<?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 - independence</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/independence</link><description>Newsvine - independence</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:02:34 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 12:02:43 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Canada's Natural Resource  Minister Tells U.S. To Build Keystone XL </title>
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As the EPA snipes at the State Department's approval, Canada's natural resource minister says failure to approve the pipeline would seriously jeopardize our energy relationship and do nothing to save the earth.
Joe Oliver, not amused by the continued delays in perhaps the most&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17922091-canadas-natural-resource-minister-tells-us-to-build-keystone-xl</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17922091-canadas-natural-resource-minister-tells-us-to-build-keystone-xl</guid><category>business</category><category>canada</category><category>energy</category><category>economy</category><category>usa</category><category>obama</category><category>harper</category><category>independence</category><category>keystone</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:55:09 +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=cornhusker4palinBE8D2FC6-7D66-1F3A-9074-827B257D32D6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="171" width="309" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palinBE8D2FC6-7D66-1F3A-9074-827B257D32D6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BBC News - Blind drivers at the steering wheel</title>
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Innovations in automated driving have led to speculation that blind people may be able to take to the wheel. But do they want to drive - and could it become a reality?
How would you feel if a blind person pulled up next to you in a car?
This time last year, Google released a &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17759138-bbc-news-blind-drivers-at-the-steering-wheel</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17759138-bbc-news-blind-drivers-at-the-steering-wheel</guid><category>travel</category><category>power</category><category>california</category><category>san-jose</category><category>video</category><category>license</category><category>innovations</category><category>independence</category><category>dry-cleaning</category><category>car-ownership</category><category>blind-drivers</category><category>driverlss-cars</category><category>steve-mahan</category><category>santa-clara-valley-blind-center</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:41:40 +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=mscyprah73BE3139-8F45-F399-BB6F-E0B082A07B4D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah73BE3139-8F45-F399-BB6F-E0B082A07B4D.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>Scottish independence: Salmond's 'policy successes' - Top stories - Scotsman.com</title>
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Alex Salmond today sought to capitalise on the popularity of  devolution as a launchpad for his all-out campaign for a Yes vote in  next year&rsquo;s independence referendum.
Just 48 hours after announcing the date of the  referendum &ndash; September 18 next year &ndash; the &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maciej Lewandowski]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Maciej Lewandowski]]></source><link>http://macieklew.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17429833-scottish-independence-salmonds-policy-successes-top-stories-scotsmancom</link><guid>http://macieklew.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17429833-scottish-independence-salmonds-policy-successes-top-stories-scotsmancom</guid><category>politics</category><category>referendum</category><category>scotland</category><category>uk</category><category>independence</category><category>devolution</category><category>nicola-sturgeon</category><category>alex-salmond</category><category>better-together</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:01:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Scottish independence referendum date:September 18 - Top stories - Scotsman.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Thursday, September 18, 2014 confirmed as date for Scottish independence referendum ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maciej Lewandowski]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Maciej Lewandowski]]></source><link>http://macieklew.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17401606-scottish-independence-referendum-dateseptember-18-top-stories-scotsmancom</link><guid>http://macieklew.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17401606-scottish-independence-referendum-dateseptember-18-top-stories-scotsmancom</guid><category>politics</category><category>referendum</category><category>scotland</category><category>great-britain</category><category>uk</category><category>independence</category><category>salmond</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:37:09 +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=macieklewE5B6CDE1-1E1D-A5B6-7993-2F6291A7CF91.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=macieklewE5B6CDE1-1E1D-A5B6-7993-2F6291A7CF91.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>BBC News - Scottish independence: Scottish government predicts &amp;#039;oil boom&amp;#039;</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Scotland is in line for a "renewed oil boom", according to analysis released by the Scottish government.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maciej Lewandowski]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Maciej Lewandowski]]></source><link>http://macieklew.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17269051-bbc-news-scottish-independence-scottish-government-predicts-oil-boom</link><guid>http://macieklew.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17269051-bbc-news-scottish-independence-scottish-government-predicts-oil-boom</guid><category>oil</category><category>economy</category><category>gas</category><category>scotland</category><category>world-news</category><category>uk</category><category>independence</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:12:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=macieklew7F942D02-1573-7EC8-FCBE-AC1EAD5EF881.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=macieklew7F942D02-1573-7EC8-FCBE-AC1EAD5EF881.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> Scotland's independence referendum question is set, but who does it favour? </title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;The Scottish question has become very short. "Should Scotland be an independent country?" are&nbsp;the six words that Scottish voters will say yes or no to in&nbsp;autumn next year, which, in referendums, may set a record for brevity.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></source><link>http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16911378-scotlands-independence-referendum-question-is-set-but-who-does-it-favour</link><guid>http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16911378-scotlands-independence-referendum-question-is-set-but-who-does-it-favour</guid><category>referendum</category><category>scotland</category><category>world-news</category><category>independence</category><category>scottish-national-party</category><category>scottish-parliament</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Feb 2013 17:11:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=minnieapolisA0FE403A-068E-F703-B57F-CD1E43A832FA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=minnieapolisA0FE403A-068E-F703-B57F-CD1E43A832FA.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>Glenn Beck Wants to Create ;Independence,  An Amusement Park of Ayn Randian Libertarianism </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Glenn Beck is going to start his own John Galtian&nbsp;live action role playing amusing park living community called "Independence, USA." It is fitting that Glenn Beck is imitating Walt Disney.Both believe(d)&nbsp;in protecting the white nuclear family, and creating a fictive w&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></source><link>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/21/16620443-glenn-beck-wants-to-create-independence-an-amusement-park-of-ayn-randian-libertarianism</link><guid>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/21/16620443-glenn-beck-wants-to-create-independence-an-amusement-park-of-ayn-randian-libertarianism</guid><category>politics</category><category>united-states</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>independence</category><category>u-s-news</category><category>glenn-beck</category><category>utopia</category><category>atlas-shrugged</category><category>ayn-randian</category><category>united-nuwaubian-nation</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:39:58 +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>That's no moon... | Science Pope</title>
<description><![CDATA[Recently NASA&rsquo;s Earth Observatory&nbsp;released  a beautiful series of&nbsp;images from the dark side of the  planet.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, savvy&nbsp;observers noticed something strange&hellip;what was  that patch of lights out in the plains of North Dakota?&nbsp; There&rsqu&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SciencePope]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SciencePope]]></source><link>http://sciencepope.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/20/16613745-thats-no-moon-science-pope</link><guid>http://sciencepope.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/20/16613745-thats-no-moon-science-pope</guid><category>energy</category><category>oil</category><category>natural-gas</category><category>fire</category><category>global-warming</category><category>pollution</category><category>environment</category><category>climate</category><category>climate-change</category><category>north-dakota</category><category>independence</category><category>fracking</category><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:34:35 +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=sciencepope92EAC498-F12C-A206-D6E3-FBD5D21058C5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=sciencepope92EAC498-F12C-A206-D6E3-FBD5D21058C5.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>WANTED: American Auto Maker NOT in pocket of BIG OIL.</title>
<description><![CDATA[
WANTED: American Auto Maker NOT in pocket of BIG OIL.
By: Alan Anderson
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WANTED:&nbsp; American Auto Maker NOT in pocket of BIG OIL.&nbsp; Must have more interests in American people than it has in monetary deals with Oil companies.&nbsp; Must be willing to support the pro&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Anderson-1956457]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Alan Anderson-1956457]]></source><link>http://alananderson.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/19/16603061-wanted-american-auto-maker-not-in-pocket-of-big-oil</link><guid>http://alananderson.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/19/16603061-wanted-american-auto-maker-not-in-pocket-of-big-oil</guid><category>energy</category><category>oil</category><category>freedom</category><category>us-news</category><category>independence</category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:37:28 +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=AlanAnderson203A3C84-AB6D-FFA7-92A0-49CCADF12FF4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="500" width="333" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=AlanAnderson203A3C84-AB6D-FFA7-92A0-49CCADF12FF4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Glenn Beck And The Price Of Independence</title>
<description><![CDATA[
It&rsquo;s kinda hard to knock Glenn Beck&rsquo;s hustle.&nbsp;Since leaving Fox News in  June of 2011, Beck has kept himself busy with projects like starting a&nbsp;jeans label and&nbsp;relaunching The Blaze as a&nbsp;libertarian online network.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[anti-status quo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[anti-status quo]]></source><link>http://eezzbeat.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/16/16550875-glenn-beck-and-the-price-of-independence</link><guid>http://eezzbeat.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/16/16550875-glenn-beck-and-the-price-of-independence</guid><category>usa</category><category>politics</category><category>fox-news</category><category>independence</category><category>glenn-beck</category><category>the-blaze</category><category>commentid-politics</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:07:15 +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=eezzbeat086AFE03-2592-1352-3FA6-1624D3196B97.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eezzbeat086AFE03-2592-1352-3FA6-1624D3196B97.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Alone or Lonely?…What's the difference to you? </title>
<description><![CDATA[I brought up this question because I spent Christmas day on my own because i wasn't feeling at all well, and did not wish to launch myself in that state on anyone else and spoil their celebration. I was asked if I didn't feel lonely. But I actually enjoyed it, though I spent most&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/27/16188780-alone-or-lonelywhats-the-difference-to-you</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/27/16188780-alone-or-lonelywhats-the-difference-to-you</guid><category>health</category><category>confidence</category><category>alone</category><category>company</category><category>choice</category><category>independence</category><category>neglect</category><category>self-sufficiency</category><category>isolation</category><category>lonely</category><category>resilience</category><category>exclusion</category><category>unhappiness</category><category>states-of-being</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:51:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Catalan Separatists Divided</title>
<description><![CDATA[Two thirds of voters in Catalonia voted for pro-independence parties, but there was no majority for any individual party marking both a watershed moment and a massive challenge for the Catalonian independence movement]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></source><link>http://the-contrarian.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/26/15453650-catalan-separatists-divided</link><guid>http://the-contrarian.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/26/15453650-catalan-separatists-divided</guid><category>spain</category><category>election</category><category>world-news</category><category>independence</category><category>catalonia</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:36:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title> Catalonia independence timetable: 'Once it has started it cannot stop' | World news | guardian.co.uk </title>
<description><![CDATA[
So what happens next? After the dust settles from Sunday's elections, widely forecast to return a pro-independence majority to the regional parliament, where does&nbsp;Catalonia&nbsp;go?
Angels Folch, a national co-ordinator of the hugely effective Assemblea Nacional Catalana &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[twinklystar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[twinklystar]]></source><link>http://twinklystar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/25/15430889-catalonia-independence-timetable-once-it-has-started-it-cannot-stop-world-news-guardiancouk</link><guid>http://twinklystar.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/25/15430889-catalonia-independence-timetable-once-it-has-started-it-cannot-stop-world-news-guardiancouk</guid><category>spain</category><category>world-news</category><category>independence</category><category>catalonia</category><pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:48:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twinklystar49985913-0EAB-17C8-DB78-267C28FD2798.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="132" width="220" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=twinklystar49985913-0EAB-17C8-DB78-267C28FD2798.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>Lily of St. Leonards: a commentary on Scottish nationalism and independence</title>
<description><![CDATA[A blog about the Scottish independence referendum]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14395343-lily-of-st-leonards-a-commentary-on-scottish-nationalism-and-independence</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14395343-lily-of-st-leonards-a-commentary-on-scottish-nationalism-and-independence</guid><category>britain</category><category>politics</category><category>nationalism</category><category>scotland</category><category>uk</category><category>independence</category><category>referendums</category><category>unionism</category><category>snp</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:26:14 +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>effiedeans's Space</title>
<description><![CDATA[A blog about the Scottish independence referendum]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14395302-effiedeanss-space</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14395302-effiedeanss-space</guid><category>britain</category><category>politics</category><category>nationalism</category><category>scotland</category><category>uk</category><category>independence</category><category>referendums</category><category>unionism</category><category>snp</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:23:21 +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></item><item><title>Mitt Romney is right</title>
<description><![CDATA[
We must remember, however, that a great many of those who receive checks from&nbsp; the government have earned them. Some by their taxes over the years to Social&nbsp; Security and Medicare and others by paying a deeper price by service to their&nbsp; country.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/18/13947768-mitt-romney-is-right</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/18/13947768-mitt-romney-is-right</guid><category>taxes</category><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>romney</category><category>entitlements</category><category>independence</category><category>dependency</category><category>spendin</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:57:48 +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=cornhusker4palin3C080749-7B9B-569F-8C7B-F11BC0CEBC94.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="180" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palin3C080749-7B9B-569F-8C7B-F11BC0CEBC94.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Romney sets goal of energy independence by 2020</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The campaign for presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney laid out a plan Wednesday for America to be energy independent by 2020.
&nbsp;
On an embargoed conference call with reporters, Romney staffers touched on familiar themes they said would wean the country off&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13434663-romney-sets-goal-of-energy-independence-by-2020</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13434663-romney-sets-goal-of-energy-independence-by-2020</guid><category>energy</category><category>politics</category><category>romney</category><category>independence</category><category>2020</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:59:58 +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=cornhusker4palin3D5945A1-DB1D-0DF3-738D-EEF4A99A9C34.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palin3D5945A1-DB1D-0DF3-738D-EEF4A99A9C34.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>A Cyber Concert For Syria. 30 Thousand Pounds of Bananas ~ Harry Chapin ~ Live</title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
&nbsp;A special guest performance by one of the best story tellers, ever.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[bobby3053155]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bobby3053155]]></source><link>http://bobby30531552.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/06/12603194-a-cyber-concert-for-syria-30-thousand-pounds-of-bananas-harry-chapin-live</link><guid>http://bobby30531552.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/06/12603194-a-cyber-concert-for-syria-30-thousand-pounds-of-bananas-harry-chapin-live</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>music</category><category>concert</category><category>independence</category><category>chapin</category><category>syrian-awareness</category><category>ccfs</category><pubDate>Fri, 6 Jul 2012 20:26:54 +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 medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODMye94wMfk" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ODMye94wMfk/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">Harry Chapin</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>A Cyber Concert For Syria. Get Up Stand Up ~ Bob Marley ~ Live</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Master of Reggae. Guys and Gals, It is Marley time. He reminds us of what we must all do.
&nbsp;
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[bobby3053155]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bobby3053155]]></source><link>http://bobby30531552.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/05/12572307-a-cyber-concert-for-syria-get-up-stand-up-bob-marley-live</link><guid>http://bobby30531552.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/05/12572307-a-cyber-concert-for-syria-get-up-stand-up-bob-marley-live</guid><category>music</category><category>environment</category><category>concert</category><category>independence</category><category>bob-marley</category><category>4th-of-july</category><category>syrian-awareness</category><category>ccfs</category><pubDate>Thu, 5 Jul 2012 14:30:00 +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 medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLYOOezs3DA" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JLYOOezs3DA/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up (Live)
YouTube video</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>A Cyber Concert For Syria. City of New Orleans ~ Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow</title>
<description><![CDATA[A real nice version of this one. Ladies and Gentleman, Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[bobby3053155]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bobby3053155]]></source><link>http://bobby30531552.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12565757-a-cyber-concert-for-syria-city-of-new-orleans-willie-nelson-and-sheryl-crow</link><guid>http://bobby30531552.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12565757-a-cyber-concert-for-syria-city-of-new-orleans-willie-nelson-and-sheryl-crow</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>music</category><category>nelson</category><category>concert</category><category>crow</category><category>independence</category><category>4th-of-july</category><category>syrian-awareness</category><category>ccfs</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jul 2012 21:55:00 +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 medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=allg6Ajr6PA" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/allg6Ajr6PA/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow - City of New Orleans
YouTube video</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> Is America more exceptional today than in 1776?  [no - of course not]</title>
<description><![CDATA[We are exceptional because we are the freest people on earth. That&rsquo;s how the bombastic claim goes that nowadays causes America&rsquo;s European allies to roll their eyes. As&nbsp;we wrote in Salon in April 2011, the trope of American exceptionalism is an artificial and supe&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gedde]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gedde]]></source><link>http://gedde.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12565235-is-america-more-exceptional-today-than-in-1776-no-of-course-not</link><guid>http://gedde.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12565235-is-america-more-exceptional-today-than-in-1776-no-of-course-not</guid><category>politics</category><category>united-states</category><category>independence</category><category>4th-of-july</category><category>american-exceptionalism</category><category>we-americans</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jul 2012 20:42:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=geddeFE638B57-DB23-99D5-BF35-AE96CAF18DDE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=geddeFE638B57-DB23-99D5-BF35-AE96CAF18DDE.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>Death of the US Constitution: Can Americans Escape the Deception?</title>
<description><![CDATA[On this fourth of July, a holiday I stopped celebrating over 10 years ago.... when Bush finished the job many other 'leaders' had started, I am pleased to find truth.
Paul Craig Roberts puts it out there for you to find, consider and apply to a life that deteriorates with a gang&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mountainfirefall]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mountainfirefall]]></source><link>http://mountainfirefall.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12565047-death-of-the-us-constitution-can-americans-escape-the-deception</link><guid>http://mountainfirefall.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12565047-death-of-the-us-constitution-can-americans-escape-the-deception</guid><category>iraq</category><category>fbi</category><category>congress</category><category>imf</category><category>senate</category><category>iran</category><category>who</category><category>cia</category><category>carter</category><category>fed</category><category>terror</category><category>constitution</category><category>interest</category><category>bankers</category><category>hunger</category><category>england</category><category>revolution</category><category>rockefeller</category><category>banks</category><category>banking</category><category>peabody</category><category>debt</category><category>federal-reserve</category><category>cayman-islands</category><category>obama</category><category>fear</category><category>volcker</category><category>us-news</category><category>defense-intelligence-agency</category><category>wealth</category><category>truth</category><category>independence</category><category>lfc</category><category>afganistan</category><category>homelessness</category><category>sovereignty</category><category>imprisonment</category><category>cfr</category><category>crooks</category><category>elite</category><category>declaration</category><category>fourth-of-july</category><category>financial-power</category><category>jekyll-island</category><category>ezra-pound</category><category>bilderberger</category><category>global-research-articles</category><category>occupy</category><category>rothchilds</category><category>giethner</category><category>dean-acheson</category><category>craig-roberts-subscribe</category><category>european-american-bank</category><category>warburgs</category><category>robert-roosa</category><category>gordon-richardson</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jul 2012 20:17:50 +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=mountainfirefall0EF03559-BD9F-E1FC-BA65-3B7529F007F3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="42" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mountainfirefall0EF03559-BD9F-E1FC-BA65-3B7529F007F3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="13" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The greatest country in the world: The USA is tops in cheese production and these 23 other categories. </title>
<description><![CDATA[As we celebrate the 236th anniversary of America&rsquo;s  independence, it&rsquo;s a good time to reflect on all the things that make  the United States the greatest country in the world. Like, for instance &hellip;  well &hellip; hmm.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[proglib]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[proglib]]></source><link>http://proglib.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12564240-the-greatest-country-in-the-world-the-usa-is-tops-in-cheese-production-and-these-23-other-categories</link><guid>http://proglib.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12564240-the-greatest-country-in-the-world-the-usa-is-tops-in-cheese-production-and-these-23-other-categories</guid><category>us-news</category><category>independence</category><category>al-gore</category><category>aaron-sorkin</category><category>lee-greenwood</category><category>american-exceptionalism</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jul 2012 18:45:01 +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=proglib5EF1757D-16DA-8156-2F4D-91459643E24E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="238" width="274" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=proglib5EF1757D-16DA-8156-2F4D-91459643E24E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="105" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Declaration of Independence, Fixed | Via Meadia</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Declaration of Independence, Fixed]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12560775-the-declaration-of-independence-fixed-via-meadia</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12560775-the-declaration-of-independence-fixed-via-meadia</guid><category>of</category><category>politics</category><category>independence</category><category>declaration</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:56:21 +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=cg68doc9DB36A5E-6DF1-D7DE-CB23-A2132B2DF2A7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="68" width="369" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc9DB36A5E-6DF1-D7DE-CB23-A2132B2DF2A7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="23" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>A tea party battle cry</title>
<description><![CDATA[
This isn&rsquo;t 1859. It&rsquo;s 1775.
A government is a reflection of its people. At the founding, Americans saw freedom as a birthright. To protect that freedom, they designed an accountable government tethered by negative rights and constrained by competing powers. For the&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12560267-a-tea-party-battle-cry</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12560267-a-tea-party-battle-cry</guid><category>america</category><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>vision</category><category>dole</category><category>freedom</category><category>independence</category><category>tea-party</category><category>obaamacare</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:11:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>