<?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 - letter</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/letter</link><description>Newsvine - letter</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:11:31 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 22:00:03 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>IRS Sent Same Letter to Democrats That Fed Tea Party Row </title>
<description><![CDATA[
The&nbsp;Internal Revenue Service, under pressure after admitting it targeted anti-tax Tea Party groups for scrutiny in recent years, also had its eye on at least three Democratic-leaning organizations seeking nonprofit status.
One of those groups, Emerge America, saw its tax-&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18277170-irs-sent-same-letter-to-democrats-that-fed-tea-party-row</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18277170-irs-sent-same-letter-to-democrats-that-fed-tea-party-row</guid><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>letter</category><category>scandal</category><category>irs</category><category>republican</category><category>tea-party</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:11:20 +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=leafydebater4820F38F-27A2-ED18-01C1-34136B047692.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="124" width="190" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater4820F38F-27A2-ED18-01C1-34136B047692.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Suspect arrested in ricin-tainted mail case</title>
<description><![CDATA[The FBI arrested a Mississippi man suspected of mailing letters  containing poisonous ricin to public figures. He is Paul Kevin Curtis,  45, of Corinth. (April 17)]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/18/17812350-suspect-arrested-in-ricin-tainted-mail-case</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/18/17812350-suspect-arrested-in-ricin-tainted-mail-case</guid><category>arrest</category><category>politics</category><category>letter</category><category>crime</category><category>ricin</category><category>packages</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:08:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato600041E3C6C6-6EDA-8C2B-696B-E678910A2736.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato600041E3C6C6-6EDA-8C2B-696B-E678910A2736.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>Ricin in Obama letter, packages scramble Hill</title>
<description><![CDATA[Police swept across the U.S. Capitol complex to chase a flurry of  reports of suspicious packages Wednesday after preliminary tests  indicated poisonous ricin in two letters sent to President Barack Obama  and a Mississippi senator. (April 17)]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/17/17797749-ricin-in-obama-letter-packages-scramble-hill</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/17/17797749-ricin-in-obama-letter-packages-scramble-hill</guid><category>politics</category><category>letter</category><category>ricin</category><category>packages</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:40:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000600D5681-6345-39BE-0910-BF19141C27C6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000600D5681-6345-39BE-0910-BF19141C27C6.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>Deputies: Letter to friend lands man in jail</title>
<description><![CDATA[A man who wrote a letter to a friend in prison has himself ended up behind bars, according to the Oklahoma County Sheriff.
Read more: #ixzz2PMVYpLHp]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17575380-deputies-letter-to-friend-lands-man-in-jail</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17575380-deputies-letter-to-friend-lands-man-in-jail</guid><category>letter</category><category>prison</category><category>odd-news</category><category>crime</category><pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2013 02:07:12 +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=potato6000A8607A4F-3C77-255C-DC02-C295AD09A027.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000A8607A4F-3C77-255C-DC02-C295AD09A027.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>Boca Quay's HOA bans skateboards, scoooters, kids outraged over lack of places to play</title>
<description><![CDATA[Every single home in the Boca Quay gated community got a letter  saying that skateboards, roller blades, bicycles, scooters, toys and  ball playing are not permitted in roadways, walkways or common grounds.
"They wanted to play when they were kids, didn't they? So why can't we p&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17359341-boca-quays-hoa-bans-skateboards-scoooters-kids-outraged-over-lack-of-places-to-play</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17359341-boca-quays-hoa-bans-skateboards-scoooters-kids-outraged-over-lack-of-places-to-play</guid><category>letter</category><category>toys</category><category>ban</category><category>us-news</category><category>bicycles</category><category>hoa</category><category>scooters</category><category>roadways</category><category>skateboards</category><category>walkways</category><category>rooler-blades</category><category>ball-playing</category><category>common-grounds</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:37:19 +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=potato60009C245001-829E-5B97-59DC-83226BE98C30.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato60009C245001-829E-5B97-59DC-83226BE98C30.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>Philadelphia chef adding horse meat to menu</title>
<description><![CDATA[
As Europe continues to reel from news that millions of pounds of &ldquo;beef&rdquo; that has wound up in supermarkets is actually mislabeled horse meat, one chef across the Atlantic is moving to &ldquo;wholeheartedly&rdquo; embrace the concept of serving up steed for dinner. Ac&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17059564-philadelphia-chef-adding-horse-meat-to-menu</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17059564-philadelphia-chef-adding-horse-meat-to-menu</guid><category>cow</category><category>pennsylvania</category><category>animal</category><category>america</category><category>letter</category><category>environment</category><category>meat</category><category>philadelphia</category><category>horse</category><category>sweet</category><category>chef</category><category>menu</category><category>italian</category><category>restaurant</category><category>outrage</category><category>tender</category><category>complain</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:26:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater6EDDFD91-836B-D278-C12E-F8E1C1C7D05A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="145" width="210" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater6EDDFD91-836B-D278-C12E-F8E1C1C7D05A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Senators to Obama: Withdraw Chuck Hagel Nomination</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R&ndash;TX) and 14 other U.S. Senators sent a letter to President Obama calling on him to withdraw former Senator Chuck Hagel&rsquo;s (R&ndash;NE) nomination for Secretary of Defense. The President should listen.
The powerful letter is a sign o&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[AddictedToMe]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[AddictedToMe]]></source><link>http://addictedtome.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17046916-senators-to-obama-withdraw-chuck-hagel-nomination</link><guid>http://addictedtome.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17046916-senators-to-obama-withdraw-chuck-hagel-nomination</guid><category>senators</category><category>politics</category><category>letter</category><category>gop</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>secretary-of-defense</category><category>james-inhofe</category><category>tim-scott</category><category>james-risch</category><category>ted-cruz</category><category>chuck-hagel-s</category><category>russia-backs-assad</category><category>nuclear-zero</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:25:55 +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=addictedtome35FBE279-4B15-AC2F-49A8-920417DFB3D8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="187" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=addictedtome35FBE279-4B15-AC2F-49A8-920417DFB3D8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>No letters on Saturday? It could really cost you</title>
<description><![CDATA[The end of Saturday letter delivery by the Postal Service may have a  bigger effect on you than you realize. MarketWatch senior consumer  reporter Kelli Grant tells MarketWatch Radio's Adrienne Mitchell it  could give you less time to pay your bills, and even affect your Netflix &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16905520-no-letters-on-saturday-it-could-really-cost-you</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16905520-no-letters-on-saturday-it-could-really-cost-you</guid><category>letter</category><category>us-news</category><category>letter-delivery</category><category>saturday-letter-delivery</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Feb 2013 04:08:11 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato60006D37C5E2-837B-2EAA-DACE-51D2790D7BE0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="86" width="86" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato60006D37C5E2-837B-2EAA-DACE-51D2790D7BE0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="86" height="86" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Love Letter Helps Convict Robber - Yahoo! News</title>
<description><![CDATA[
An Illinois bank robber's bragging love letter to his girlfriend detailing his crime spree on the lam and how close he came to pulling off his great escape ultimately helped convict him.
Robert Maday was already a convicted bank robber when he escaped from custody while being &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[tzia62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tzia62]]></source><link>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16484537-love-letter-helps-convict-robber-yahoo-news</link><guid>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16484537-love-letter-helps-convict-robber-yahoo-news</guid><category>letter</category><category>robber</category><category>love</category><category>helps</category><category>convict</category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:58:51 +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=tzia623C9944B1-BE70-1A50-E329-BDCAF71A1294.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tzia623C9944B1-BE70-1A50-E329-BDCAF71A1294.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>Jamie McGonnigal: Sophia Bailey Klugh, 10-Year-Old Girl With Gay Dads, Has an Important Question for President Obama</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[CocomoeAWC]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[CocomoeAWC]]></source><link>http://cocomoeawc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/30/14815131-jamie-mcgonnigal-sophia-bailey-klugh-10-year-old-girl-with-gay-dads-has-an-important-question-for-president-obama</link><guid>http://cocomoeawc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/30/14815131-jamie-mcgonnigal-sophia-bailey-klugh-10-year-old-girl-with-gay-dads-has-an-important-question-for-president-obama</guid><category>politics</category><category>letter</category><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:51:52 +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=CocomoeAWC7DA97322-2312-60D0-B356-F8D540A3DDD7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="82" width="112" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=CocomoeAWC7DA97322-2312-60D0-B356-F8D540A3DDD7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="112" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rabbi Writes Patronizing Letter To Sarah Silverman, Has His Ass Handed To Him By Her Dad</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt takes pot shots at Sarah Silverman and her "unmarried status" in an open letter to her.&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[thebevysuperstitious]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[thebevysuperstitious]]></source><link>http://drinkandcabaret.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/16/14489950-rabbi-writes-patronizing-letter-to-sarah-silverman-has-his-ass-handed-to-him-by-her-dad</link><guid>http://drinkandcabaret.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/16/14489950-rabbi-writes-patronizing-letter-to-sarah-silverman-has-his-ass-handed-to-him-by-her-dad</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>open</category><category>letter</category><category>comedian</category><category>rabbi</category><category>jewish</category><category>orthodox</category><category>press</category><category>sarah-silverman</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:30:35 +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=drinkandcabaret2065BAAA-B44E-EDB7-2C03-75C9D802B69D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="82" width="112" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=drinkandcabaret2065BAAA-B44E-EDB7-2C03-75C9D802B69D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="112" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Heartbroken Boy and Mom Write Open Letter to Thieves Who Stole Toy Truck</title>
<description><![CDATA[
"William O&rsquo;Brien and his mum Sam have penned the note . . . in a bid to shame the . . . crooks who removed the truck, which was filled with glass jars he was collecting for a charity project."
]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[jameseg]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jameseg]]></source><link>http://jameseg.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14393296-heartbroken-boy-and-mom-write-open-letter-to-thieves-who-stole-toy-truck</link><guid>http://jameseg.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14393296-heartbroken-boy-and-mom-write-open-letter-to-thieves-who-stole-toy-truck</guid><category>letter</category><category>odd-news</category><category>sam</category><category>note</category><category>toy-truck</category><category>william-obrien</category><category>open-letter-to-thieves</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:29:55 +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>Teacher Scolded for Forcing Kids to Write to Inmates</title>
<description><![CDATA[
NEW YORK &mdash; A teacher has received a warning letter from the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board for making her fifth graders write Christmas cards to a friend serving time in prison.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/02/14185874-teacher-scolded-for-forcing-kids-to-write-to-inmates</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/02/14185874-teacher-scolded-for-forcing-kids-to-write-to-inmates</guid><category>children</category><category>warning</category><category>education</category><category>students</category><category>letter</category><category>school</category><category>teacher</category><category>kids</category><category>federal</category><category>names</category><category>inmates</category><category>christmas</category><category>cards</category><category>addresses</category><category>intercepted</category><category>forced</category><category>send</category><category>resigned</category><category>corrections-officer</category><category>commentid-education</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2012 20:12:50 +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></item><item><title>Student Suspended After Posting a Letter Online of Complaints to Principal</title>
<description><![CDATA[
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (WSVN) -- A South Florida school house has been rocked by criticism from one of its students, who is now paying the price for speaking out.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14127852-student-suspended-after-posting-a-letter-online-of-complaints-to-principal</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14127852-student-suspended-after-posting-a-letter-online-of-complaints-to-principal</guid><category>student</category><category>suspended</category><category>education</category><category>complaints</category><category>letter</category><category>principal</category><category>high-school</category><category>facebook</category><category>sent</category><category>posted</category><category>speaking-out</category><category>above-average</category><category>4-0-average</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:36:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467F2A8A7B0-4088-7645-81AB-5687287A9B06.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="180" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467F2A8A7B0-4088-7645-81AB-5687287A9B06.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>Dear Mrs. Romney</title>
<description><![CDATA[It is perfectly understandable to me that you rose to your husband's defense.
But there are some things that are not so understandable and frankly concerning.
Your husband is going to have to face far harder circumstances if he becomes President of the United States.
We still &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[redsfan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[redsfan]]></source><link>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/21/14018686-dear-mrs-romney</link><guid>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/21/14018686-dear-mrs-romney</guid><category>politics</category><category>letter</category><category>romney</category><category>arrogance</category><category>class-warfare</category><category>whining</category><category>weak</category><category>right-wing-lies</category><category>ann-romney</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:22:40 +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></item><item><title>Jackson Ripley, 12-Year-Old Coloradan Boy, Writes Letter To Romney Saying His 'Plan For America Isn't What We Need' </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Last week Jackson Ripley was watching political news coverage with his mom about pre-existing health care when he suddenly got up and decided it was time to write a letter to Romney.
The letter begins (Editor note: all text from letter remains unedited):
Dear Governor Romney,&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/19/13959926-jackson-ripley-12-year-old-coloradan-boy-writes-letter-to-romney-saying-his-plan-for-america-isnt-what-we-need</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/19/13959926-jackson-ripley-12-year-old-coloradan-boy-writes-letter-to-romney-saying-his-plan-for-america-isnt-what-we-need</guid><category>child</category><category>politics</category><category>health-care</category><category>letter</category><category>romney</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:35:08 +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=mentalshift2B64E501-EB40-64C9-CEFF-7AA52E4084AB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="82" width="112" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshift2B64E501-EB40-64C9-CEFF-7AA52E4084AB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="112" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Jackson Ripley, 12-Year-Old Coloradan Boy, Writes Letter To Romney Saying His 'Plan For America Isn't What We Need' (PHOTOS)</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Although Gov. Mitt Romney has largely confounded the media while trying to sway voters over to his increasingly difficult to pinpoint health care plan, his comments are not evading one 12-year-old Coloradan.
Last week Jackson Ripley was watching political news coverage with hi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[C. Y.]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[C. Y.]]></source><link>http://cy44.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/19/13950878-jackson-ripley-12-year-old-coloradan-boy-writes-letter-to-romney-saying-his-plan-for-america-isnt-what-we-need-photos</link><guid>http://cy44.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/19/13950878-jackson-ripley-12-year-old-coloradan-boy-writes-letter-to-romney-saying-his-plan-for-america-isnt-what-we-need-photos</guid><category>politics</category><category>letter</category><category>colorado</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>writes</category><category>12-year-old</category><category>jackson-ripley</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:22:33 +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=cy44E9A13387-0971-A69B-6147-DDF3C00E82BE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="82" width="112" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cy44E9A13387-0971-A69B-6147-DDF3C00E82BE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="112" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>I have a Question for the 'Vine.</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hello all,
As I've recently passed my third anniversary on Newsvine (!) I cannot help but wonder about one very, very unimportant detail that has, until this point, been a major part of my presence on this site. Since the time I joined in August of 2009 as a very immature 14 year&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/14/13870272-i-have-a-question-for-the-vine</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/14/13870272-i-have-a-question-for-the-vine</guid><category>active</category><category>open</category><category>letter</category><category>news</category><category>question</category><category>newsvine</category><category>article</category><category>youngest</category><category>teenager</category><category>column</category><category>not-news</category><category>user</category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:54:51 +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>Lawmakers go to Obama for fish aid bipartisan congressional frustration GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA</title>
<description><![CDATA[In the fourth year of the Obama presidency, bipartisan congressional frustration with administration fisheries policy in Massachusetts &mdash; gone from simmer to boil &mdash; Wednesday finally reached the White House.
It arrived in the form a &ldquo;Dr. Mr. President&rdquo; let&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[bore-head007]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bore-head007]]></source><link>http://bore-head007.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/18/13357176-lawmakers-go-to-obama-for-fish-aid-bipartisan-congressional-frustration-gloucestertimescom-gloucester-ma</link><guid>http://bore-head007.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/18/13357176-lawmakers-go-to-obama-for-fish-aid-bipartisan-congressional-frustration-gloucestertimescom-gloucester-ma</guid><category>letter</category><category>us-news</category><category>barney-frank</category><category>john-tierney</category><category>disaster-declaration</category><category>william-keating</category><category>congressmen-john-tierney</category><category>dr-mr-president</category><category>signed-by-sens-scott-brown-and-john-kerry</category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 03:09:06 +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=bore-head007E06B1A0D-FC9E-2784-9406-80F8CD358C15.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="212" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bore-head007E06B1A0D-FC9E-2784-9406-80F8CD358C15.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="51" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Man Publishes Letter From His Dad, Disowning Him for Being Gay</title>
<description><![CDATA[My first comment beneath this article was this:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gregg DesElms]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gregg DesElms]]></source><link>http://gregg-deselms.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13186189-man-publishes-letter-from-his-dad-disowning-him-for-being-gay</link><guid>http://gregg-deselms.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13186189-man-publishes-letter-from-his-dad-disowning-him-for-being-gay</guid><category>gay</category><category>politics</category><category>letter</category><category>sally-ride</category><category>father-son</category><category>lgbt-rights</category><category>disowned</category><category>disavowed</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Aug 2012 22:05:25 +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=gregg-deselms7126D5C2-5B9D-0BD5-2D31-CFC6E9288534.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gregg-deselms7126D5C2-5B9D-0BD5-2D31-CFC6E9288534.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Militia Leader Sends Out Letter from Jail </title>
<description><![CDATA[
FAIRBANKS &mdash; The criminal charges against him are false, but they might be God&rsquo;s punishment for being too prideful, Fairbanks militia leader Schaeffer Cox wrote in a letter from jail that is being circulated among Cox&rsquo;s friends and supporters in anticipation of&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/05/13127871-militia-leader-sends-out-letter-from-jail</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/05/13127871-militia-leader-sends-out-letter-from-jail</guid><category>life</category><category>ahead</category><category>letter</category><category>judge</category><category>militia</category><category>leader</category><category>prison</category><category>murder</category><category>federal</category><category>crime</category><category>planning</category><category>government</category><category>sentencing</category><category>convicted</category><category>us-news</category><category>facing</category><category>employees</category><category>confession</category><category>spiritual</category><category>sends</category><pubDate>Sun, 5 Aug 2012 11:13:19 +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=maddad0467E4C83A2D-C81E-A037-ED79-E59CAF429788.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467E4C83A2D-C81E-A037-ED79-E59CAF429788.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>Convicted Pedophile Writes Letter to State Supreme Court </title>
<description><![CDATA[
DOVER, Del. - Convicted pedophile pediatrician Earl Bradley is putting his defense on paper.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/03/13101133-convicted-pedophile-writes-letter-to-state-supreme-court</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/03/13101133-convicted-pedophile-writes-letter-to-state-supreme-court</guid><category>life</category><category>defense</category><category>letter</category><category>sentences</category><category>crime</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>us-news</category><category>pedophile</category><category>multiple</category><category>patients</category><category>child-sex-abuse</category><category>4th-amendment-rights</category><category>sex-crimes</category><category>violated</category><category>child-rapist</category><category>sexually-assaulting</category><category>pediatrician</category><category>crimes-against-children</category><category>covicted</category><pubDate>Fri, 3 Aug 2012 10:08:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad046760F00F4C-3DDD-8C90-DF23-53DD9C53C503.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="514" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad046760F00F4C-3DDD-8C90-DF23-53DD9C53C503.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Brad Pitt's Mom Blasts Obama, Urges Vote for Romney</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The mother of film superstar Brad Pitt wrote an anti-gay letter to her local paper urging Christians to vote for Mitt Romney.
The letter was printed by the&nbsp;Springfield News-Leader&nbsp;Thursday and the newspaper said that it had verified that it was written by Jane Pitt.
&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></source><link>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/06/12605303-brad-pitts-mom-blasts-obama-urges-vote-for-romney</link><guid>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/06/12605303-brad-pitts-mom-blasts-obama-urges-vote-for-romney</guid><category>election</category><category>politics</category><category>letter</category><category>gop</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>brad-pitt</category><category>republican</category><category>democrat</category><category>support</category><category>politcs</category><category>jane-pitt</category><pubDate>Fri, 6 Jul 2012 23:52:17 +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>Issa to Obama: Either you're involved in Fast and Furious or your executive privilege claim is unjustified</title>
<description><![CDATA[
In a letter obtained by The Daily Caller,&nbsp;House oversight committee  Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa pressed President Barack Obama directly on  his assertion of executive privilege over documents related to Operation Fast and Furious.
&ldquo;[Y]our privilege assertion means o&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mymymy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mymymy]]></source><link>http://my-my-my.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/26/12416855-issa-to-obama-either-youre-involved-in-fast-and-furious-or-your-executive-privilege-claim-is-unjustified</link><guid>http://my-my-my.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/26/12416855-issa-to-obama-either-youre-involved-in-fast-and-furious-or-your-executive-privilege-claim-is-unjustified</guid><category>politics</category><category>letter</category><category>fast-and-furious</category><category>stonewalling</category><category>executive-privilege</category><category>darryl-issa</category><category>eric-holder</category><category>president-obama</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:32:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=my-my-myF627AD22-07EE-65BE-19AE-B0728EC9B92B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="180" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=my-my-myF627AD22-07EE-65BE-19AE-B0728EC9B92B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="107" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>New Evidence That (STILL) Won't Convince Birthers</title>
<description><![CDATA[
In Barack Obama: The Story, the new biography by David Maraniss, there appear some new details that even go further in corroborating President Obama's birth in Hawaii in 1961.
For some, the long form birth certificate wasn't enough. Neither was the birth announcement placed in&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[redsfan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[redsfan]]></source><link>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/18/12287235-new-evidence-that-still-wont-convince-birthers</link><guid>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/18/12287235-new-evidence-that-still-wont-convince-birthers</guid><category>politics</category><category>letter</category><category>doctor</category><category>racism</category><category>right-wing-lies</category><category>president-obama</category><category>birthers</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:46:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=redsfan6DE8AA60-299A-E2D9-5628-7B8F6EBE8356.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="125" width="125" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=redsfan6DE8AA60-299A-E2D9-5628-7B8F6EBE8356.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></channel></rss>