<?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 - minutes</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/minutes</link><description>Newsvine - minutes</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:03:37 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:32:17 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Banks among those who received Fed minutes early</title>
<description><![CDATA[Employees at JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs Group, Wells Fargo and Citigroup were among those to receive market-sensitive information from the Federal Reserve a day early, according to an email list provide by the Fed on Wednesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17692786-banks-among-those-who-received-fed-minutes-early</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17692786-banks-among-those-who-received-fed-minutes-early</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>banks</category><category>minutes</category><category>wells-fargo</category><category>federal-reserve</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:46:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Minutes show Fed supports stimulus through midyear</title>
<description><![CDATA[A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers want to continue extraordinary bond purchases to help boost the U.S. economy at least through the middle of the year, according to minutes from the Fed's last meeting released Wednesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher S. Rugaber]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Christopher S. Rugaber]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17687669-minutes-show-fed-supports-stimulus-through-midyear</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17687669-minutes-show-fed-supports-stimulus-through-midyear</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:33:12 +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>Fed minutes show concerns about bond purchases</title>
<description><![CDATA[Several Federal Reserve policymakers suggested last month that the Fed might have to scale back its efforts to keep borrowing costs low for the foreseeable future.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17032566-fed-minutes-show-concerns-about-bond-purchases</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17032566-fed-minutes-show-concerns-about-bond-purchases</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>several-federal-reserve</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:01:13 +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>Kroft: Obama-Clinton interview request a surprise</title>
<description><![CDATA[With limited time and the unusual nature of a dual appearance with President Obama and outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, CBS' Steve Kroft said Monday said he thought it important to focus on their professional relationship instead of specific questions about world events.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Bauder]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David Bauder]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16741522-kroft-obama-clinton-interview-request-a-surprise</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16741522-kroft-obama-clinton-interview-request-a-surprise</guid><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>minutes</category><category>hillary-rodham-clinton</category><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>60-minutes</category><category>steve-kroft</category><category>cbs'-steve-kroft</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:15:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Fed minutes show some concerns on bond purchases</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve will keep buying bonds indefinitely to try to keep long-term borrowing costs low. It's just not clear how long indefinitely will be.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16328118-fed-minutes-show-some-concerns-on-bond-purchases</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16328118-fed-minutes-show-some-concerns-on-bond-purchases</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2013 19:01:17 +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=c2612047-993f-4cf2-9db5-63c7753ede54.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c2612047-993f-4cf2-9db5-63c7753ede54.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington. Federal Reserve policymakers expressed broad support in December 2012 for the Fed's plan to buy bonds to support the U.S. economy. But they differed over how long to keep buying bonds to drive down long-term interest rates. Minutes of the Fed's December policy meeting show that some of the 12 voting members thought the bond purchases would be warranted through the end of 2013.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fed minutes suggest new bond-buying plan is likely</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve may be preparing to take further steps to stimulate an economy that remains too weak to reduce high unemployment.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15166781-fed-minutes-suggest-new-bond-buying-plan-is-likely</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15166781-fed-minutes-suggest-new-bond-buying-plan-is-likely</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><category>fed-minutes</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:00:39 +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=478649e8-5411-41c7-ae9b-0b09d430c596.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="298" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=478649e8-5411-41c7-ae9b-0b09d430c596.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, file photo Pedestrians walk past the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in New York.  The Federal Reserve is signaling that it will likely launch a new bond buying program in December to try to spur job growth. The purchases would be intended to lower long-term borrowing rates to encourage spending and strengthen the economy. The hope is that more hiring would follow. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fed open to linking rate hike to economic gauge</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve wants to find a clearer way to signal to the public when it might start raising interest rates.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/04/14224958-fed-open-to-linking-rate-hike-to-economic-gauge</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/04/14224958-fed-open-to-linking-rate-hike-to-economic-gauge</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Oct 2012 18:01:46 +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=96184b8c-864b-45f0-8d37-9479b82d07c1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="257" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96184b8c-864b-45f0-8d37-9479b82d07c1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE-In this Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, file photo, federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks during a news conference in Washington. Federal Reserve wants to find a clearer way to signal to the public when it might start raising interest rates. The Fed has told investors that it plans to keep short-term rates low for at least another three years. But it appears to be leaning toward setting a more specific target, according to minutes from the Fed's last policy meeting.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta. File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fed's discussion hints it may take new action soon</title>
<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve officials signaled Wednesday that they may be ready to launch a new bond buying program when they next meet in September.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13417016-feds-discussion-hints-it-may-take-new-action-soon</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13417016-feds-discussion-hints-it-may-take-new-action-soon</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><category>fed-minutes</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:01:23 +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=09c33f7a-1140-46ed-8cf8-89c8ed8088b0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="263" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=09c33f7a-1140-46ed-8cf8-89c8ed8088b0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE-In this Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks to educators in the board room of the Federal Reserve in Washington. Federal Reserve officials spoke with increased urgency Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, at their last meeting about the need to provide more help for a weak U.S. economy. The minutes of the July 31-Aug. 1 meeting show many members feeling further support would be needed &quot;fairly soon&quot; unless the economy improved significantly. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Anxiety over rover's Hollywood-style Mars landing</title>
<description><![CDATA[Seven minutes of terror.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alicia Chang]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Alicia Chang]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/03/13107615-anxiety-over-rovers-hollywood-style-mars-landing</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/03/13107615-anxiety-over-rovers-hollywood-style-mars-landing</guid><category>us</category><category>mars</category><category>minutes</category><category>science</category><category>sci</category><pubDate>Fri, 3 Aug 2012 19:46:18 +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=f4805111-5b66-416c-96df-e4691125888a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f4805111-5b66-416c-96df-e4691125888a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Aug. 26, 2003 image made available by NASA shows Mars photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope on the planet's closest approach to Earth in 60,000 years. Mars is set to get its latest visitor Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, when NASA's new robotic rover, named Curiosity, attempts to land there. Mars has been a prime target for space exploration for decades, in part because its climate 3.5 billion years ago is believed to have been warm and wet, like early Earth. (AP Photo/NASA)&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=67f84497-4e86-4813-a917-f6a3c020c6ea.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="371" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=67f84497-4e86-4813-a917-f6a3c020c6ea.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="166" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 file photo, Adam Steltzner, Mars Science Laboratory's entry, descent and landing phase leader at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, uses a scale model to explain the Curiosity rover's path to the surface during a news conference at the laboratory, in Pasadena, Calif. The rover is headed for a two-year mission to study whether Mars ever had the elements needed for microbial life. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>More Fed members seem open to taking further steps</title>
<description><![CDATA[A growing number of Federal Reserve officials are open to taking further action to support the struggling U.S. economy. But minutes of the Fed's latest meeting show policymakers at odds over whether the economy needs more help now.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/11/12684916-more-fed-members-seem-open-to-taking-further-steps</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/11/12684916-more-fed-members-seem-open-to-taking-further-steps</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><category>most-federal-reserve</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:01:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Fed: Several members could support further easing</title>
<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve policymakers are open to further efforts to stimulate the U.S. economy if growth falters or threats escalate.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/16/11736351-fed-several-members-could-support-further-easing</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/16/11736351-fed-several-members-could-support-further-easing</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><category>fed-minutes</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:01:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Minutes: Fed less inclined to support bond buys</title>
<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve policymakers appear less inclined to take further action to stimulate the economy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/03/11003550-minutes-fed-less-inclined-to-support-bond-buys</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/03/11003550-minutes-fed-less-inclined-to-support-bond-buys</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><category>fed-minutes</category><pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 18:02:15 +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>Fed minutes: Members divided over more bond buys</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve isn't about to launch another bond-buying program to boost the economy &#8212; at least not anytime soon.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/15/10417708-fed-minutes-members-divided-over-more-bond-buys</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/15/10417708-fed-minutes-members-divided-over-more-bond-buys</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:01:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Fed to regularly forecast interest-rate changes</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a major shift, the Federal Reserve will start announcing four times a year how long it plans to keep short-term interest rates at existing levels, according to minutes from its December policy meeting.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/03/9923180-fed-to-regularly-forecast-interest-rate-changes</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/03/9923180-fed-to-regularly-forecast-interest-rate-changes</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><category>fed-minutes</category><pubDate>Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:00:49 +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></item><item><title>Fed considers more clarity on interest rate policy</title>
<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve policymakers this month discussed how they could give businesses and investors more information about what might trigger an increase in interest rates, according to minutes of the Nov. 1-2 meeting.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/22/8956831-fed-considers-more-clarity-on-interest-rate-policy</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/22/8956831-fed-considers-more-clarity-on-interest-rate-policy</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:52:36 +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>Fed minutes: 2 officials saw need for bolder steps</title>
<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve policymakers considered a third round of bond purchases at their last meeting, and at least two members said the weakening economy might require it.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/12/8289009-fed-minutes-2-officials-saw-need-for-bolder-steps</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/12/8289009-fed-minutes-2-officials-saw-need-for-bolder-steps</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:03:15 +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>Andy Rooney exiting '60 Minutes' this Sunday</title>
<description><![CDATA[With 1,096 essays for "60 Minutes" under his belt, Andy Rooney will deliver his 1,097th on Sunday's broadcast. And it will be his last as a regular contributor.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frazier Moore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Frazier Moore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/27/7997010-andy-rooney-exiting-60-minutes-this-sunday</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/27/7997010-andy-rooney-exiting-60-minutes-this-sunday</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>minutes</category><category>andy-rooney</category><category>rooney</category><category>60-minutes</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:12:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ef2f84e1-9e8d-47ba-8f3f-b0e886485e98.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="385" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ef2f84e1-9e8d-47ba-8f3f-b0e886485e98.jpg" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2009 file photo, &quot;60 Minutes&quot; commentator Andy Rooney, center, leaves the Celebration of Life Memorial ceremony for Walter Cronkite at Avery Fisher Hall in New York. CBS announced Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 that Rooney will make his final appearance on &quot;60 Minutes,&quot; on Sunday's broadcast.  (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/26e135fc-ddef-42bd-9dd1-0c866071b3cf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/26e135fc-ddef-42bd-9dd1-0c866071b3cf.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this June 19, 1998 file photo, commentator Andy Rooney, of CBS-TV's  &quot;60 Minutes,&quot; poses in his office at CBS in New York. CBS announced Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 that Rooney will make his final appearance on &quot;60 Minutes,&quot; on Sunday's broadcast.  (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6e742abb-4394-4889-b7cc-bc0a18d76601.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6e742abb-4394-4889-b7cc-bc0a18d76601.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2005 file photo, CBS &quot;60 Minutes&quot; commentator Andy Rooney is shown in New York.  CBS announced Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 that Rooney will make his final appearance on &quot;60 Minutes,&quot; on Sunday's broadcast.   (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/416fd042-cc3f-4020-931e-18857c959348.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="336" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/416fd042-cc3f-4020-931e-18857c959348.jpg" width="120" height="183" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this 1978 file photo, commentator Andrew Rooney of the news magazine series &quot;60 Minutes,&quot; is shown in New York office. CBS announced Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 that Rooney will make his final appearance on &quot;60 Minutes,&quot; on Sunday's broadcast.  (AP Photo/Carlos Rene Perez, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Some Fed officials sought more economic stimulus</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some Federal Reserve officials pushed in August for a more aggressive response to the economy's slowdown. They settled for a plan to keep rates near zero for another two years and won agreement to discuss more options at an extended meeting in September.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/30/7526710-some-fed-officials-sought-more-economic-stimulus</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/30/7526710-some-fed-officials-sought-more-economic-stimulus</guid><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>fed-minutes</category><category>some-federal-reserve</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:01:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Studies show 15 minutes of daily exercise can help</title>
<description><![CDATA[Don't despair if you can't fit in the recommended 30 minutes of daily exercise. Growing evidence suggests that even half that much can help.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alicia Chang]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Alicia Chang]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/15/7381268-studies-show-15-minutes-of-daily-exercise-can-help</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/15/7381268-studies-show-15-minutes-of-daily-exercise-can-help</guid><category>us</category><category>health</category><category>minutes</category><category>med</category><category>15-minutes</category><category>just-15-minutes</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:30:42 +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><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5e1ced19-fcde-463a-bbaf-d491296a6132.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="249" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5e1ced19-fcde-463a-bbaf-d491296a6132.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan.18, 2011 file photo Thai-Chinese men and women take morning exercise by practicing Chinese martial arts at a park in Bangkok, Thailand.  New research concludes that even 15 minutes of moderate exercise like brisk walking can add years to your life. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fed divided over more stimulus as economy weakens</title>
<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve officials at their last meeting expressed concerns that the weakening job market might hold back the recovery. But members were divided over whether the Fed should consider taking additional steps to help the economy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Martin Crutsinger]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/12/7068824-fed-divided-over-more-stimulus-as-economy-weakens</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/12/7068824-fed-divided-over-more-stimulus-as-economy-weakens</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:03:39 +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>Fed considers tighter credit as economy improves</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve said last month that the economy is gradually improving and began discussing how it would reverse policies adopted during the recession that pumped billions of dollars into the economy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeannine Aversa]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jeannine Aversa]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/18/6668949-fed-considers-tighter-credit-as-economy-improves</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/18/6668949-fed-considers-tighter-credit-as-economy-improves</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 18:05:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>‘Three Cups of Tea’ inaccurate? Author speaks out</title>
<description><![CDATA[Author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson — once praised by the Pentagon for his charitable works in Pakistan — is firing back after a "60 Minutes" investigation alleging that his inspirational multimillion seller "Three Cups of Tea" is filled with inaccuracies and that his charitable organization has taken credit for building schools that don't exist.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seamus McGraw]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Seamus McGraw]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/18/6490485-three-cups-of-tea-inaccurate-author-speaks-out</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/18/6490485-three-cups-of-tea-inaccurate-author-speaks-out</guid><category>books</category><category>afghanistan</category><category>pakistan</category><category>money</category><category>minutes</category><category>newspaper</category><category>charitable</category><category>cai</category><category>greg-mortenson</category><category>book-news</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:04:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110418-greg-mortenson-vsml-1130a.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="314" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/110418-greg-mortenson-vsml-1130a.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="95" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated photo provided by New Mark Communications shows Greg Mortenson of Roseville, Minn., who founded the Central Asia Institute; a Montana-based organization which builds schools for girls in remote tribal areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan in this undated photo. He has lived an Indiana-Jones life, having survived an eight-day kipnapping and gunfights with opium smugglers. He came to appreciate the need for schools for Muslim girls after seeing school children using sticks to scrawl their schoolwork into the dirt. (AP Photo/New Mark Communications via the St. Paul Paul Pioneer Press).&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fed members raise specter of higher interest rates</title>
<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve officials raised concerns last month that a big jump in energy prices could weaken the economy and unleash inflation, prompting a few to suggest the possibility of tightening credit this year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeannine Aversa]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jeannine Aversa]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/05/6412564-fed-members-raise-specter-of-higher-interest-rates</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/05/6412564-fed-members-raise-specter-of-higher-interest-rates</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><category>fed-minutes</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2011 18:07:28 +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></item><item><title>Some Fed members talked about cutting bond program</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some Federal Reserve officials last month raised the possibility of scaling back the Fed's $600 billion Treasury bond purchase program out of fear that a strengthening economy could spur high inflation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeannine Aversa]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jeannine Aversa]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/16/6066265-some-fed-members-talked-about-cutting-bond-program</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/16/6066265-some-fed-members-talked-about-cutting-bond-program</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>fed-minutes</category><category>some-federal-reserve</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:02:02 +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>Fed minutes: Economy needs bond-buying program</title>
<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve officials stuck with the pace of their $600 billion Treasury bond-buying program last month because the economy wasn't improving fast enough to make a noticeable dent in unemployment.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeannine Aversa]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jeannine Aversa]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/04/5764738-fed-minutes-economy-needs-bond-buying-program</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/04/5764738-fed-minutes-economy-needs-bond-buying-program</guid><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>politics</category><category>minutes</category><category>federal-reserve</category><category>fed-minutes</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Jan 2011 19:03:14 +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></channel></rss>