<?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 - commission</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/commission</link><description>Newsvine - commission</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:53:20 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:05:54 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Jim Gile, Kansas County Official, Apologizes For Racist Comment</title>
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In a recording made by County Clerk Don Merriman of the study session, Gile, who is white, can be heard to say the county needed to hire an architect to design the improvements rather than "nigger-rigging it." His comment brought laughter from others in the room. Salinan Ray Hr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17675095-jim-gile-kansas-county-official-apologizes-for-racist-comment</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17675095-jim-gile-kansas-county-official-apologizes-for-racist-comment</guid><category>politics</category><category>kansas</category><category>commission</category><category>county</category><category>institutional-racism</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:53:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama orders commission to address voting issues</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama has signed an executive order establishing a presidential commission to address voting issues.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17504731-obama-orders-commission-to-address-voting-issues</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17504731-obama-orders-commission-to-address-voting-issues</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>commission</category><category>voting</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:21:20 +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>Truth commission sought for Dominican Republic</title>
<description><![CDATA[A new campaign seeks to establish a Truth Commission in the Dominican Republic to delve into the brutal years of dictator Rafael Trujillo.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17273549-truth-commission-sought-for-dominican-republic</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17273549-truth-commission-sought-for-dominican-republic</guid><category>commission</category><category>dominican-republic</category><category>world-news</category><category>truth-commission</category><category>cb</category><category>rafael-trujillo</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:00:40 +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>Hackers take over sentencing commission website</title>
<description><![CDATA[The hacker-activist group Anonymous says it hijacked the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission to avenge the death of Aaron Swartz, an Internet activist who committed suicide. The FBI is investigating.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/26/16709792-hackers-take-over-sentencing-commission-website</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/26/16709792-hackers-take-over-sentencing-commission-website</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>commission</category><category>website</category><category>hacked</category><category>sentencing-commission</category><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:23:59 +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=ee74ef6d-ba6a-4fe2-a623-045469ba3c3b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="321" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ee74ef6d-ba6a-4fe2-a623-045469ba3c3b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This screen shot shows the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission after it was hijacked by the hacker-activist group Anonymous, early Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, to avenge the death of Aaron Swartz, an Internet activist who committed suicide. The website of the commission, an independent agency of the judicial branch, was replaced with a message warning that when Swartz killed himself two weeks ago &quot;a line was crossed.&quot; (AP Photo)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Michigan Senate Takes Step Toward Allowing Wolf Hunts</title>
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -  Michigan moved a step closer to letting hunters target gray wolves Thursday, when the state Senate voted to designate the predator as a game species
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/30/15575294-michigan-senate-takes-step-toward-allowing-wolf-hunts</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/30/15575294-michigan-senate-takes-step-toward-allowing-wolf-hunts</guid><category>senate</category><category>state</category><category>wolf</category><category>hunting</category><category>season</category><category>environment</category><category>commission</category><category>natural-resources</category><category>bill</category><category>near</category><category>wolves</category><category>voted</category><category>establish</category><category>rebounded</category><category>passed-allow</category><category>extisntion</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:40:25 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467AD03AEA7-EBAA-8C09-CFD9-182412D3F667.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467AD03AEA7-EBAA-8C09-CFD9-182412D3F667.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>Sweeping changes suggested for Pa. child abuse law</title>
<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania should enact sweeping changes to its child abuse laws, including stronger penalties for failing to report the crime, a legislative commission concluded Tuesday after a year of study prompted by Jerry Sandusky's arrest on molestation charges.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Scolforo]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15473465-sweeping-changes-suggested-for-pa-child-abuse-law</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15473465-sweeping-changes-suggested-for-pa-child-abuse-law</guid><category>us</category><category>state</category><category>abuse</category><category>pa</category><category>commission</category><category>penn-state</category><category>us-news</category><category>pennsylvania-legislature</category><category>jerry-sandusky</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:19:23 +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=cbe5ea99-c044-4cd9-83df-d0dccfc55b81.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cbe5ea99-c044-4cd9-83df-d0dccfc55b81.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this June 22, 2012 file photo, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. A commission set up by the Pennsylvania Legislature after Jerry Sanduskys molestation arrest last year will issue a report that could recommend changes to state law. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2afe3e21-1cd9-436f-a13c-2ff4bf15a1e9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2afe3e21-1cd9-436f-a13c-2ff4bf15a1e9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Dr. Cindy Christian, right, along with Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler, left, addresses the media during a news conference announcing the findings of a report from the Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 at the capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania should enact &quot;sweeping&quot; changes to state child abuse laws, the legislative commission concluded Tuesday after a year of study prompted by Jerry Sandusky's arrest on child molestation charges. The Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection's recommendations include rewriting state law, redefining what constitutes child abuse and expanding the list of people who are required to report suspected abuse.(AP Photo/Bradley C  Bower) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e12d2ac6-c645-4312-bb16-705cc252ad9e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="245" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e12d2ac6-c645-4312-bb16-705cc252ad9e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler, center, holds a news conference announcing the findings of a report from the Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 at the capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania should enact &quot;sweeping&quot; changes to state child abuse laws, the legislative commission concluded Tuesday after a year of study prompted by Jerry Sandusky's arrest on child molestation charges. The Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection's recommendations include rewriting state law, redefining what constitutes child abuse and expanding the list of people who are required to report suspected abuse.(AP Photo/Bradley C  Bower)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=70e42769-639b-4147-b5d1-f3a3b0fb441e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="410" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=70e42769-639b-4147-b5d1-f3a3b0fb441e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="123" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler holds up a copy of a report from the Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection during a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 at the capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.  Pennsylvania should enact &quot;sweeping&quot; changes to state child abuse laws, the legislative commission concluded Tuesday after a year of study prompted by Jerry Sandusky's arrest on child molestation charges. The Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection's recommendations include rewriting state law, redefining what constitutes child abuse and expanding the list of people who are required to report suspected abuse.(AP Photo/Bradley C  Bower)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=04b84c20-de99-4e7c-8a56-cd76cb6e3147.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=04b84c20-de99-4e7c-8a56-cd76cb6e3147.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler addresses a news conference announcing the findings of a report from the Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 at the capitol in Harrisburg, Pa.  Pennsylvania should enact &quot;sweeping&quot; changes to state child abuse laws, the legislative commission concluded Tuesday after a year of study prompted by Jerry Sandusky's arrest on child molestation charges. The Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection's recommendations include rewriting state law, redefining what constitutes child abuse and expanding the list of people who are required to report suspected abuse.(AP Photo/Bradley C  Bower)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Brazil's Truth Commission to investigate  church</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Truth Commission investigating human rights abuses committed by Brazil's former dictatorship will also look into the role Catholic and evangelical churches played during the 1964-1985 military government.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stan Lehman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stan Lehman]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/14994551-brazils-truth-commission-to-investigate-church</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/14994551-brazils-truth-commission-to-investigate-church</guid><category>brazil</category><category>commission</category><category>world-news</category><category>truth-commission</category><category>lt</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2012 14:49:42 +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>Cookie Stuffing Software | Make $3k Per Month Easy</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bryant always shares some amazing nuggets! Take a look at this Cookie Stuffing Software | Make $3k Per Month Easy!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaleib]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kaleib]]></source><link>http://kalei-1.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14835357-cookie-stuffing-software-make-3k-per-month-easy</link><guid>http://kalei-1.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14835357-cookie-stuffing-software-make-3k-per-month-easy</guid><category>money</category><category>internet</category><category>commission</category><category>amazon</category><category>cookie</category><category>marketing</category><category>network</category><category>stuffing</category><category>make</category><category>junction</category><category>affiliate</category><category>clickbank</category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:16:41 +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>Brazil truth commission to probe only junta crimes</title>
<description><![CDATA[Brazil's Truth Commission will investigate only human rights abuses committed by the country's former dictatorship, not any crimes committed by opponents of the 1964-1985 regime.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stan Lehman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stan Lehman]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/18/13943226-brazil-truth-commission-to-probe-only-junta-crimes</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/18/13943226-brazil-truth-commission-to-probe-only-junta-crimes</guid><category>brazil</category><category>commission</category><category>world-news</category><category>truth-commission</category><category>lt</category><category>brazil-truth-commission</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:27:46 +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>UN corruption panel to stay in Guatemala till 2015</title>
<description><![CDATA[The director of a United Nations commission investigating and prosecuting corruption in Guatemala says the team will extend its work in the Central American country three more years.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/11/13815376-un-corruption-panel-to-stay-in-guatemala-till-2015</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/11/13815376-un-corruption-panel-to-stay-in-guatemala-till-2015</guid><category>un</category><category>guatemala</category><category>commission</category><category>united-nations</category><category>central-american</category><category>world-news</category><category>lt</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 03:28:53 +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> Paul Ryan is a granny-starving liar whose convention speech was filled with lies</title>
<description><![CDATA[Paul Ryan's big speech Wednesday night was so filled with lies that there's disagreement on which were the five biggest.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Overton]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Don Overton]]></source><link>http://don-overton.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/30/13570786-paul-ryan-is-a-granny-starving-liar-whose-convention-speech-was-filled-with-lies</link><guid>http://don-overton.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/30/13570786-paul-ryan-is-a-granny-starving-liar-whose-convention-speech-was-filled-with-lies</guid><category>medicare</category><category>politics</category><category>commission</category><category>poverty</category><category>deficit</category><category>debt</category><category>ryan</category><category>paul</category><category>recommended</category><category>lyin</category><category>simpson-bowles</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=don-overtonBEA54F12-C96E-EB86-9422-877A2D0AE33D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=don-overtonBEA54F12-C96E-EB86-9422-877A2D0AE33D.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>Does land ownership give you absolute power over it?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Thomas Jefferson wrote some pretty cool stuff. What he wrote in a letter to James Madison, in 06 Sep 1789&nbsp;contains one of my favorite quotes. Their correspondence generally discussed rights. Very good reading IMO, Im glad it was preserved. Over the years it has been cut and &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[One Miscreant]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[One Miscreant]]></source><link>http://one-miscreant.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13290993-does-land-ownership-give-you-absolute-power-over-it</link><guid>http://one-miscreant.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13290993-does-land-ownership-give-you-absolute-power-over-it</guid><category>pollution</category><category>land</category><category>environment</category><category>commission</category><category>drinking-water</category><category>profits</category><category>land-rights</category><category>leasing</category><category>environmental-laws</category><category>mineral-rights</category><category>usufruct</category><category>landowners</category><category>delaware-river-basin</category><category>land-pimping</category><category>human-safety</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:21:33 +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>Report details crimes by Ouattara faction</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of fighters aligned with Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara committed grave crimes, including execution and torture during the country's recent post-election violence, according to the final report of the country's Commission of Inquiry given to the president on Wednesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robbie Corey-Boulet]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robbie Corey-Boulet]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13184976-report-details-crimes-by-ouattara-faction</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13184976-report-details-crimes-by-ouattara-faction</guid><category>commission</category><category>ivory-coast</category><category>world-news</category><category>truth</category><category>af</category><category>alassane-ouattara</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Aug 2012 20:05:22 +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>Ill. lawmakers cut funds for police torture panel</title>
<description><![CDATA[Dozens of Illinois prisoners who claim they confessed to crimes under police torture may never have their cases reheard because lawmakers effectively shuttered the commission established to review the cases, panel officials said Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Tarm]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Tarm]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12070409-ill-lawmakers-cut-funds-for-police-torture-panel</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12070409-ill-lawmakers-cut-funds-for-police-torture-panel</guid><category>us</category><category>commission</category><category>torture</category><category>us-news</category><category>police-torture</category><category>torture-commission</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 17:56:32 +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>Wildlife Commission Collects Over 50 Animals During &quot;Nonnative Pet Amnesty Day&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Florida Wildlife Commission and Gatorland collected over 50 surrendered animals today during Nonnative Pet Amnesty Day.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/19/11772578-wildlife-commission-collects-over-50-animals-during-nonnative-pet-amnesty-day</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/19/11772578-wildlife-commission-collects-over-50-animals-during-nonnative-pet-amnesty-day</guid><category>animals</category><category>florida</category><category>zoo</category><category>environment</category><category>commission</category><category>wildlife</category><category>odd-news</category><category>50</category><category>collected</category><category>gatorland</category><category>surrendered</category><category>nonnative-pet-amnesty-day</category><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 21:46:06 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467ABBD3132-C3F3-16F9-98BE-BBCAF33D358F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467ABBD3132-C3F3-16F9-98BE-BBCAF33D358F.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>Brazil probing dictatorship human rights abuses</title>
<description><![CDATA[Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday swore in the seven members of a truth commission created to investigate human rights abuses committed during the nation's long military dictatorship.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stan Lehman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stan Lehman]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/11/11659783-brazil-probing-dictatorship-human-rights-abuses</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/11/11659783-brazil-probing-dictatorship-human-rights-abuses</guid><category>brazil</category><category>commission</category><category>world-news</category><category>truth-commission</category><category>lt</category><category>dilma-rousseff</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:40:45 +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=a83f436d-948c-4097-a665-ae128c3dfb1c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a83f436d-948c-4097-a665-ae128c3dfb1c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Brazil's President Dilma Roussef, right, talks with former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during the installation of the Truth Commission at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Rousseff has sworn in the seven members of a truth commission created to look into human rights abuses committed during the nation's long dictatorship.  (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0814393e-d396-4f90-85a2-7d82a6ce0383.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0814393e-d396-4f90-85a2-7d82a6ce0383.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Brazil's President Dilma Roussef speaks during installation of the Truth Commission at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Rousseff has sworn in the seven members of a truth commission created to look into human rights abuses committed during the nation's long dictatorship.  (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9b9868f0-ba09-4ac8-a08e-8ea90cf09faa.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9b9868f0-ba09-4ac8-a08e-8ea90cf09faa.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Brazil's President Dilma Roussef, front, speaks during the installation of Truth Commission at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Behind are former presidents Jose Sarney, left, and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Rousseff has sworn in the seven members of a truth commission created to look into human rights abuses committed during the nation's long dictatorship.  (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c00f863d-e1cd-4010-82d1-c947106a97d2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c00f863d-e1cd-4010-82d1-c947106a97d2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the installation of the Truth Commission at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has sworn in the seven members of a truth commission created to look into human rights abuses committed during the nation's long dictatorship. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Obama makes NRC nomination over Reid opposition</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama nominated Kristine L. Svinicki for a new term on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday despite objections from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Daly]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matthew Daly]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/08/11603860-obama-makes-nrc-nomination-over-reid-opposition</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/08/11603860-obama-makes-nrc-nomination-over-reid-opposition</guid><category>us</category><category>nuclear</category><category>politics</category><category>commission</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>harry-reid</category><category>nuclear-regulatory-commission</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 22:19:07 +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>New national commission on Indian Trust to begin</title>
<description><![CDATA[Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he will convene the first meeting of the five-member National Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform this week.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10541615-new-national-commission-on-indian-trust-to-begin</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10541615-new-national-commission-on-indian-trust-to-begin</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>commission</category><category>trust</category><category>ken-salazar</category><category>national-commission</category><category>indian-trust</category><category>indian-trust-administration</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:41:46 +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>Md. gas-drilling panel meeting in Hagerstown</title>
<description><![CDATA[A state commission on natural-gas drilling is taking a look at the regulatory landscape.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/27/10518215-md-gas-drilling-panel-meeting-in-hagerstown</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/27/10518215-md-gas-drilling-panel-meeting-in-hagerstown</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>commission</category><category>drilling</category><category>gas-drilling</category><category>md</category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:12:22 +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>Utah bill: 2 liquor commissioners must be drinkers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Utah lawmakers passed a bill out of committee on Friday mandating that at least two members of the state's liquor commission be consumers of alcohol, a requirement that's designed to provide a stronger voice for responsible adult drinkers in a state dominated by teetotaling Mormons.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Loftin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Loftin]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/24/10500819-utah-bill-2-liquor-commissioners-must-be-drinkers</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/24/10500819-utah-bill-2-liquor-commissioners-must-be-drinkers</guid><category>us</category><category>commission</category><category>us-news</category><category>utah</category><category>liquor-commission</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:16:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Utah bill: Some liquor commissioners should drink</title>
<description><![CDATA[Alcohol consumers in Utah could have required representation on the state's liquor commission under a proposed bill.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/24/10497771-utah-bill-some-liquor-commissioners-should-drink</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/24/10497771-utah-bill-some-liquor-commissioners-should-drink</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>commission</category><category>utah</category><category>members</category><category>liquor-commission</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:28:55 +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><item><title>Rights group: Ivory Coast probe lacks credibility</title>
<description><![CDATA[Ivory Coast's investigation into last year's postelection violence appears to be hasty, one-sided and politically compromised, a human rights group said Thursday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Burke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Laura Burke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/23/10488632-rights-group-ivory-coast-probe-lacks-credibility</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/23/10488632-rights-group-ivory-coast-probe-lacks-credibility</guid><category>of</category><category>commission</category><category>inquiry</category><category>ivory-coast</category><category>world-news</category><category>af</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:26:55 +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><item><title>Correction: Police Torture Commission story</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a story Feb. 7 about a lack of progress by a commission established to right the wrongs of Chicago's police torture scandal, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the commission hasn't met since August and cancelled an October meeting. The commission postponed, but didn't cancel, an October meeting, and met later that month. It did cancel its meetings in December and February, as reported.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/07/10342919-correction-police-torture-commission-story</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/07/10342919-correction-police-torture-commission-story</guid><category>us</category><category>commission</category><category>associated-press</category><category>torture</category><category>us-news</category><category>pat-quinn</category><category>police-torture</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:14:41 +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://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a5bace51-97d1-4c55-a066-85ac0f916843.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="371" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a5bace51-97d1-4c55-a066-85ac0f916843.jpg" width="120" height="166" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks with reporters in his office at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. A commission created by Quinn nearly two years ago to investigate claims of police torture by former Chicago police Lt. Jon Burge and his men is quietly falling apart, an apparent victim of the states budget mess. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ab1d3580-88d1-403c-a1a0-b605e97c7bf2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="384" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ab1d3580-88d1-403c-a1a0-b605e97c7bf2.jpg" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows inmate Johnny Plummer. Plummer, now 35, was 15 when he was arrested for two murders. Hes among the dozens of current inmates  most of them black  who claim they were beaten or tortured by Chicago police until they confessed to crimes they didn't commit. A commission created by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn nearly two years ago to investigate claims of police torture by former Chicago police Lt. Jon Burge and his men is quietly falling apart, an apparent victim of the states budget mess. (AP Photo/Illinois Department of Corrections)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>County Bans Almost All Dog Tethering</title>
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TAMPA - Hillsborough County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to ban the practice of tethering dogs in almost all cases.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/19/10194287-county-bans-almost-all-dog-tethering</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/19/10194287-county-bans-almost-all-dog-tethering</guid><category>all</category><category>commission</category><category>dog</category><category>cases</category><category>ban</category><category>us-news</category><category>pets</category><category>ownership</category><category>criminal</category><category>tethering</category><category>county</category><category>almost</category><category>hillsborough</category><category>cruel</category><category>ordinance</category><category>voted</category><category>passed</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:43:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467420DCA86-79B0-346A-BF3A-8553FF4BB498.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467420DCA86-79B0-346A-BF3A-8553FF4BB498.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>Landlord Fights 'White Only' Pool Sign Ruling </title>
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A state civil rights commission is weighing whether to reconsider its decision that a Cincinnati landlord discriminated against a black girl by posting a "White Only" sign at a swimming pool.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/12/10136032-landlord-fights-white-only-pool-sign-ruling</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/12/10136032-landlord-fights-white-only-pool-sign-ruling</guid><category>manager</category><category>ruling</category><category>civil-rights</category><category>commission</category><category>odd-news</category><category>sign</category><category>landlord</category><category>swimming-pool</category><category>violated</category><category>posted</category><category>whites-only</category><category>reconsidering</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:30:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>