<?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 - finances</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/finances</link><description>Newsvine - finances</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:26:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 09:19:52 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>2 states challenge German redistribution system</title>
<description><![CDATA[Two wealthy German states have filed a lawsuit in the country's highest court challenging a system under which money is redistributed to less prosperous regions.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17454977-2-states-challenge-german-redistribution-system</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17454977-2-states-challenge-german-redistribution-system</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>public</category><category>finances</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:31:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Russian Ties Put Cyprus Banking Crisis on East-West Fault Line </title>
<description><![CDATA[You have a financial situation,but you also have&nbsp; geopolitical issues.&nbsp;
Russia has held Europe by the short hairs over gas. Europe would love for Russia to have some competition to bring down the prices. Cyprus is said to potentially have a huge gas field off her shore&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17445211-russian-ties-put-cyprus-banking-crisis-on-east-west-fault-line</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17445211-russian-ties-put-cyprus-banking-crisis-on-east-west-fault-line</guid><category>eu</category><category>russia</category><category>finances</category><category>world-news</category><category>cyprus</category><category>geopolitical-strategies</category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:54:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynE8ED7199-C1FC-0320-B550-838AA73FBC6C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatherynE8ED7199-C1FC-0320-B550-838AA73FBC6C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How I make fifty dollars profits a day </title>
<description><![CDATA[How I make fifty dollars profits a day 
I made Fifty dollars "all profit" today and it only took five minutes of my day. No - this is not an exaggeration, it is fact. Now I know people have gone overboard with hundreds if not hundreds of thousands of quick rich quick schemes. But&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Yuthink]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[William Yuthink]]></source><link>http://william2310.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17405487-how-i-make-fifty-dollars-profits-a-day</link><guid>http://william2310.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17405487-how-i-make-fifty-dollars-profits-a-day</guid><category>business</category><category>stocks</category><category>money</category><category>finances</category><category>stock-market</category><category>personal-finances</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:39:14 +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>Detroit's emergency manager extends 'olive branch'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Detroit's new emergency manager offered a "sincere olive branch" Monday to local leaders who fought against creating his job, even as a crowd of protesters rallied outside City Hall during his first day trying to revive the city's beleaguered finances.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Corey Williams]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Corey Williams]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17391261-detroits-emergency-manager-extends-olive-branch</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17391261-detroits-emergency-manager-extends-olive-branch</guid><category>us</category><category>manager</category><category>city-council</category><category>detroit</category><category>city-hall</category><category>finances</category><category>us-news</category><category>emergency-manager</category><category>detroit-city-hall</category><category>kevyn-orr</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:45:46 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c347a51d-fe40-41f8-a900-02dc681d578e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c347a51d-fe40-41f8-a900-02dc681d578e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kevyn Orr anwsers a question during a news conference in Detroit, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Gov. Rick Snyder announced that he had chosen Orr, a partner in the Cleveland-based law and restructuring Jones Day firm, as Detroit's emergency manager.  Snyder's already declared a financial emergency in Detroit, saying local officials lacked a plan to solve it. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)  &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=9f9474ba-961a-4641-a7af-429c91d9865d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="358" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9f9474ba-961a-4641-a7af-429c91d9865d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kevyn Orr, right, speaks as Detroit Mayor Dave Bing listens during a news conference in Detroit, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Gov. Rick Snyder announced Thursday that he had chosen Kevyn Orr, a partner in the Cleveland-based law and restructuring Jones Day firm, as Detroit's emergency manager. Snyder's already declared a financial emergency in Detroit, saying local officials lacked a plan to solve it. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)  &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=600c35cb-7978-4647-9dc9-0142e6f518b8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="247" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=600c35cb-7978-4647-9dc9-0142e6f518b8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kevyn Orr, Detroit emergency financial manager, smiles while answering a reporters question during an interviewed on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in Detroit. The newly appointed emergency manager charged with getting Detroits finances back on track is welcoming input from city officials as he begins his job next week. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)&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=01ca8927-d203-43c3-aa5c-3ac72d872572.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="370" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=01ca8927-d203-43c3-aa5c-3ac72d872572.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="166" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kevyn Orr, Detroit emergency financial manager, gestures while responds to a reporters question while being interviewed on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in Detroit. The newly appointed emergency manager charged with getting Detroits finances back on track is welcoming input from city officials as he begins his job next week. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)&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=e6a0e8b3-753a-4904-a2eb-ca3f0feb9979.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e6a0e8b3-753a-4904-a2eb-ca3f0feb9979.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kevyn Orr, Detroit emergency financial manager, responds to a reporters question while being interviewed on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in Detroit. The newly appointed emergency manager charged with getting Detroits finances back on track is welcoming input from city officials as he begins his job next week. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)&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=a3dc9551-c729-4b06-b336-8ebd2c02d671.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a3dc9551-c729-4b06-b336-8ebd2c02d671.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 14, 2013 file photo, Washington-based attorney Kevyn Orr speaks at a news conference in Detroit.  Orr starts work Monday, March 25, 2013, as Detroits emergency manager and the turnaround expert says his first tasks will be reviewing the citys financial data and listening. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, 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=13dbbce4-362e-4622-a581-bbed7bb96f4d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=13dbbce4-362e-4622-a581-bbed7bb96f4d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 14, 2013 file photo, Washington-based attorney Kevyn Orr, left, speaks at a news conference in Detroit as Michigan  Gov. Rick Snyder listens. Orr starts work Monday, March 25, 2013, as Detroits emergency manager and the turnaround expert says his first tasks will be reviewing the citys financial data and listening. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, 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=54fb355f-fd07-462b-9687-5b608bfff1bc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=54fb355f-fd07-462b-9687-5b608bfff1bc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 14, 2013 file photo is the skyline of the city of Detroit. Kevyn Orr, Detroits state-appointed emergency manager, has yet to step into his Detroit office, but the acclaimed bankruptcy lawyer knows the clock already is ticking down on the future of the city and an 18-month stint in which hell try to complete what he says will be one of the greatest fiscal turnarounds in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, 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=31552237-2cff-4b4c-9b9d-12d570df1f56.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="451" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=31552237-2cff-4b4c-9b9d-12d570df1f56.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="135" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Jackie Turnboe, from Detroit Mich., protests outside the offices of JonesDay Monday, March 25, 2013, in Cleveland. Detroit's new emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, said Monday he would offer a &quot;sincere olive branch&quot; to council members who fought against creating his job. Orr recently resigned from JonesDay.   (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)&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=c07b6ac8-bc7b-4404-94cd-a67764038c35.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="245" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c07b6ac8-bc7b-4404-94cd-a67764038c35.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sylvester Davis, from Detroit Mich., protests outside the offices of JonesDay Monday, March 25, 2013, in Cleveland. Detroit's new emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, said Monday he would offer a &quot;sincere olive branch&quot; to council members who fought against creating his job. Orr recently resigned from JonesDay JonesDay was just hired to direct the restructuring of the city of Detroit. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> Old age should not be approached with horror | Yvonne Roberts | Comment is free | The Guardian </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Older people&nbsp;have assets and capabilities and talents, too; they are often intensified, not erased, by age. As part of a new social contract, they don't want to be "done to" by professionals, treated as infants, without learning, history or values.
]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maciej Lewandowski]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Maciej Lewandowski]]></source><link>http://macieklew.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17311984-old-age-should-not-be-approached-with-horror-yvonne-roberts-comment-is-free-the-guardian</link><guid>http://macieklew.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17311984-old-age-should-not-be-approached-with-horror-yvonne-roberts-comment-is-free-the-guardian</guid><category>health</category><category>care</category><category>horror</category><category>finances</category><category>retirement</category><category>society</category><category>uk</category><category>old-age</category><category>older-people</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:53:25 +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=macieklewBE3012D5-6B3F-D68D-9744-F4EC2B9814ED.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=macieklewBE3012D5-6B3F-D68D-9744-F4EC2B9814ED.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Reuters: Obama Admin To Let Spy Agencies Scour Americans' Finances </title>
<description><![CDATA[
The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury Department document seen by Reuters.
The proposed plan rep&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17305492-reuters-obama-admin-to-let-spy-agencies-scour-americans-finances</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17305492-reuters-obama-admin-to-let-spy-agencies-scour-americans-finances</guid><category>privacy</category><category>politics</category><category>spies</category><category>government</category><category>agencies</category><category>obama</category><category>finances</category><category>big-government</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:15:21 +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=cornhusker4palin31EB7219-C062-0E8F-3FB1-13678932A5DE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="155" width="276" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palin31EB7219-C062-0E8F-3FB1-13678932A5DE.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>Obama administration to let spy agencies scour Americans' finances</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Obama  administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full  access to a massive database that contains financial data on American  citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury  Department document seen by Reuters.
The proposed plan r&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SomeDude68.]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SomeDude68.]]></source><link>http://somedude68-1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17301664-obama-administration-to-let-spy-agencies-scour-americans-finances</link><guid>http://somedude68-1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17301664-obama-administration-to-let-spy-agencies-scour-americans-finances</guid><category>white-house</category><category>bank</category><category>treasury-department</category><category>obama</category><category>finances</category><category>us-news</category><category>central-intelligence-agency</category><category>national-intelligence</category><category>suspicious-activity</category><category>obama-admin</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:37:30 +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>Celebrities teaching GOOD money management tips</title>
<description><![CDATA[Who knew celebrities can also be frugal? After all the years of hearing how most&nbsp;celebrities squander their money living a life of excess.... it's nice to see some who are a bit more money savvy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[William Yuthink]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[William Yuthink]]></source><link>http://william2310.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17297977-celebrities-teaching-good-money-management-tips</link><guid>http://william2310.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17297977-celebrities-teaching-good-money-management-tips</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>money</category><category>celebs</category><category>saving</category><category>tonight-show</category><category>celebrities</category><category>finances</category><category>conan-obrien</category><category>marie-claire</category><category>starsmariska-hargitay</category><category>zooey-deschanels</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:52:06 +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=william2310E7901F5C-F101-B94A-F5CA-621C4A7280A2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="207" width="310" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=william2310E7901F5C-F101-B94A-F5CA-621C4A7280A2.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>Records: Detroit emergency manager had tax liens</title>
<description><![CDATA[The auto-industry turnaround expert picked to steer Detroit back from the brink of financial ruin had tax liens on his Maryland home, records show.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17278042-records-detroit-emergency-manager-had-tax-liens</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17278042-records-detroit-emergency-manager-had-tax-liens</guid><category>us</category><category>manager</category><category>detroit</category><category>finances</category><category>us-news</category><category>detroit-city-council</category><category>chrysler-llc</category><category>emergency-manager</category><category>fixing-detroit</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:02:23 +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=a9b0999a-5458-4c68-b567-6dc9502c63d9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a9b0999a-5458-4c68-b567-6dc9502c63d9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;City Council representative Irwin Corley speaks at a hearing in the Treasury Department over the appointment of an Emergency Financial Manager for Detroit on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in Lansing.  The Detroit city council members made a longshot appeal of the state's declaration that the city has no adequate plan to fix its fiscal crisis, arguing that more time is needed to implement a budget-cutting deal reached with the state less than a year ago.  In a report to Gov. Rick Snyder last month, a state-appointed review board declared that Detroit was facing a financial emergency because of its $14 billion of debt, $327 million budget deficit and other issues.  (AP Photo/Detroit News, Dale G. Young)  DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT  &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=d10eb0ac-aafc-4cd0-a7cf-6e228d84b605.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d10eb0ac-aafc-4cd0-a7cf-6e228d84b605.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Detroit City Councils' Charles Pugh speaks with the media after a morning hearing in the Treasury Department over the appointment of an Emergency Financial Manager for Detroit on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in Lansing.  The Detroit city council members made a longshot appeal of the state's declaration that the city has no adequate plan to fix its fiscal crisis, arguing that more time is needed to implement a budget-cutting deal reached with the state less than a year ago.  In a report to Gov. Rick Snyder last month, a state-appointed review board declared that Detroit was facing a financial emergency because of its $14 billion of debt, $327 million budget deficit and other issues.  (AP Photo/Detroit News, Dale G. Young)  DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT  &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=8f40986a-6840-452e-aa90-5081b7c4539d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="447" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8f40986a-6840-452e-aa90-5081b7c4539d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="134" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Mary MacDowell presides as Detroit city council representatives speak at a hearing in the Treasury Department over the appointment of an Emergency Financial Manager for Detroit on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in Lansing.  The Detroit city council members made a longshot appeal of the state's declaration that the city has no adequate plan to fix its fiscal crisis, arguing that more time is needed to implement a budget-cutting deal reached with the state less than a year ago.  In a report to Gov. Rick Snyder last month, a state-appointed review board declared that Detroit was facing a financial emergency because of its $14 billion of debt, $327 million budget deficit and other issues.  (AP Photo/Detroit News, Dale G. Young)  DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT  &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=ee3b0f00-9b07-48c8-9798-87712a1a0bcb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="353" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ee3b0f00-9b07-48c8-9798-87712a1a0bcb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="106" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;City Council representative Edward Keelan speak with Michigan Treasury Department representative Frederick Headen after a morning hearing in the Treasury Department over the appointment of an Emergency Financial Manager for Detroit on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in Lansing.  The Detroit city council members made a longshot appeal of the state's declaration that the city has no adequate plan to fix its fiscal crisis, arguing that more time is needed to implement a budget-cutting deal reached with the state less than a year ago.  In a report to Gov. Rick Snyder last month, a state-appointed review board declared that Detroit was facing a financial emergency because of its $14 billion of debt, $327 million budget deficit and other issues.  (AP Photo/Detroit News, Dale G. Young)  DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT  &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=bcd542a0-5f75-42c0-b139-2c9af2e539b6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="210" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bcd542a0-5f75-42c0-b139-2c9af2e539b6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="63" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;From left, Detroit city council members Charles Pugh, Andre Spivey, Ken Cockrel Jr and James Tate listen as their representatives speak at a hearing in the Treasury Department over the appointment of an Emergency Financial Manager for Detroit on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in Lansing.  The members made a longshot appeal of the state's declaration that the city has no adequate plan to fix its fiscal crisis, arguing that more time is needed to implement a budget-cutting deal reached with the state less than a year ago.  In a report to Gov. Rick Snyder last month, a state-appointed review board declared that Detroit was facing a financial emergency because of its $14 billion of debt, $327 million budget deficit and other issues.  (AP Photo/Detroit News, Dale G. Young)  DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT  &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=b463d49c-6c2f-40d9-ad51-595b1bb01aa3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b463d49c-6c2f-40d9-ad51-595b1bb01aa3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;City Council representative Edward Keelan speaks at a hearing in the Treasury Department over the appointment of an Emergency Financial Manager for Detroit on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in Lansing.  The Detroit city council members made a longshot appeal of the state's declaration that the city has no adequate plan to fix its fiscal crisis, arguing that more time is needed to implement a budget-cutting deal reached with the state less than a year ago.  In a report to Gov. Rick Snyder last month, a state-appointed review board declared that Detroit was facing a financial emergency because of its $14 billion of debt, $327 million budget deficit and other issues.  (AP Photo/Detroit News, Dale G. Young)  DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT  &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=951f8744-906e-4e2f-87af-fa60b8fc49bd.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=951f8744-906e-4e2f-87af-fa60b8fc49bd.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated photo provided by Jones Day shows attorney Kevyn Orr. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced Thursday, March 14, 2013 that Orr, a bankruptcy expert who represented automaker Chrysler LLC during its successful restructuring, has been named Detroit's emergency manager. (AP Photo/Courtesy Jones Day) &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=e69ab9af-786a-462a-b1a5-a49c36d80954.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="277" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e69ab9af-786a-462a-b1a5-a49c36d80954.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kevyn Orr listens to a question during a news conference in Detroit, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Gov. Rick Snyder announced that he had chosen Orr, a partner in the Cleveland-based law and restructuring Jones Day firm, as Detroit's emergency manager.  Snyder's already declared a financial emergency in Detroit, saying local officials lacked a plan to solve it. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)  &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=659dc5e5-680d-4d26-8338-6bfa5b858465.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=659dc5e5-680d-4d26-8338-6bfa5b858465.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kevyn Orr, center, speaks at a news conference as Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, left, and Gov. Rick Snyder listen in Detroit, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Snyder announced that he had chosen Kevyn Orr, a partner in the Cleveland-based law and restructuring Jones Day firm, as Detroit's emergency manager. Snyder's already declared a financial emergency in Detroit, saying local officials lacked a plan to solve it. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)  &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=4cfbd791-8d24-46bc-b9ba-0dde80795ec8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4cfbd791-8d24-46bc-b9ba-0dde80795ec8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, left, Gov. Rick Snyder and Kevyn Orr, right, listen to a question during a news conference in Detroit, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Snyder announced that he had chosen Orr, a partner in the Cleveland-based law and restructuring Jones Day firm, as Detroit's emergency manager. Snyder's already declared a financial emergency in Detroit, saying local officials lacked a plan to solve it. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)  &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=e1b94ba1-aaea-4dcf-a589-8b765b6702b6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e1b94ba1-aaea-4dcf-a589-8b765b6702b6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, from left, Gov. Rick Snyder and Kevyn Orr,  arrive at a news conference in Detroit, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Snyder announced that he had chosen Orr, a partner in the Cleveland-based law and restructuring Jones Day firm, as Detroit's emergency manager. Snyder's already declared a financial emergency in Detroit, saying local officials lacked a plan to solve it. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)  &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=c347a51d-fe40-41f8-a900-02dc681d578e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c347a51d-fe40-41f8-a900-02dc681d578e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kevyn Orr anwsers a question during a news conference in Detroit, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Gov. Rick Snyder announced that he had chosen Orr, a partner in the Cleveland-based law and restructuring Jones Day firm, as Detroit's emergency manager.  Snyder's already declared a financial emergency in Detroit, saying local officials lacked a plan to solve it. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)  &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=a6a838e3-4023-4ebd-8def-c7b334f6fed6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a6a838e3-4023-4ebd-8def-c7b334f6fed6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kevyn Orr, left, speaks as as Michigan  Gov. Rick Snyder listens during a news conference in Detroit, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Snyder announced Thursday that he had chosen Orr, a partner in the Cleveland-based law and restructuring Jones Day firm, as Detroit's emergency manager. Snyder's already declared a financial emergency in Detroit, saying local officials lacked a plan to solve it. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)  &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=5e2f6fd3-2285-4ab4-b7e3-f46d6ee647f7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5e2f6fd3-2285-4ab4-b7e3-f46d6ee647f7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The skyline of the city of Detroit is shown Thursday, March 14, 2013. Gov. Rick Snyder announced that he has chosen Kevyn Orr, a partner in the Cleveland-based law and restructuring Jones Day firm, as Detroit's emergency manager. Snyder's already declared a financial emergency in Detroit, saying local officials lacked a plan to solve it. The move makes Detroit the largest city in the U.S. to have its finances placed under state control. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)  &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=45f154c5-548d-4c33-9cec-d38078703b54.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=45f154c5-548d-4c33-9cec-d38078703b54.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Kevyn Orr, right, reacts to a question as Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, left, and Gov. Rick Snyder, center, listen during a news conference in Detroit, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Snyder announced that he had chosen Orr, a partner in the Cleveland-based law and restructuring Jones Day firm, as Detroit's emergency manager. Snyder's already declared a financial emergency in Detroit, saying local officials lacked a plan to solve it. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Liverpool debt rises to $130M as team struggles</title>
<description><![CDATA[Liverpool's owners have incurred "painful" financial results stemming from their investment in players who have failed to re-establish the club as a European power.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Harris]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rob Harris]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17181781-liverpool-debt-rises-to-130m-as-team-struggles</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17181781-liverpool-debt-rises-to-130m-as-team-struggles</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>finances</category><category>liverpool</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 17:50:28 +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=972a0309-b07a-4b9c-9784-44cc26a19c05.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=972a0309-b07a-4b9c-9784-44cc26a19c05.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Liverpool's Luis Saurez scores from a free kick against Wigan Athletic during the English Premier League soccer match at the DW Stadium, Wigan, England, Saturday March 2, 2013. Liverpool won the match 0-4. (AP Photo/PA, Clint Hughes) UNITED KINGDOM OUT  NO SALES  NO ARCHIVE&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Who will take on job of fixing Detroit's finances?</title>
<description><![CDATA[It appears the appointment of an emergency manager to take over Detroit's failing finances is all but a done deal. But one question remains: Who will get the difficult, thankless job?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Corey Williams]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Corey Williams]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/02/17160241-who-will-take-on-job-of-fixing-detroits-finances</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/02/17160241-who-will-take-on-job-of-fixing-detroits-finances</guid><category>mi</category><category>detroit</category><category>finances</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Sat, 2 Mar 2013 17:59:49 +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://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=72217c64-f609-42fc-bcff-9e9ffec07958.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=72217c64-f609-42fc-bcff-9e9ffec07958.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gov. Rick Snyder declares a financial emergency during a broadcast in Detroit, Friday, March 1, 2013. The determination could lead to the appointment of an emergency manager over the city's finances. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Detroit mayor opposes financial emergency appeal</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mayor Dave Bing acknowledged Wednesday that an emergency manager will be appointed to oversee Detroit's finances and said he won't participate in the city's appeal of a report criticizing local officials for their handling of the economic mess.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Corey Williams]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Corey Williams]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17148034-detroit-mayor-opposes-financial-emergency-appeal</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17148034-detroit-mayor-opposes-financial-emergency-appeal</guid><category>us</category><category>manager</category><category>city-council</category><category>detroit</category><category>finances</category><category>us-news</category><category>emergency-manager</category><category>rick-snyder</category><category>detroit-mayor-dave-bing</category><category>mayor-dave-bing</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2013 17:02:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e4304a41-fc4e-4481-b8d9-b03a510ddb4f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="292" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e4304a41-fc4e-4481-b8d9-b03a510ddb4f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013 file photo, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder discusses the effect of Detroit's drastic population loss over 60 years, which he says is the main reason for the city's financial woes during a news conference at his office in Detroit. Snyder said Friday, March 1, that he has declared a financial emergency in Detroit, a determination that could lead to the appointment of an emergency manager over the city's finances. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, 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=870d93f4-daac-4323-a2ee-bdb3c26207a3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="391" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=870d93f4-daac-4323-a2ee-bdb3c26207a3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="157" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gov. Rick Snyder declares a financial emergency during a broadcast in Detroit, Friday, March 1, 2013. The determination could lead to the appointment of an emergency manager over the city's finances. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)&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=df60f734-b07a-4c34-8651-8dd1b6997b28.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=df60f734-b07a-4c34-8651-8dd1b6997b28.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gov. Rick Snyder declares a financial emergency during a broadcast in Detroit, Friday, March 1, 2013. The determination could lead to the appointment of an emergency manager over the city's finances. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)  &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=9293ca43-6b56-4d2e-8ef5-25d982437bfb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9293ca43-6b56-4d2e-8ef5-25d982437bfb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gov. Rick Snyder tells the Associated Press he will declare a financial emergency prior his television broadcast in Detroit, Friday, March 1, 2013. Snyder declared a financial emergency in Detroit on Friday, pushing the city closer to having a state-appointed emergency manager control its finances. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)&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=ae231aa0-78ca-4a5a-997d-2842c9766024.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ae231aa0-78ca-4a5a-997d-2842c9766024.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gov. Rick Snyder tells the Associated Press he will declare a financial emergency prior his television broadcast in Detroit, Friday, March 1, 2013. Snyder declared a financial emergency in Detroit on Friday, pushing the city closer to having a state-appointed emergency manager control its finances. Snyder told The Associated Press that his decision on whether to appoint an emergency manager will come after the city's 10-day appeals process, but that Detroit will be &quot;on the path&quot; to having the state oversee its books if he turns down any such appeal. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's office already has been notified of a March 12 hearing date, Snyder said. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)&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=39dfdf75-673f-408d-a394-8ddf3e6bc7fe.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=39dfdf75-673f-408d-a394-8ddf3e6bc7fe.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is interviewed in his office, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The mayor says he believes Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will appoint an emergency manager over the city's finances and that he &quot;intends to work collaboratively&quot; with that person. Bing says he's considering whether to appeal a determination by a state-appointed review team and Snyder that Detroit has not put forward a plan to resolve the city's serious financial problem. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)&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=e411bf2a-9977-4ef8-8bb3-064a0d0b19f4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e411bf2a-9977-4ef8-8bb3-064a0d0b19f4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A photograph of a billboard is seen on Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's desk during his interview with the Associated Press, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The mayor says he believes Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will appoint an emergency manager over the city's finances and that he &quot;intends to work collaboratively&quot; with that person. Bing says he's considering whether to appeal a determination by a state-appointed review team and Snyder that Detroit has not put forward a plan to resolve the city's serious financial problem. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)&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=ce1501b1-c673-4807-a786-99580f7e1e07.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="395" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ce1501b1-c673-4807-a786-99580f7e1e07.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is interviewed in his office, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The mayor says he believes Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will appoint an emergency manager over the city's finances and that he &quot;intends to work collaboratively&quot; with that person. Bing says he's considering whether to appeal a determination by a state-appointed review team and Snyder that Detroit has not put forward a plan to resolve the city's serious financial problem. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Snyder: People already turning down Detroit job</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some people are already telling Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder that they don't want the job of fixing Detroit's financial woes, even before he's decided whether he's even going to appoint an emergency manager, Snyder said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Corey Williams]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Corey Williams]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17019227-snyder-people-already-turning-down-detroit-job</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17019227-snyder-people-already-turning-down-detroit-job</guid><category>us</category><category>detroit</category><category>finances</category><category>us-news</category><category>rick-snyder</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:12:01 +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://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=546db074-4d25-4b31-9d22-1318b6028764.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="394" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=546db074-4d25-4b31-9d22-1318b6028764.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Michigan State Treasurer Andy Dillon discusses Detroit Financial Review Team in Detroit, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. A state-appointed review team has determined Detroit is in a financial emergency, paving the way for Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to appoint an emergency manager who would need to come up with a new plan to get the city out of its fiscal crisis. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Ricardo Thomas)&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=37a3aa49-722e-4ccd-af29-80a1073b4cbf.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=37a3aa49-722e-4ccd-af29-80a1073b4cbf.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;From left, Ronald Goldsberry, independent consultant, Frederick Headen, Legal Advisor for Michigan Department of Treasury and Michigan State Treasurer Andy Dillon speak at a news conference in Detroit, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Ricardo Thomas)&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=603b6db8-d90f-48a4-beae-0c34fdac05e7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="252" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=603b6db8-d90f-48a4-beae-0c34fdac05e7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2012 file photo, a pedestrian walks in Greektown in downtown Detroit. A state-appointed review team Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 determined Detroit is in a financial emergency, paving the way for Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to appoint an emergency manager who would need to come up with a new plan to get the city out of its fiscal crisis.   (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, 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=cb84bd2a-0f93-42e7-961f-0769bf90c2e4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cb84bd2a-0f93-42e7-961f-0769bf90c2e4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2011 file photo is the Monument to Joe Louis in Detroit.  A state-appointed review team Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 determined Detroit is in a financial emergency, paving the way for Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to appoint an emergency manager who would need to come up with a new plan to get the city out of its fiscal crisis.   (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, 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=069e3060-c954-4276-9fd3-5aec7f8b560e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=069e3060-c954-4276-9fd3-5aec7f8b560e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Oct. 24, 2012 file photo shows a graffiti-marked abandoned home north of downtown Detroit, in background. A state-appointed review team Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 determined Detroit is in a financial emergency, paving the way for Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to appoint an emergency manager who would need to come up with a new plan to get the city out of its fiscal crisis.   (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, 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=f86bcf3b-ff52-4e0f-80ce-7aa54444a4ce.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f86bcf3b-ff52-4e0f-80ce-7aa54444a4ce.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder addresses the media in his office in Detroit, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.  The governor said that he's at least a week away from deciding if Detroit needs an emergency manager to confront its $327 million budget deficit and $14 billion long-term debt. Snyder told reporters that he considers the city's drastic population loss over 60 years to be the main reason for its financial woes. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)&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=01fd156c-8a47-4f64-b575-370ec1c3a4b0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=01fd156c-8a47-4f64-b575-370ec1c3a4b0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder addresses the media in his office in Detroit, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.  The governor said that he's at least a week away from deciding if Detroit needs an emergency manager to confront its $327 million budget deficit and $14 billion long-term debt. Snyder told reporters that he considers the city's drastic population loss over 60 years to be the main reason for its financial woes. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)&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=c0af1248-bd83-40e1-9825-9162c8bd2b05.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c0af1248-bd83-40e1-9825-9162c8bd2b05.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder addresses the media in his office in Detroit, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.  The governor said that he's at least a week away from deciding if Detroit needs an emergency manager to confront its $327 million budget deficit and $14 billion long-term debt. Snyder told reporters that he considers the city's drastic population loss over 60 years to be the main reason for its financial woes. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)&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=0edf1dc4-638d-45f6-8ab2-b3e7a661d173.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="292" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0edf1dc4-638d-45f6-8ab2-b3e7a661d173.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder addresses the media in his office in Detroit, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.  The governor said that he's at least a week away from deciding if Detroit needs an emergency manager to confront its $327 million budget deficit and $14 billion long-term debt. Snyder told reporters that he considers the city's drastic population loss over 60 years to be the main reason for its financial woes. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>New Data Prove Obama Defying Immigration Laws</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Federal law specifically states that any alien granted entry into the United States must be financially self-sufficient so as not to become a &ldquo;public charge&rdquo; dependent on welfare. But new data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reveals that from 2005 to &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[AddictedToMe]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[AddictedToMe]]></source><link>http://addictedtome.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16976123-new-data-prove-obama-defying-immigration-laws</link><guid>http://addictedtome.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16976123-new-data-prove-obama-defying-immigration-laws</guid><category>politics</category><category>united-states</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>finances</category><category>tom-vilsack</category><category>immigration-services</category><category>department-of-homeland-security</category><category>jeff-sessions</category><category>self-sufficient</category><category>nationality-act</category><category>welfare-benefits</category><category>public-charge</category><category>taxpayer-funded-welfare-benefits</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:38:28 +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=addictedtome4C5D2375-20EF-E9EA-595E-35C260E5D4DB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="147" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=addictedtome4C5D2375-20EF-E9EA-595E-35C260E5D4DB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BBC News - Republican rank and file have little appetite for change</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The meeting of the Collegiate Peaks Republican Women's group in the state of Colorado comes to an end with cupcakes and a clarion call.
"There's no elections in 2013, but it's an important year. Let's go, girls!"
The middle-aged ladies around the table are indeed "girls" to C&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16935260-bbc-news-republican-rank-and-file-have-little-appetite-for-change</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16935260-bbc-news-republican-rank-and-file-have-little-appetite-for-change</guid><category>constitution</category><category>politics</category><category>healthcare</category><category>colorado</category><category>finances</category><category>christianity</category><category>state-of-the-union</category><category>formidable</category><category>charlotte-smith</category><category>mark-mardell</category><category>uncompromising</category><category>collegiate-peaks-republicans</category><category>presdent-obamas-speech</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:43:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah66A67040-4F15-1B36-2EBF-B5209AA054A6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah66A67040-4F15-1B36-2EBF-B5209AA054A6.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>We're Number One at Taxing the Poor </title>
<description><![CDATA[A great part of our work is advocacy for those on the margins. Too many people dont realize how difficult it is to survive on a very small income...This is a good article showing the ongoing challenges.
M Barrett MillerLet Kids Be Kids, Inc.&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[M.Barrett Miller]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[M.Barrett Miller]]></source><link>http://mbarrettmiller.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16912849-were-number-one-at-taxing-the-poor</link><guid>http://mbarrettmiller.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16912849-were-number-one-at-taxing-the-poor</guid><category>economy</category><category>poverty</category><category>finances</category><category>us-news</category><category>survival</category><category>homelessness</category><category>let-kids-be-kids</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Feb 2013 20:24:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=MBarrettMillerB7CF378F-792C-9BAD-CCDE-68FE2DBE6384.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="320" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=MBarrettMillerB7CF378F-792C-9BAD-CCDE-68FE2DBE6384.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Figures on government spending and debt</title>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16888758-figures-on-government-spending-and-debt</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16888758-figures-on-government-spending-and-debt</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>finances</category><category>gov</category><pubDate>Thu, 7 Feb 2013 21:58:42 +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>How to Save $1,000 or More by the End of the Year Holidays</title>
<description><![CDATA[I saw this method on a Pintrest pin and decided to try it. I tried it for a few weeks and was pleased of the results. When I revisited thepin to share on Newsvine, the owner of the site had taken it down. But, because the method was so simple, I remembered it.
&nbsp;
1)&nbsp;&nbs&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PowerIsKnowledge]]></source><link>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16852980-how-to-save-1000-or-more-by-the-end-of-the-year-holidays</link><guid>http://powerisknowledge.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16852980-how-to-save-1000-or-more-by-the-end-of-the-year-holidays</guid><category>savings</category><category>education</category><category>finances</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledgeD6E7E385-3EA0-F7F9-56F4-3ADBD49F8F8F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="149" width="149" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=powerisknowledgeD6E7E385-3EA0-F7F9-56F4-3ADBD49F8F8F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Detroit to close 50 parks, restrict work in others</title>
<description><![CDATA[Detroit will close nearly half of its parks and reduce maintenance and other services at dozens of others after the City Council passed on a deal with the state to operate the city's massive Belle Isle park, Mayor Dave Bing announced Friday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Corey Williams]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Corey Williams]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16810426-detroit-to-close-50-parks-restrict-work-in-others</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16810426-detroit-to-close-50-parks-restrict-work-in-others</guid><category>us</category><category>parks</category><category>city-council</category><category>detroit</category><category>finances</category><category>us-news</category><category>belle-isle</category><category>mayor-dave-bing</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 21:08:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Poll:  How long could you survive if you did not get paid today?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I awoke this morning to a deluge of emails and texts from staff stating that they had not been paid.&nbsp; Turns out neither had I.&nbsp; With functional line management responsibility for c 150 staff, who earn on average between $30,000 and $40,000 per annum I was surprised tha&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Soph0571]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Soph0571]]></source><link>http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16788469-poll-how-long-could-you-survive-if-you-did-not-get-paid-today</link><guid>http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16788469-poll-how-long-could-you-survive-if-you-did-not-get-paid-today</guid><category>business</category><category>finances</category><category>pay-day</category><category>back-up-plan</category><category>travel-to-work</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:50:18 +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=smd1236471F002E7-6DAA-3675-C540-D0F06386D8AC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="199" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=smd1236471F002E7-6DAA-3675-C540-D0F06386D8AC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Budget balancing made easy</title>
<description><![CDATA[OK.. time to rant a bit and get this off my chest.
I'm a little ticked at Gov Dayton's plan to raise cigarette taxes yet another .94 per pack. I understand we need to balance the state budget, and I'm fully cognizant of the fact that a so called "sin tax" does make a difference. &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[stormshadow]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[stormshadow]]></source><link>http://stormshadow.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16723317-budget-balancing-made-easy</link><guid>http://stormshadow.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16723317-budget-balancing-made-easy</guid><category>taxes</category><category>drinking</category><category>smoking</category><category>finances</category><category>us-news</category><category>alcohol</category><category>budgets</category><category>sin-tax</category><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:00:59 +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></item><item><title>QB Young says he `probably' signed loan papers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former NFL quarterback Vince Young admitted under oath he probably signed at least some of the  documents for a $1.9 million loan he claims he shouldn't have to repay.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Danny Robbins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Danny Robbins]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16700166-qb-young-says-he-probably-signed-loan-papers</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16700166-qb-young-says-he-probably-signed-loan-papers</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>young</category><category>vince-young</category><category>former-nfl</category><category>finances</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:34:46 +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>State nominee Kerry plans to divest holdings</title>
<description><![CDATA[Secretary of State nominee John Kerry plans to divest holdings in dozens of companies in his family's vast financial portfolio to avoid possible conflicts of interest if he is confirmed by the Senate, according to a letter he released Wednesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Braun]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stephen Braun]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16665492-state-nominee-kerry-plans-to-divest-holdings</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16665492-state-nominee-kerry-plans-to-divest-holdings</guid><category>us</category><category>kerry</category><category>politics</category><category>john-kerry</category><category>finances</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:02:40 +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>Survey shows would be parents attitude towards money and babies</title>
<description><![CDATA[Many people believe they should clear their mortgages before having a baby, which is possibly ambitious, but interesting what people expect]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></source><link>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16644926-survey-shows-would-be-parents-attitude-towards-money-and-babies</link><guid>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16644926-survey-shows-would-be-parents-attitude-towards-money-and-babies</guid><category>baby</category><category>a</category><category>finances</category><category>having</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:18:30 +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>Other cities placed under state financial control</title>
<description><![CDATA[If Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder concludes that Detroit cannot fix its own financial problems, the city would become the sixth in the state to get an emergency manager. Benton Harbor, Flint, Pontiac, Ecorse and Allen Park currently have emergency financial managers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16466293-other-cities-placed-under-state-financial-control</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16466293-other-cities-placed-under-state-financial-control</guid><category>us</category><category>glance</category><category>detroit</category><category>finances</category><category>us-news</category><category>allen-park</category><category>rick-snyder</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:52:18 +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>