbsp; More importantly, Michigan&rsquo;s  GOP resoundingly approved a devious s&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brite]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brite]]></source><link>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17102759-watch-out-michigan-the-new-gop-election-rigging-plans-coming-addicting-info</link><guid>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17102759-watch-out-michigan-the-new-gop-election-rigging-plans-coming-addicting-info</guid><category>politics</category><category>michigan</category><category>presidential-election</category><category>gop</category><category>plan</category><category>2012</category><category>republican-party</category><category>scheme</category><category>2016</category><category>gerrymandering</category><category>electoral-college</category><category>manipulate</category><category>election-rigging</category><category>state-chair</category><category>redmap</category><category>redmaps</category><category>bobby-schostak</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:06:57 +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>Poll: Do you agree with the IOC's decision to eliminate Wrestling in 2020?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Today the IOC announced that after much deliberation, wrestling would no longer be a part of the Olympic games as of 2020.
The sport, which has 11 podium events, is one of the oldest Olympic sports, having been a part of every games since 1896. The United States has won 50 gold &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16942981-poll-do-you-agree-with-the-iocs-decision-to-eliminate-wrestling-in-2020</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16942981-poll-do-you-agree-with-the-iocs-decision-to-eliminate-wrestling-in-2020</guid><category>sports</category><category>olympics</category><category>poll</category><category>ioc</category><category>2008</category><category>cycling</category><category>london</category><category>beijing</category><category>2012</category><category>medal</category><category>country</category><category>wrestling</category><category>athens</category><category>nation</category><category>drop</category><category>2020</category><category>summer</category><category>tae-kwon-do</category><category>1896</category><category>eliminate</category><category>pentathlon</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:31:00 +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>China Passes U.S. to Become the World's Biggest Trading Nation in 2012</title>
<description><![CDATA[
"China surpassed the U.S. to become the world&rsquo;s biggest trading nation last year as measured by the sum of exports and imports."
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[jameseg]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jameseg]]></source><link>http://jameseg.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16911061-china-passes-us-to-become-the-worlds-biggest-trading-nation-in-2012</link><guid>http://jameseg.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16911061-china-passes-us-to-become-the-worlds-biggest-trading-nation-in-2012</guid><category>china</category><category>2012</category><category>u-s</category><category>exports</category><category>world-news</category><category>imports</category><category>worlds-biggest-trading-nation</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Feb 2013 16:30:18 +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>Roxanne Rubin, Nevada Republican, Accepts Plea Deal After Committing Voter Fraud</title>
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A Nevada Republican arrested for voter fraud in the 2012 election, after claiming she was trying to test the system's integrity, pled guilty and accepted a plea deal Thursday, forcing her to pay almost $2,500 and promise to stay out of trouble.
Roxanne Rubin, 56, a casino work&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kc77]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kc77]]></source><link>http://kaicrrll.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16743947-roxanne-rubin-nevada-republican-accepts-plea-deal-after-committing-voter-fraud</link><guid>http://kaicrrll.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16743947-roxanne-rubin-nevada-republican-accepts-plea-deal-after-committing-voter-fraud</guid><category>elections</category><category>fraud</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>voter</category><category>2012</category><category>nevada</category><category>election-day</category><category>fail</category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:10:31 +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=kaicrrll210A4BE6-E112-50EA-E9BF-8D5E3078A5F0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=kaicrrll210A4BE6-E112-50EA-E9BF-8D5E3078A5F0.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>25 weirdest job interview questions of 2012 - CBS News</title>
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To help job-seekers prepare job interviews, career guidance company Glassdoor every year compiles a list of questions that companies ask. They also pick out odd and unexpected questions. Here is what the firm identified as the 25 strangest interview questions of 2012:
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[tzia62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tzia62]]></source><link>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16480196-25-weirdest-job-interview-questions-of-2012-cbs-news</link><guid>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16480196-25-weirdest-job-interview-questions-of-2012-cbs-news</guid><category>of</category><category>job</category><category>interview</category><category>questions</category><category>2012</category><category>weirdest</category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:31:38 +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=tzia62448992B8-865E-6403-1766-B3E86D6246EA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="183" width="244" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tzia62448992B8-865E-6403-1766-B3E86D6246EA.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>2012 was hottest year on record</title>
<description><![CDATA[The numbers are in: 2012, the year of a surreal March heat wave, a  severe drought in the corn belt and a massive storm that caused broad  devastation in the mid-Atlantic states, turns out to have been the  hottest year recorded in the contiguous United States.
Temperature  diff&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gulf Coast International Properties Naples]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gulf Coast International Properties Naples]]></source><link>http://gcip-naples.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16435890-2012-was-hottest-year-on-record</link><guid>http://gcip-naples.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16435890-2012-was-hottest-year-on-record</guid><category>florida</category><category>environment</category><category>hot</category><category>2012</category><category>united-states</category><category>gulf-coast</category><category>atmospheric-administration</category><category>wet</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2013 23:45:49 +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=GCIP-Naples533F1B96-AD71-6946-823E-C99FB84E1DD6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=GCIP-Naples533F1B96-AD71-6946-823E-C99FB84E1DD6.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>MARKet Share - January, 2013</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's my MARKet, so I'm gonna share.....Goodbye 2012.&nbsp; You were an interesting year to say the least.&nbsp; But before we say farewell to you forever, we should take one last look at what made you so special.....The most annoying internet trend of 2012 is the move of some web&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mbergs]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mbergs]]></source><link>http://mbergs.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16290757-market-share-january-2013</link><guid>http://mbergs.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16290757-market-share-january-2013</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>nhl</category><category>nfl</category><category>election</category><category>columbia</category><category>conservatives</category><category>democrats</category><category>republicans</category><category>2012</category><category>unions</category><category>sex-scandal</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>new-york-jets</category><category>secret-service</category><category>donald-trump</category><category>lindsay-lohan</category><category>movement</category><category>predictions</category><category>liberals</category><category>extreme</category><category>year-in-review</category><category>market-share</category><category>2013</category><category>mayans</category><category>psy</category><category>tim-tebow</category><category>twinkies</category><category>hostess</category><category>kim-kardashian</category><category>mbergs</category><category>occupy-wall-street</category><category>honey-boo-boo</category><category>gangham-style</category><category>hurricane-sandy</category><category>ho-hos</category><category>sandy-hook-elementary-school</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Jan 2013 03:35:26 +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>Memo to GOP From an Ex-Conservative: The Eighties Are Over</title>
<description><![CDATA[
After a grueling election cycle from which the GOP emerged with a net loss of eight seats in the House, two seats in the Senate, and no White House, one might expect Republicans to reconsider their view that the electorate has given a solid mandate to conservative hardliners. B&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[CuriousG]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[CuriousG]]></source><link>http://curiousg.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16287158-memo-to-gop-from-an-ex-conservative-the-eighties-are-over</link><guid>http://curiousg.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16287158-memo-to-gop-from-an-ex-conservative-the-eighties-are-over</guid><category>senate</category><category>conservatives</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>house</category><category>republicans</category><category>2012</category><category>tea-party</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 21:54:32 +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=curiousg2AE5D552-9E57-652F-D8FE-4E4FEB51D3AA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="302" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=curiousg2AE5D552-9E57-652F-D8FE-4E4FEB51D3AA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The world didn't end, but practically everything else sucked </title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[At the Table with A.R. Lawyer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[At the Table with A.R. Lawyer]]></source><link>http://atthetable.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16283497-the-world-didnt-end-but-practically-everything-else-sucked</link><guid>http://atthetable.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16283497-the-world-didnt-end-but-practically-everything-else-sucked</guid><category>2012</category><category>us-news</category><category>bad-year</category><category>glenn-garvin</category><category>world-did-not-end</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 15:36:49 +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>HAPPY NEW YEAR! The world never ended, so Congress sent us over the cliff themselves and then gave themselves a bonus!</title>
<description><![CDATA[Dear Newsvine,
Happy New Year! 2013 is upon us, or nearly, in cases such as mine, and as I watch Fergie give me appalling duckface after appalling duckface on Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve, I thought I would type out this short letter to you all.
What a year it has been on t&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16274184-happy-new-year-the-world-never-ended-so-congress-sent-us-over-the-cliff-themselves-and-then-gave-themselves-a-bonus</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16274184-happy-new-year-the-world-never-ended-so-congress-sent-us-over-the-cliff-themselves-and-then-gave-themselves-a-bonus</guid><category>death</category><category>mars</category><category>shooting</category><category>recap</category><category>2012</category><category>obama</category><category>dick-clark</category><category>kanye</category><category>2013</category><category>whitney-houston</category><category>newtown</category><category>happy-new-years</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><category>space-jump</category><category>kim-kardashian-baby</category><category>fergie-ugly</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 03:06:06 +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>The Most Futuristic Predictions That Came True in 2012</title>
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Yesterday we told you about the biggest scientific breakthroughs of 2012. But now we turn our attention to those developments that make us realize just how futuristic things are quickly becoming. And  the past year provided no shortage of futureshock. We watched a cyborg  compe&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[greenpagan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[greenpagan]]></source><link>http://greenpagan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16262275-the-most-futuristic-predictions-that-came-true-in-2012</link><guid>http://greenpagan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16262275-the-most-futuristic-predictions-that-came-true-in-2012</guid><category>future</category><category>2012</category><category>us-news</category><category>predictions</category><category>futuristic-predictions</category><category>yesterday-we-told-you-about-the-biggest-scientific-breakthroughs-of-2012-but-now-we-turn-our-attenti</category><category>and-marveled-at-the-news-that-nasa-was-actually-working-on-a-faster-than-light-warp-drive-it-was-als</category><category>the-development-of-an-artificial-retina-and-primates-who-had-their-intelligence-enhanced-with-a-chip</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:13:39 +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></item><item><title>Dave Barry's Year in Review 2012 - The Washington Post</title>
<description><![CDATA[
It was a cruel, cruel year &mdash; a year that kept raising our hopes, only to squash them flatter than a dead possum on the interstate.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Twaddle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Twaddle]]></source><link>http://twaddle.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/30/16249898-dave-barrys-year-in-review-2012-the-washington-post</link><guid>http://twaddle.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/30/16249898-dave-barrys-year-in-review-2012-the-washington-post</guid><category>review</category><category>year</category><category>2012</category><category>not-news</category><category>year-in-review</category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:07:22 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twaddleC0C98E71-4BA5-91D9-A674-1069F71C6063.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="63" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twaddleC0C98E71-4BA5-91D9-A674-1069F71C6063.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="63" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Merry Christmas from my house to Yours, 2012</title>
<description><![CDATA[Every year I write a little "MERRY CHRISTMAS" ,"I'M OUT'TA HERE, sort of Article...&nbsp; and WHINE how hard it is for me to waste my time amongst the Folk who [as far as I am concerned] live on another planet and come here only to piss me off [and piss on me].....and HERE I mean&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[kjpxxx]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[kjpxxx]]></source><link>http://mysticfarm.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/28/16217232-merry-christmas-from-my-house-to-yours-2012</link><guid>http://mysticfarm.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/28/16217232-merry-christmas-from-my-house-to-yours-2012</guid><category>2012</category><category>christmas</category><category>not-news</category><category>good-will</category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 20:16:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>