<?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 - deadline</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/deadline</link><description>Newsvine - deadline</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:34:40 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:23:22 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>NBA trade deadline features only minor moves</title>
<description><![CDATA[The only trade involving Dwight Howard came last summer. The potent scorers that moved did so long ago.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mahoney]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brian Mahoney]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17047909-nba-trade-deadline-features-only-minor-moves</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17047909-nba-trade-deadline-features-only-minor-moves</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>deadline</category><category>dwight-howard</category><category>trade-deadline</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:58:40 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=091be122-1ece-4cba-af02-0bdcfeee2f68.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=091be122-1ece-4cba-af02-0bdcfeee2f68.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2012 file photo, Orlando Magic's J.J. Redick (7) goes up for a shot between New York Knicks' Steve Novak (16) and Rasheed Wallace, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla. A person familiar with the situation says the Orlando Magic have agreed to trade veteran shooting guard Redick, center Gustavo Ayon and reserve point guard Ish Smith to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for guards Doron Lamb and Beno Udrih, as well as forward Tobias Harris. The person spoke to The Associated Press Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 on condition of anonymity because the deal was not officially complete. (AP Photo/John Raoux, 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=8af53773-80a8-447f-af11-d460146f825b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="316" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8af53773-80a8-447f-af11-d460146f825b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo taken Feb. 20, 2013, Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith reacts during the second half of their 103-90 loss to the Miami Heat in an NBA basketball game in Atlanta. Smith is one of the league's most prominent names in rumors leading up to today's trade deadline. Smith said after just missing a triple-double in Wednesday night's loss that he'll be relieved when the deadline passes. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>New CBA looms over NBA trade discussions</title>
<description><![CDATA[Trade deadline week used to be the busiest of the NBA season, with team executives making deals at a frenzied pace as buyers tried to load up for a playoff run and sellers tried to unload onerous contracts to give them some flexibility for the next season.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Krawczynski]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jon Krawczynski]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17034365-new-cba-looms-over-nba-trade-discussions</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17034365-new-cba-looms-over-nba-trade-discussions</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>deadline</category><category>trade-deadline</category><category>looms</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:13:54 +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=6c7bab13-850a-4bf1-9b28-0dfa3a3496b0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6c7bab13-850a-4bf1-9b28-0dfa3a3496b0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Dwight Howard of the Los Angeles Lakers smiles before the NBA All-Star basketball game Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)&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=ee4d174f-4e8e-4786-a918-7f212c2f763d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ee4d174f-4e8e-4786-a918-7f212c2f763d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Atlanta Hawks' Josh Smith (5) make a move to get around Orlando Magic's DeQuan Jones (20) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. Atlanta won 108-76.(AP Photo/John Raoux)&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=5fc71172-dcb5-4a14-b728-f932778afcb2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="277" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5fc71172-dcb5-4a14-b728-f932778afcb2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2012, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard follows through on a dunk during the Lakers' NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets in Los Angeles. The photo was part of a series of images by photographer Mark J. Terrill which won the Thomas V. diLustro best portfolio award for 2012 given out by the Associated Press Sports Editors during their annual winter meeting. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terill, 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=f7ee9c78-204f-4ac7-b547-5413f5c007d5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f7ee9c78-204f-4ac7-b547-5413f5c007d5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak talks during a news conference in El Segundo, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, about the death of team owner Jerry Buss. Buss died in Los Angeles on Monday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)&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=853aded4-3ba7-4e9f-98b1-56d86feafadb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=853aded4-3ba7-4e9f-98b1-56d86feafadb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Orlando Magic's J.J. Redick (7) walks down the court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Bobcats in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. The Bobcats won 105-92.  (AP Photo/Willie J. Allen Jr.)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Embattled GOP Rep. Akin stays in Mo. Senate race</title>
<description><![CDATA[Embattled GOP Congressman Todd Akin has made good on his promise to stay in Missouri's U.S. Senate race despite calls by top Republicans to quit following his comments about rape.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14102157-embattled-gop-rep-akin-stays-in-mo-senate-race</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14102157-embattled-gop-rep-akin-stays-in-mo-senate-race</guid><category>us</category><category>senate</category><category>deadline</category><category>missouri</category><category>us-news</category><category>embattled-gop-congressman-todd-akin</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:56:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d66c5071-c206-4532-a9de-77bb6fc67507.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="263" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d66c5071-c206-4532-a9de-77bb6fc67507.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Missouri Republican Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., and his wife Lulli Akin, left, take part in a news conference at the start of a statewide bus tour, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, in St. Louis. Akin is hoping that donors displeased by his much-criticized remarks about rape will reopen their checkbooks. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)&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=6e67fd8c-9168-4697-a923-291db22089a7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6e67fd8c-9168-4697-a923-291db22089a7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Missouri Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., speaks during a news conference at the start of a statewide bus tour, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, in St. Louis. Akin is hoping that donors displeased by his much-criticized remarks about rape will reopen their checkbooks. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)&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=86f487c3-7284-4f3a-8953-49efae43ee3d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=86f487c3-7284-4f3a-8953-49efae43ee3d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Missouri Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., speaks while surrounded by supporters during a news conference at the start of a statewide bus tour, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, in St. Louis. Akin is hoping that donors displeased by his much-criticized remarks about rape will reopen their checkbooks. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Appel fails to sign; no teams lose future picks</title>
<description><![CDATA[The first signing period under baseball's new draft restrictions ended with touted pitcher Mark Appel spurning Pittsburgh to remain at Stanford and with 10 teams exceeding their bonus pools but none by enough to forfeit future selections.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Blum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ronald Blum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/13/12729737-appel-fails-to-sign-no-teams-lose-future-picks</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/13/12729737-appel-fails-to-sign-no-teams-lose-future-picks</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>deadline</category><category>draft</category><category>mark-appel</category><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:45:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=19acafa7-2612-46d1-909c-99430aea7824.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="319" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=19acafa7-2612-46d1-909c-99430aea7824.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this file photo made June 8, 2012, Stanford pitcher and first-round draft pick Mark Appel throws during a NCAA college baseball tournament super regional game against Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla. Appel spurned the Pittsburgh Pirates and decided to remain at Stanford for his senior season, one of the first big casualties of baseball's new restrictions on amateur signing bonuses. Appel is the only one not to sign out of 31 first-round picks. Under the labor deal, the deadline for draft picks to sign was Friday, July 13, 2012, a month earlier than under the previous deal. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, 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=1ab35bb4-3325-441f-818b-0712bfa57e27.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="326" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1ab35bb4-3325-441f-818b-0712bfa57e27.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="188" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this file photo made Feb. 14, 2012, Stanford pitcher Mark Appel smiles during an NCAA college baseball practice at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. Appel spurned the Pittsburgh Pirates and decided to remain at Stanford for his senior season, one of the first big casualties of baseball's new restrictions on amateur signing bonuses. Appel is the only one not to sign out of 31 first-round picks. Under the labor deal, the deadline for draft picks to sign was Friday, July 13, 2012, a month earlier than under the previous deal. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Senate falls short in bid to take up 'Buffett Rule'</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/16/11231349-senate-falls-short-in-bid-to-take-up-buffett-rule</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/16/11231349-senate-falls-short-in-bid-to-take-up-buffett-rule</guid><category>tax</category><category>taxes</category><category>federal</category><category>deadline</category><category>eve</category><category>filing</category><category>taxpayers</category><category>symbolic</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:52:25 +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>Syria truce deadline passes, no reported violence</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/12/11152759-syria-truce-deadline-passes-no-reported-violence</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/12/11152759-syria-truce-deadline-passes-no-reported-violence</guid><category>violence</category><category>for</category><category>syria</category><category>deadline</category><category>activists</category><category>ceasefire</category><category>halting</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>un-backed</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:33:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Deadly car crashes spike 6 percent on tax day</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11125386-deadly-car-crashes-spike-6-percent-on-tax-day</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11125386-deadly-car-crashes-spike-6-percent-on-tax-day</guid><category>new</category><category>death</category><category>taxes</category><category>fatal</category><category>deadline</category><category>irs</category><category>crashes</category><category>warns</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:03:26 +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><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-hth-120409-taxteturn-dropoff-1030a.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-hth-120409-taxteturn-dropoff-1030a.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Nothing may be certain but death and taxes, but new research warns that a higher risk of fatal car crashes on the day of the IRS deadline might be one way the two get combined.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Winderman: The 'Take My Turkoglu' trade deadline</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/09/10627635-winderman-the-take-my-turkoglu-trade-deadline</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/09/10627635-winderman-the-take-my-turkoglu-trade-deadline</guid><category>junk</category><category>deadline</category><category>outgoing</category><category>joke</category><category>luxury</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>impending</category><category>nba's</category><category>winderman</category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:01:53 +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><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-120309-turkoglu-501p.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-120309-turkoglu-501p.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Winderman: The NBA's impending and more-punitive luxury tax has turned the March 15 trading deadline into a joke because teams are now trying to package their junk with their outgoing star.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>PBT: Keeps looking like the Magic will keep Howard</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/08/10611696-pbt-keeps-looking-like-the-magic-will-keep-howard</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/08/10611696-pbt-keeps-looking-like-the-magic-will-keep-howard</guid><category>border</category><category>howard</category><category>deadline</category><category>img</category><category>orlando</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>alignleft</category><category>clearall</category><category>stylemargin</category><pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 16:31:05 +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://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120308-howard.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120308-howard.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;PBT: It's beginning to sound more and more like Orlando is not going to move Howard before the trade deadline.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Stocks set to rise on Euro hopes</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/08/10609442-stocks-set-to-rise-on-euro-hopes</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/08/10609442-stocks-set-to-rise-on-euro-hopes</guid><category>stocks</category><category>for</category><category>swap</category><category>investors</category><category>debt</category><category>deadline</category><category>greek</category><category>uptake</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 12:44:44 +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>Winderman: Ready, set, trade! ... Not so fast</title>
<description><![CDATA[Based on some of the rhetoric coming out of the lockout negotiations, what we should have in advance of the March 15 trading deadline is a personnel free-for-all, NBA deals gone wild, if you will.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ira Winderman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ira Winderman]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/08/10607801-winderman-ready-set-trade-not-so-fast</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/08/10607801-winderman-ready-set-trade-not-so-fast</guid><category>nba</category><category>space</category><category>earns</category><category>tax</category><category>money</category><category>deadline</category><category>salary</category><category>million</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 07:47:01 +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://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-120307-dwight-howard-1134p.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-120307-dwight-howard-1134p.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 19: Dwight Howard #12 of the Orlando Magic looks on during a game against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena on February 19, 2012 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.  (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Highway bill fails to clear hurdle in Senate</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers are under pressure to find a way to keep federal aid flowing to highway and transit programs beyond the end of this month after a transportation bill failed Tuesday to clear a procedural hurdle in the Senate.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joan Lowy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joan Lowy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/06/10592947-highway-bill-fails-to-clear-hurdle-in-senate</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/06/10592947-highway-bill-fails-to-clear-hurdle-in-senate</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>deadline</category><category>bill</category><category>transportation-bill</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 18:05:57 +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>Franc farewell: France bids adieu to old currency</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/17/10435861-franc-farewell-france-bids-adieu-to-old-currency</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/17/10435861-franc-farewell-france-bids-adieu-to-old-currency</guid><category>for</category><category>banks</category><category>deadline</category><category>euros</category><category>formed</category><category>exchanging</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>francs</category><category>loomed</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:58:52 +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://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120217-french-franc-note-hmed-815a.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="278" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120217-french-franc-note-hmed-815a.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lines formed outside banks Friday a deadline loomed for exchanging the last francs for euros.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Mailbag: The calm before the trade deadline storm</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ira Winderman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ira Winderman]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/14/10417246-mailbag-the-calm-before-the-trade-deadline-storm</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/14/10417246-mailbag-the-calm-before-the-trade-deadline-storm</guid><category>nba</category><category>season</category><category>deadline</category><category>hornets</category><category>contenders</category><category>grizzlies</category><category>second-round</category><category>sent</category><category>ers</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:19:29 +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://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-120214-dwight-howard-748a.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-spt-120214-dwight-howard-748a.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;ORLANDO, FL - FEBRUARY 06:  Dwight Howard #12 of the Orlando Magic grimmaces during the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Amway Center on February 6, 2012 in Orlando, Florida.   NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.  (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Occupy DC faces 'noon' deadline to end camping</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/30/10270382-occupy-dc-faces-noon-deadline-to-end-camping</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/30/10270382-occupy-dc-faces-noon-deadline-to-end-camping</guid><category>for</category><category>deadline</category><category>camping</category><category>noon</category><category>encampments</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>clearall</category><category>movement's</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:26:38 +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://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120130-occupy-dc-mcpherson-530a.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120130-occupy-dc-mcpherson-530a.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Occupy protesters in the nation's capital were preparing for a noon Monday deadline set by federal park authorities to end camping at some of the movement's last remaining large encampments.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Dread April 15? This year, taxes due 2 days later</title>
<description><![CDATA[Does the mere mention of April 15 send chills up your spine? Not to worry &#8212; the Internal Revenue Service has postponed this year's deadline for filing federal income taxes until two days later.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/04/9953240-dread-april-15-this-year-taxes-due-2-days-later</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/04/9953240-dread-april-15-this-year-taxes-due-2-days-later</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>deadline</category><category>internal-revenue-service</category><category>income-tax</category><category>tax-deadline</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jan 2012 20:13:04 +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>Derivatives rules now to take effect next July</title>
<description><![CDATA[Federal regulators have put off until July the date for rules to take effect bringing oversight to the market for derivatives, the complex financial instruments blamed for helping precipitate the financial crisis. That will be two years after enactment of the 2010 financial overhaul law mandating the rules.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/19/9565225-derivatives-rules-now-to-take-effect-next-july</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/19/9565225-derivatives-rules-now-to-take-effect-next-july</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>deadline</category><category>derivatives</category><category>financial-overhaul</category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:57:38 +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>Gerrit Cole and Pirates agree to $8 million deal</title>
<description><![CDATA[UCLA pitcher Gerrit Cole was among 22 of 23 first-round draft picks beating the deadline to sign, with the top selection in June's amateur draft agreeing late Monday night to a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates that includes an $8 million signing bonus.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Blum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ronald Blum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/15/7381021-gerrit-cole-and-pirates-agree-to-8-million-deal</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/15/7381021-gerrit-cole-and-pirates-agree-to-8-million-deal</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>associated-press</category><category>deadline</category><category>draft</category><category>pittsburgh-pirates</category><category>gerrit-cole</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:50:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/146b891a-ee79-4492-a70c-27050bb2bae8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="453" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/146b891a-ee79-4492-a70c-27050bb2bae8.jpg" width="120" height="136" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This June 21, 2010, file photo shoes UCLA starting pitcher Gerrit Cole throwing against TCU in the first inning of an NCAA College World Series baseball game,  in Omaha, Neb. Cole, taken by Pittsburgh with the top pick in the amateur draft, is among more than 20 first-round selections facing a midnight deadline to sign with major league clubs. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Big teams, big names coming up at trade deadline</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Major League Baseball trade deadline is fast approaching, and plenty of big names already are on the move.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Krawczynski]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jon Krawczynski]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/28/7188737-big-teams-big-names-coming-up-at-trade-deadline</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/28/7188737-big-teams-big-names-coming-up-at-trade-deadline</guid><category>mlb</category><category>sports</category><category>major-league-baseball</category><category>deadline</category><category>primer</category><category>trade-deadline</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:57:05 +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/c78edb57-de93-4d0d-aeaf-b4c2e4008502.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c78edb57-de93-4d0d-aeaf-b4c2e4008502.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New York Mets' Carlos Beltran heads to first after drawing a walk in the first inning of a baseball game against the Florida Marlins in Miami, Friday, July 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)&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/400/1bd391c7-2b98-43cc-ab04-3d1a123f5d9f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="309" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1bd391c7-2b98-43cc-ab04-3d1a123f5d9f.jpg" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;St. Louis Cardinals' Colby Rasmus, right,  is congratulated by teammate Yadier Molina after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game  against the Houston Astros Monday, July 25, 2011, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)&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/400/6220b201-681b-45a9-a229-350ed5d9f9d1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="341" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6220b201-681b-45a9-a229-350ed5d9f9d1.jpg" width="120" height="103" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In t his June 4, 2011 file photo, Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Edwin Jackson delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, in Chicago. The  White Sox traded  Jackson and utility player Mark Teahen on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for reliever Jason Frasor and pitching prospect Zach Stewart. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, 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/a53e3a12-a6ce-4f76-903a-11ac92320bf4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="451" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a53e3a12-a6ce-4f76-903a-11ac92320bf4.jpg" width="120" height="135" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New York Mets' Carlos Beltran follows through on a base hit against the Florida Marlins in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Miami, Saturday, July 23, 2011. Jose Reyes and Justin Turner scored on the base hit. The Marlins won 8-5. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)&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/400/6e7a2be6-da2b-4d2c-96cb-8b3311561679.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="383" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6e7a2be6-da2b-4d2c-96cb-8b3311561679.jpg" width="120" height="115" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;San Diego Padres relief pitcher Heath Bell, left, and catcher Rob Johnson celebrate the Padres' 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in a baseball game Monday, July 25, 2011, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)&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/400/3c38f991-6b9d-4acd-84ef-27bf188b65ab.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="311" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/3c38f991-6b9d-4acd-84ef-27bf188b65ab.jpg" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Chicago Cubs' Kosuke Fukudome hits a triple off Houston Astros relief pitcher Sergio Escalona during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, July 23, 2011 in Chicago. The Cubs won 5-1. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Administration: Aug. 2 remains critical deadline</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some private economists are suggesting the Treasury may have enough money on hand to pay the government's bills for another two weeks beyond an early August deadline for Congress to raise the debt ceiling. But the Obama administration insisted on Tuesday that it will run out of maneuvering room after Aug. 2.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/26/7174120-administration-aug-2-remains-critical-deadline</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/26/7174120-administration-aug-2-remains-critical-deadline</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>debt</category><category>showdown</category><category>deadline</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:18:20 +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>Treasury confirms deadline for raising debt limit</title>
<description><![CDATA[Congress has one month to raise the nation's borrowing limit or the government will default on its debt, the Treasury Department said Friday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher S. Rugaber]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Christopher S. Rugaber]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/01/6991843-treasury-confirms-deadline-for-raising-debt-limit</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/01/6991843-treasury-confirms-deadline-for-raising-debt-limit</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>debt</category><category>deadline</category><category>treasury-department</category><category>limit</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Jul 2011 14:31:54 +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/400/2a42001a-5fe8-4514-8200-3488d53ea1e0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="378" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2a42001a-5fe8-4514-8200-3488d53ea1e0.jpg" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this June 30, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Philadelphia. Congress has one month to raise the United States' borrowing limit or the government will default on its debt, the Treasury Department said Friday. Treasury officials confirmed the Aug. 2 deadline in a monthly update that assesses the nation's borrowing situation. The U.S. reached the $14.3 trillion limit in May. Higher revenue and accounting maneuvers have allowed the government to keep paying its bills in the interim. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, 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/400/49ee7ce2-5d07-4dd1-8019-f23d0fcc551b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="462" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/49ee7ce2-5d07-4dd1-8019-f23d0fcc551b.jpg" width="120" height="139" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this June 28, 2011 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress has one month to raise the United States' borrowing limit or the government will default on its debt, the Treasury Department said Friday. Treasury officials confirmed the Aug. 2 deadline in a monthly update that assesses the nation's borrowing situation. The U.S. reached the $14.3 trillion limit in May. Higher revenue and accounting maneuvers have allowed the government to keep paying its bills in the interim.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, 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/400/91fa264f-7c8b-4910-9ecc-b2912a707797.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="368" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/91fa264f-7c8b-4910-9ecc-b2912a707797.jpg" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this June 30, 2011 file photo, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks in Chicago. Congress has one month to raise the United States' borrowing limit or the government will default on its debt, the Treasury Department said Friday. Treasury officials confirmed the Aug. 2 deadline in a monthly update that assesses the nation's borrowing situation. The U.S. reached the $14.3 trillion limit in May. Higher revenue and accounting maneuvers have allowed the government to keep paying its bills in the interim. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, 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/400/7b5c09f5-99c9-4518-b50c-28559179e982.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7b5c09f5-99c9-4518-b50c-28559179e982.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this June 28, 2011 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress has one month to raise the United States' borrowing limit or the government will default on its debt, the Treasury Department said Friday. Treasury officials confirmed the Aug. 2 deadline in a monthly update that assesses the nation's borrowing situation. The U.S. reached the $14.3 trillion limit in May. Higher revenue and accounting maneuvers have allowed the government to keep paying its bills in the interim. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>PBT's power rankings: All Texas all the time</title>
<description><![CDATA[ No deadline moves for this group, nor should there have been. They are 6 games up on the Mavericks and Celtics for best record in the league, and they will not be caught. They are going to have home court for as long as they last in the playoffs.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Helin, ProBasketballTalk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kurt Helin, ProBasketballTalk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/28/6154272-pbts-power-rankings-all-texas-all-the-time</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/28/6154272-pbts-power-rankings-all-texas-all-the-time</guid><category>games</category><category>trade</category><category>spurs</category><category>teams</category><category>television</category><category>deadline</category><category>carmelo</category><category>kendrick-perkins</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:47:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110228-nba2.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110228-nba2.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginobili (R) drives on Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Jason Terry during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Dallas, Texas December 30, 2010.  REUTERS/Mike Stone (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Torres joins Liverpool for British-record fee</title>
<description><![CDATA[Spanish forward Fernando Torres joined Chelsea for a British-record fee said to be 50 million pounds ($79.5 million) on Monday as big-spending English clubs concluded a record-breaking spending spree during the January transfer window.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Douglas]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Steve Douglas]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/31/5962893-torres-joins-liverpool-for-british-record-fee</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/31/5962893-torres-joins-liverpool-for-british-record-fee</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>transfer</category><category>deadline</category><category>fernando-torres</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Feb 2011 01:19:49 +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/400/92da1f95-424b-4f08-8a9b-c20f6446150f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/92da1f95-424b-4f08-8a9b-c20f6446150f.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Liverpool's Fernando Torres, right, vies for the ball against Fulham's Danny Murphy during their English Premier League soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Wednesday Jan. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Tim Hales) NO INTERNET/MOBILE USAGE WITHOUT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE (FAPL) LICENCE. CALL +44 (0) 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS&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/a7abbd69-8dcf-4fa1-8d36-e026e0564c46.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a7abbd69-8dcf-4fa1-8d36-e026e0564c46.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 31, 2010 file photo, Newcastle United's Andy Carroll is seen during their pre-season friendly soccer match against Eindhoven at St James' Park, Newcastle, England. Liverpool was widely reported by British media to have had a 35-million-pound offer for England international Andy Carroll accepted by Newcastle. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, 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/400/0d0f71c5-3e86-45ce-8cef-eee718d4af00.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="355" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0d0f71c5-3e86-45ce-8cef-eee718d4af00.jpg" width="120" height="173" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this June 26, 2010 file photo, Uruguay's Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Uruguay and South Korea at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Liverpool said it expected to complete the signing of Uruguay forward Luis Suarez from Ajax for euro 26.5 million ($36 million). (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cuban dissident backs off hunger strike threat</title>
<description><![CDATA[A prominent Cuban dissident has pulled back from a threat to launch a hunger strike to pressure the government to free the last 13 political prisoners jailed in a 2003 crackdown, saying Monday that he was heeding a call for restraint from the men and their wives.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Haven]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Paul Haven]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/07/5424661-cuban-dissident-backs-off-hunger-strike-threat</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/07/5424661-cuban-dissident-backs-off-hunger-strike-threat</guid><category>cuba</category><category>dissident</category><category>deadline</category><category>world-news</category><category>cb</category><category>cuba-dissident</category><pubDate>Sun, 7 Nov 2010 19:00:48 +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/400/23cfff33-c05c-4082-b09f-5f694e91e74d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="252" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/23cfff33-c05c-4082-b09f-5f694e91e74d.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Members of the Cuban dissident group Ladies in White demonstrate during their weekly march in Havana, Cuba, Sunday Nov. 7, 2010.  The wives and mothers of Cuba's most prominent political prisoners protested to demand the government honor an agreement to release their loved ones by the end of the day.  (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)&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/f92f4ede-37cd-4d7f-9fb3-a9ea75d6b715.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="254" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f92f4ede-37cd-4d7f-9fb3-a9ea75d6b715.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Laura Pollan, leader the Cuban dissident group Ladies in White, demonstrates after the group's weekly march in Havana, Cuba, Sunday Nov. 7, 2010. Ladies in White is an organization made up of wives and mothers of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)&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/d74f8ff4-085b-4e15-981e-9a467d84919b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="247" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d74f8ff4-085b-4e15-981e-9a467d84919b.jpg" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Members of the Cuban dissident group Ladies in White demonstrate during their weekly march in Havana, Cuba, Sunday Nov. 7, 2010. Ladies in White is an organization made up of wives and mothers of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)&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/400/5fc4855b-d5fb-4946-b730-7ce1789e6084.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="243" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5fc4855b-d5fb-4946-b730-7ce1789e6084.jpg" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Members of the Cuban dissident group Ladies in White demonstrate during their weekly march in Havana, Cuba, Sunday Nov. 7, 2010.  The wives and mothers of Cuba's most prominent political prisoners protested to demand the government honor an agreement to release their loved ones by the end of the day.  (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)&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/400/90d77647-83fe-4c08-9e77-969719b59364.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="262" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/90d77647-83fe-4c08-9e77-969719b59364.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Members of the Cuban dissident group Ladies in White gather for their weekly march in Havana, Cuba, Sunday Nov. 7, 2010.  The wives and mothers of Cuba's most prominent political prisoners protested to demand the government honor an agreement to release their loved ones by the end of the day. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cuba faces looming deadline for prisoner release</title>
<description><![CDATA[Angel Moya has told relatives he will never stop fighting for political change in Cuba, and hopes to be a thorn in the government's side if he is released from jail. Hector Maseda's wife says he will leave prison only if his freedom is unconditional.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Haven]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Paul Haven]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/31/5384153-cuba-faces-looming-deadline-for-prisoner-release</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/31/5384153-cuba-faces-looming-deadline-for-prisoner-release</guid><category>cuba</category><category>dissident</category><category>deadline</category><category>world-news</category><category>cb</category><category>angel-moya</category><category>hector-maseda</category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:19:40 +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></channel></rss>