<?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 - oprah-winfrey</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/oprah-winfrey</link><description>Newsvine - oprah-winfrey</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 6 Mar 2013 08:08:14 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:28:29 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Ashley Judd's spiritual guide has been criticized by Christian scholars</title>
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Judd, the daughter of famous country music singer Naomi Judd, told Esperanza magazine in 2010 that she struggled as a young person with depression marked by sadness, anxiety, and insecurity. Judd told Esperanza that &ldquo;her road to recovery started with the writings of self-&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17204801-ashley-judds-spiritual-guide-has-been-criticized-by-christian-scholars</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17204801-ashley-judds-spiritual-guide-has-been-criticized-by-christian-scholars</guid><category>issues</category><category>politics</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>ashley-judd</category><category>dependency</category><category>12-step</category><category>eckhart-tolle</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Mar 2013 08:07:50 +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=cornhusker4palinE9322F29-5A2F-E447-19E8-8687AE1E5AF3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="180" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palinE9322F29-5A2F-E447-19E8-8687AE1E5AF3.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>Winfrey, `Beasts' actress honored at Essence lunch</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nine-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis toted a plush, dog-shaped purse with jeweled handles as she rubbed shoulders with Oprah Winfrey and Alfre Woodard.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandy Cohen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sandy Cohen]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17049581-winfrey-beasts-actress-honored-at-essence-lunch</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17049581-winfrey-beasts-actress-honored-at-essence-lunch</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>women</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>oscar</category><category>countdown</category><category>in-hollywood</category><category>alfre-woodard</category><category>quvenzhane-wallis</category><category>black-women-in-hollywood</category><category>nine-year-old-oscar</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:36:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=87f67633-9f22-4a02-8a55-1ae64e563d77.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="288" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=87f67633-9f22-4a02-8a55-1ae64e563d77.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress and Academy Award nominee Quvenzhane Wallis, recipient of the Breakthrough Performance award, poses at the 6th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)&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=284e37a0-d45c-407f-9b9d-5419968bcd3d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=284e37a0-d45c-407f-9b9d-5419968bcd3d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oprah Winfrey, recipient of the Power Award, reacts to photographers at the 6th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)&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=ffec39d0-7167-449c-b2b5-e08425147cb1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ffec39d0-7167-449c-b2b5-e08425147cb1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="192" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Gabrielle Union, recipient of the Fierce &amp; Fearless award, poses at the 6th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)&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=5394b3bb-c039-422a-aa3b-8df7d9ad03ff.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="257" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5394b3bb-c039-422a-aa3b-8df7d9ad03ff.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;British actress Naomie Harris, recipient of the Lincoln Shining Star award, poses at the 6th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)&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=f8f323af-6d61-44c2-b744-e8099f4254b2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f8f323af-6d61-44c2-b744-e8099f4254b2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Producer Mara Brock Akil, recipient of the Visionary Award, poses at the 6th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)&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=8ff7303e-8459-4413-b569-847d6ca8dbb3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="340" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8ff7303e-8459-4413-b569-847d6ca8dbb3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="181" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Alfre Woodard, recipient of the Vanguard Award, poses at the 6th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)&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=f2bcd61d-5c1e-4342-a49e-6482c8d6c282.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f2bcd61d-5c1e-4342-a49e-6482c8d6c282.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oprah Winfrey, recipient of the Power Award, looks down the carpet at the 6th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)&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=87d9434d-542e-448a-b50d-eb6329b45a3e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=87d9434d-542e-448a-b50d-eb6329b45a3e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Model Naomi Campbell looks down the red carpet at the 6th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)&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=fdb60b34-1bde-4399-a71f-755af4a69e7b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="316" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fdb60b34-1bde-4399-a71f-755af4a69e7b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="194" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Kelly Rowland arrives at the 6th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)&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=4172dadd-3e7b-472f-90c6-4b15b51e5460.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="271" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4172dadd-3e7b-472f-90c6-4b15b51e5460.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Singer Jill Scott poses at the 6th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)&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=b3de108c-1341-48ed-bfc4-7eb403eb9f7d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="345" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b3de108c-1341-48ed-bfc4-7eb403eb9f7d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="178" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Honoree Oprah Winfrey poses with students from her Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa at the 6th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'For Better or Worse' moves from TBS to OWN</title>
<description><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey's cable channel says it will be the new home of the sitcom "For Better or Worse."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17034149-for-better-or-worse-moves-from-tbs-to-own</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17034149-for-better-or-worse-moves-from-tbs-to-own</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>own</category><category>better-or-worse</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:41:15 +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>Dorothy Pegs Oz as new Good Housekeeping Seal</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Dr. Oz first appeared on the&nbsp;The Oprah Winfrey Show&nbsp;in 2004, and later on&nbsp;Larry King Live&nbsp;and other TV programs. For a famed cardiovascular surgeon at Columbia, he emphasized prevention and uniquely&nbsp;combined Eastern and Western approaches.&nbsp;
In 2009,&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fadi Bejjani]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Fadi Bejjani]]></source><link>http://fadibejjani.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17017591-dorothy-pegs-oz-as-new-good-housekeeping-seal</link><guid>http://fadibejjani.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17017591-dorothy-pegs-oz-as-new-good-housekeeping-seal</guid><category>stem-cells</category><category>health</category><category>obama</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>michael-j-fox</category><category>leonardo-da-vinci</category><category>dr-oz</category><category>garcinia-cambogia</category><category>hoi-polloi</category><category>raspberry-ketones</category><category>arthur-schopenhauer</category><category>green-coffee-extracts</category><category>advanced-cell-technologies</category><category>srgireline</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:48:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fadibejjaniC8AAB9BF-4202-0391-FF79-A21450267CC8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="174" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fadibejjaniC8AAB9BF-4202-0391-FF79-A21450267CC8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="66" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;&quot;Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Beyonce hopes her documentary inspires Blue Ivy</title>
<description><![CDATA[Beyonce is hoping that her ultra-revealing documentary will someday provide inspiration for Blue Ivy, the year-old daughter she and husband Jay-Z have.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Carucci]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Carucci]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16921316-beyonce-hopes-her-documentary-inspires-blue-ivy</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16921316-beyonce-hopes-her-documentary-inspires-blue-ivy</guid><category>people</category><category>us</category><category>beyonce</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:49:30 +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=cc68a6f7-53e1-4de4-b395-7ced3c043a49.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="364" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cc68a6f7-53e1-4de4-b395-7ced3c043a49.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This magazine cover image released by Vogue shows singer Beyonce on the March 2013 issue of the popular fashion magazine. (AP Photo/Vogue)&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=1de4adae-676a-4502-91df-1bd7b285f6f7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1de4adae-676a-4502-91df-1bd7b285f6f7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This photo combo shows Oprah Winfrey, left, and Beyonce Knowles attending the premiere of &quot;Beyonce: Life Is But A Dream&quot; at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Oprah Hit With Lawsuit: Oprah Winfrey Slapped with Sex Discrimination Lawsuit</title>
<description><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey does not look out for her own ... at  least that's what is alleged in a new lawsuit in which a female exec at  OWN claims she lost her job because she got knocked up.According  to a lawsuit filed Friday, Carolyn Hommel claims she was hired in 2010  as senior directo&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/03/16828822-oprah-hit-with-lawsuit-oprah-winfrey-slapped-with-sex-discrimination-lawsuit</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/03/16828822-oprah-hit-with-lawsuit-oprah-winfrey-slapped-with-sex-discrimination-lawsuit</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>pregnant</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>sex-discrimination</category><category>own-network</category><category>carolyn-hommel</category><pubDate>Sun, 3 Feb 2013 19:00:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato60004E180323-711C-95D1-9764-C25D430DFB31.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="328" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato60004E180323-711C-95D1-9764-C25D430DFB31.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="99" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Banker Behind Armstrong Says He Was Unaware of Doping - Yahoo! Finance</title>
<description><![CDATA[Armstrong's financial backer: I didn't know
The financier Thomas Weisel recently boxed up the bright-yellow  cycling jerseys that lined an entire wall of his office, which overlooks  San Francisco's harbor. They were gifts from Lance Armstrong, a  longtime friend whom Mr. Weisel&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laffy Taffy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Laffy Taffy]]></source><link>http://tojoyamatodo.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16589025-banker-behind-armstrong-says-he-was-unaware-of-doping-yahoo-finance</link><guid>http://tojoyamatodo.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16589025-banker-behind-armstrong-says-he-was-unaware-of-doping-yahoo-finance</guid><category>business</category><category>olympics</category><category>economy</category><category>doping</category><category>usa</category><category>politics</category><category>education</category><category>science</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>world-news</category><category>us-news</category><category>pyramid-scheme</category><category>top-stories</category><category>your-money</category><category>financial-scam</category><category>thomas-weisel</category><category>gutcheckamerica</category><category>financialscam</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:36:25 +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=tojoyamatodo53EDBD4F-4B4D-77CC-3681-B08897E61EFD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tojoyamatodo53EDBD4F-4B4D-77CC-3681-B08897E61EFD.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>Oprah's Lance Armstrong interview: no point nitpicking – this was TV history</title>
<description><![CDATA[
She was soft on him ... she didn't tell him he was a disgrace to humanity ... she didn't even make him cry. Such criticism of Oprah Winfrey's Lance Armstrong coup is churlish.
Who cares? Oprah got the TV confession of the decade &ndash; and what's more she did it on her own ch&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16587638-oprahs-lance-armstrong-interview-no-point-nitpicking-this-was-tv-history</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16587638-oprahs-lance-armstrong-interview-no-point-nitpicking-this-was-tv-history</guid><category>sports</category><category>doping</category><category>criticism</category><category>lies</category><category>tour-de-france</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>bullying</category><category>larry-sanders</category><category>own-cable-network</category><category>oprah-winfrey-interview</category><category>brilliant-journalism</category><category>mother-confessor</category><category>worldwide-exclusive</category><category>simon-hattenstone</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:12:39 +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=mscyprah87282062-D0E1-54E0-1133-A34C4D9D170F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="132" width="220" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah87282062-D0E1-54E0-1133-A34C4D9D170F.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>Confession may lead to legal woes for Armstrong</title>
<description><![CDATA[By admitting to Oprah Winfrey that he doped during his professional cycling career, Lance Armstrong potentially opened himself up to a stream of litigation that could lighten his wallet for years.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Risling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Greg Risling]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16586787-confession-may-lead-to-legal-woes-for-armstrong</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16586787-confession-may-lead-to-legal-woes-for-armstrong</guid><category>cycling</category><category>armstrong</category><category>woes</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>legal</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:52:47 +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=1ae32205-c0b4-41b5-bc5d-93265d0599b2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="374" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1ae32205-c0b4-41b5-bc5d-93265d0599b2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="113" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 5, 2004, file photo, US Postal Service team leader Lance Armstrong sits by the registration bus before the second stage of the 91st Tour de France cycling race between Charleroi and Namur, Belgium. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France during a taped interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Winfrey's Armstrong interview seen by 3.2 million</title>
<description><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey's interview with Lance Armstrong is more than an illustration of a hero athlete tumbling from the heights. It's also a pivotal moment for a famous media figure trying to climb the ladder back up.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Bauder]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David Bauder]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16585040-winfreys-armstrong-interview-seen-by-32-million</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16585040-winfreys-armstrong-interview-seen-by-32-million</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>us-news</category><category>own</category><category>winfrey-own</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:12:07 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=47a7c2fd-08a6-449e-ba06-913bd7cf55d4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=47a7c2fd-08a6-449e-ba06-913bd7cf55d4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, file photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., talk show host Oprah Winfrey, right, interviews Lance Armstrong during taping for the show &quot;Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive&quot; in Austin, Texas. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France cycling during the interview that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f9b2f341-b768-4931-958e-1264ba3d9615.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f9b2f341-b768-4931-958e-1264ba3d9615.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 14, 2011 file publicity image released by OWN, TV personality and media mogul Oprah Winfrey presents at the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network portion of the Discovery Communications Upfront at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. Winfrey's interview with Lance Armstrong is more than an illustration of a hero athlete tumbling from the heights. It's also a pivotal moment for a famous media figure on the way back. Winfrey's OWN network is showing signs of life after a well-documented rocky start, and the Armstrong interview offered a chance for many more viewers to tune in. The first half of the interview aired Thursday Jan. 17, 2013, with a second part Friday. (AP Photo/OWN, George Burns)  MANDATORY CREDIT: GEORGE BURNS/OWN&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>IOC VP: Armstrong must tell 'whole truth'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong's doping confession to Oprah Winfrey was "too little, too late" and failed to provide any new information that will help clean up the sport he tarnished through years of cheating, the vice president of the IOC said Friday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Wilson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stephen Wilson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16583883-ioc-vp-armstrong-must-tell-whole-truth</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16583883-ioc-vp-armstrong-must-tell-whole-truth</guid><category>sports</category><category>ap</category><category>ioc</category><category>cycling</category><category>armstrong</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>cyc</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:19:35 +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=70c1c55b-a4ec-4733-9623-dc66082b9926.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="277" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=70c1c55b-a4ec-4733-9623-dc66082b9926.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Saturday, Sept 30, 2000 file photo Russia's Viacheslav Ekimov, center, winner of the gold medal in the men's individual time trials, celebrates with Germany's silver medal winner Jan Ullrich, left, and U.S bronze medal winner Lance Armstrong at the cycling road course in Sydney, for the Summer Olympic Games. Officials familiar with the decision tell The Associated Press the IOC has stripped Lance Armstrong of his bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics because of his involvement in doping. Two officials say the IOC sent a letter to Armstrong on Wednesday night Jan. 16, 2013, asking him to return the medal. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=52060c1d-6608-4159-81fe-f65ff89f6304.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=52060c1d-6608-4159-81fe-f65ff89f6304.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, file photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., Lance Armstrong listens as he is interviewed by talk show host Oprah Winfrey during taping for the show &quot;Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive&quot; in Austin, Texas. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France cycling during the interview that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=982d37e0-a108-4874-ba07-e24bfe1c3edb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=982d37e0-a108-4874-ba07-e24bfe1c3edb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;En esta foto del 14 de enero de 2013 suministrada por Harpo Studios Inc., el ex ciclista Lance Armstrong, izquierda, conversa con la presentadora de televisión Oprah Winfrey durante una entrevista en Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Reaction from Lance Armstrong's Oprah interview</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some reaction to Lance Armstrong's admission in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16580719-reaction-from-lance-armstrongs-oprah-interview</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16580719-reaction-from-lance-armstrongs-oprah-interview</guid><category>cycling</category><category>armstrong</category><category>oprah</category><category>reax</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:15:00 +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></item><item><title>Winfrey mixes technical, personal in interview</title>
<description><![CDATA[The most effective part of Oprah Winfrey's interview with Lance Armstrong came right at the beginning: five questions, five one-word answers &#8212; each of them the same.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Bauder]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David Bauder]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16580166-winfrey-mixes-technical-personal-in-interview</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16580166-winfrey-mixes-technical-personal-in-interview</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>business</category><category>cycling</category><category>armstrong</category><category>interview</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>us-news</category><category>cyc</category><category>apfn</category><category>the-interview</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:43:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=52060c1d-6608-4159-81fe-f65ff89f6304.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=52060c1d-6608-4159-81fe-f65ff89f6304.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, file photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., Lance Armstrong listens as he is interviewed by talk show host Oprah Winfrey during taping for the show &quot;Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive&quot; in Austin, Texas. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France cycling during the interview that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Column: Live commentary on Armstrong interview</title>
<description><![CDATA[ARMSTRONG'S BIG TEST: Fallen sports icon Lance Armstrong's "no-holds-barred interview" with Oprah Winfrey is airing Thursday night on her OWN network. AP Sports Columnist John Leicester is watching the broadcast and giving his impressions of the interview as it unfolds:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Leicester]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Leicester]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16573179-column-live-commentary-on-armstrong-interview</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16573179-column-live-commentary-on-armstrong-interview</guid><category>cycling</category><category>armstrong</category><category>oprah</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>us-news</category><category>live</category><category>column</category><category>armstrong-big-test</category><category>ap-sports-columnist-john-leicester</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:30:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b8e74c25-92cf-48dd-b23c-60edb4f39168.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b8e74c25-92cf-48dd-b23c-60edb4f39168.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., cyclist Lance Armstrong listens to a question from Oprah Winfrey during taping for the show &quot;Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive&quot; in Austin, Texas. The two-part episode of &quot;Oprah's Next Chapter&quot; will air nationally Thursday and Friday, Jan. 17-18, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns)&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=7a85bf64-77b7-4698-8f87-98d37697bf55.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7a85bf64-77b7-4698-8f87-98d37697bf55.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 25, 2010, file photo, Lance Armstrong looks back on the podium after the 20th and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Paris, France. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France during a taped interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Livestrong calls for complete truth from Armstrong</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Livestrong charity Lance Armstrong founded says it expects the disgraced cyclist was "completely truthful and forthcoming" in his interview with Oprah Winfrey.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/16/16544101-livestrong-calls-for-complete-truth-from-armstrong</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/16/16544101-livestrong-calls-for-complete-truth-from-armstrong</guid><category>sports</category><category>cycling</category><category>armstrong</category><category>oprah</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>livestrong</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:10:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Armstrong emotional when recalling talk with son</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong finally cracked.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Litke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Litke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/16/16540537-armstrong-emotional-when-recalling-talk-with-son</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/16/16540537-armstrong-emotional-when-recalling-talk-with-son</guid><category>cycling</category><category>armstrong</category><category>oprah</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:37:39 +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=51d6395a-99fd-42ab-9019-c8d2e7ab8cfc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="365" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=51d6395a-99fd-42ab-9019-c8d2e7ab8cfc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="110" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This combination image made of file photos shows Lance Armstrong, left, on Oct. 7, 2012, and Oprah Winfrey, right, on March 9, 2012. After more than a decade of denying that he doped to win the Tour de France seven times, Armstrong was scheduled to sit down Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 for what has been trumpeted as a &quot;no-holds barred,&quot; 90-minute, question-and-answer session with Winfrey. (AP Photos/File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d5e053e2-20b1-48c0-99af-cd3720fa3463.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d5e053e2-20b1-48c0-99af-cd3720fa3463.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2009 file photo, Lance Armstrong speaks during the opening session of the Livestrong Global Cancer Summit in Dublin, Ireland. Local and international news crews are staking out positions in front of Armstrong's lush, Spanish-style villa ahead of the cyclist's interview with Oprah Winfrey later Monday, Jan. 14, 2013.  (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=21f48007-0676-430f-9f4c-e1122607d1d2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=21f48007-0676-430f-9f4c-e1122607d1d2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2011 file photo, Lance Armstrong pauses during an interview in Austin, Texas. Local and international news crews are staking out positions in front of Armstrong's lush, Spanish-style villa ahead of the cyclist's interview with Oprah Winfrey later Monday, Jan. 14, 2013.  (AP Photo/Thao Nguyen, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1026b43f-03c8-4c74-8121-80fd97c143e5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="243" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1026b43f-03c8-4c74-8121-80fd97c143e5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;An unidentified man enters a gate at the home of cyclist Lance Armstrong, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Austin, Texas. After more than a decade of denying that he doped to win the Tour de France seven times, Armstrong was set to sit down Monday for what has been trumpeted as a &quot;no-holds barred,&quot; 90-minute, question-and-answer session with Oprah Winfrey. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adb57005-76a2-4b17-8ef0-b86d926dda50.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=adb57005-76a2-4b17-8ef0-b86d926dda50.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 23, 2000, file photo, winner Lance Armstrong rides down the Champs Elysees after the final stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Paris. Armstrong also won the Prince of Asturias Award in Sports in 2000. Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by cycling's governing body following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1380904b-d55b-434a-a155-d7c170ebbe8c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="509" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1380904b-d55b-434a-a155-d7c170ebbe8c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="153" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 21, 2003, file photo, a spectator cheers on Lance Armstrong, left, of the United States, in the final ascent towards Luz-Ardiden during the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bagneres-de-Bigorre and Luz-Ardiden, French Pyrenees. In 2003, Armstrong was named the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, ESPN's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d93e8f23-460a-4d1f-b21b-ea4c4c886996.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="489" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d93e8f23-460a-4d1f-b21b-ea4c4c886996.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="147" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 22, 2004, file photo, Lance Armstrong reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the 17th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bourd-d'Oisans and Le Grand Bornand, French Alps. In 2004, Armstrong was also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year and ESPN's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3ff92d52-bbaa-4fa4-894d-97411e13739b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="352" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3ff92d52-bbaa-4fa4-894d-97411e13739b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 5, 2005, file photo, Lance Armstrong, right, lets his Discovery Channel teammates take over after taking the lead during the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, a 67.5-kilometer (41.95-mile) team time trial between Tours and Blois, western France. After a decade of denial and being stripped of his titles, Armstrong has finally come clean&amp;#8212; During an interview with Oprah Winfrey taped Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, Armstrong said he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=80d8dd68-2c71-4d63-a704-1467ba30b645.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=80d8dd68-2c71-4d63-a704-1467ba30b645.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 7, 2005, file photo, Lance Armstrong rides through the countryside during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Troyes and Nancy, eastern France. In 2005, Armstrong was also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year and ESPN's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete. He later announced what would be a temporary retirement from cycling in 2005. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=93494ff8-fb5d-4adb-be70-8390f5e725a1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="399" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=93494ff8-fb5d-4adb-be70-8390f5e725a1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 24, 2005, file photo, Lance Armstrong gestures for his seventh straight win in the Tour de France cycling race before the final stage between Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris, and the French capital. In 2005, Armstrong was also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year and ESPN's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete. He later announced what would be a temporary retirement from cycling in 2005. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bc4e511e-1cac-4573-8dd6-dda68a87067d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bc4e511e-1cac-4573-8dd6-dda68a87067d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 23, 2008, file photo, cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong wears a yellow Livestrong bracelet as he appears during a news conference regarding a new war on cancer at the National Press Club in Washington. Armstrong created the yellow &quot;Livestrong&quot; bracelets in 1997 after surviving stage three testicular cancer_with tumors that had spread to his abdomen, lungs, lymph nodes and brain_to raise funds for cancer research and later founded the Livestrong Foundation. Armstrong left the board of Livestrong in 2012 amidst doping accusations. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=631775f6-f8b8-4e2e-8227-56ce886bc386.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=631775f6-f8b8-4e2e-8227-56ce886bc386.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2008, file photo, Lance Armstrong stands in Livestrong apparel before a training session with the Astana cycling team in Los Cristianos, on the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain. The cyclist was stripped of his Tour de France titles, lost most of his endorsements and was forced to leave the board of his foundation last year after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency issued a damning, 1,000-page report that accused him of masterminding a long-running doping scheme. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=17c62579-445d-410e-9f02-c8a9fafcc5d3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=17c62579-445d-410e-9f02-c8a9fafcc5d3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2012, file photo, Lance Armstrong talks to supporters prior to a run on Mont Royal Park in Montreal. Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer in 1996. Within minutes of Armstrong announcing he would step down as chairman of Livestrong, the foundation he created to support people with cancer, his longtime endorser Nike issued a statement saying it would be cutting sponsorship ties with the cyclist amid allegations of doping. Armstrong is said to be worth around $100 million, but most sponsors dropped him after USADA's scathing report &amp;#8212; at the cost of tens of millions of dollars. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=09bf4f50-f736-4e60-a645-8804c46a8b5d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=09bf4f50-f736-4e60-a645-8804c46a8b5d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey interviewing cyclist Lance Armstrong during taping for the show &quot;Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive&quot; in Austin, Texas. The two-part episode of &quot;Oprah's Next Chapter&quot; will air nationally Thursday and Friday, Jan. 17-18, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns)&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=b8e74c25-92cf-48dd-b23c-60edb4f39168.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b8e74c25-92cf-48dd-b23c-60edb4f39168.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., cyclist Lance Armstrong listens to a question from Oprah Winfrey during taping for the show &quot;Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive&quot; in Austin, Texas. The two-part episode of &quot;Oprah's Next Chapter&quot; will air nationally Thursday and Friday, Jan. 17-18, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns)&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=c8ad9a2d-6fb5-4acd-8326-088364f92340.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c8ad9a2d-6fb5-4acd-8326-088364f92340.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2012, file photo, Lance Armstrong considers a question from a reporter after his second-place finish in the Power of Four mountain bicycle race at the base of Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colo. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France cycling race during a taped interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=628ebca3-40f7-4631-a47a-ae7607be1989.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=628ebca3-40f7-4631-a47a-ae7607be1989.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 24, 2005, file photo, overall leader Lance Armstrong signals seven for his seventh straight win in the Tour de France cycling race as he pedals during the 21st and final stage of the race between Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris, and the French capital. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France during a taped interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, reversing more than a decade of denial. Armstrong called his run to seven Tour de France titles &quot;so perfect for so long.&quot; (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=47a7c2fd-08a6-449e-ba06-913bd7cf55d4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=47a7c2fd-08a6-449e-ba06-913bd7cf55d4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, file photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., talk show host Oprah Winfrey, right, interviews Lance Armstrong during taping for the show &quot;Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive&quot; in Austin, Texas. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France cycling during the interview that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7a85bf64-77b7-4698-8f87-98d37697bf55.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7a85bf64-77b7-4698-8f87-98d37697bf55.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 25, 2010, file photo, Lance Armstrong looks back on the podium after the 20th and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Paris, France. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France during a taped interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=795ec368-d41d-4758-8cd6-125f1c31a2af.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="308" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=795ec368-d41d-4758-8cd6-125f1c31a2af.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 19, 2009, file photo, Lance Armstrong crosses the finish line during the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Verbier, Switzerland. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France during a taped interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=21931fd9-e87e-4881-99f9-e0593103c1af.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="348" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=21931fd9-e87e-4881-99f9-e0593103c1af.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="177" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 29, 2001, file photo, Lance Armstrong stands during ceremonies after winning the Tour de France cycling race following the 20th and final stage in Paris. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France during a taped interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1ae32205-c0b4-41b5-bc5d-93265d0599b2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="374" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1ae32205-c0b4-41b5-bc5d-93265d0599b2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="113" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 5, 2004, file photo, US Postal Service team leader Lance Armstrong sits by the registration bus before the second stage of the 91st Tour de France cycling race between Charleroi and Namur, Belgium. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France during a taped interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=52060c1d-6608-4159-81fe-f65ff89f6304.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=52060c1d-6608-4159-81fe-f65ff89f6304.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, file photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., Lance Armstrong listens as he is interviewed by talk show host Oprah Winfrey during taping for the show &quot;Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive&quot; in Austin, Texas. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France cycling during the interview that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=37c6d861-05b5-4371-98fa-3bc94e680209.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="298" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=37c6d861-05b5-4371-98fa-3bc94e680209.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 6, 2004, file photo, U.S. Postal Service's Lance Armstrong rides ahead of Team Phonak's Tyler Hamilton,, center, and T-Mobile's Jan Ullrich, of Germany, during the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Waterloo, Belgium, and Wasquehal, northern France.  Admitting he cheated was a start. Now, it's all about whether Armstrong is ready to give details, lots of them, to clean up his sport. Hamilton, whose testimony helped lead to Armstrong's downfall, says if Armstrong is willing to provide information to clean up the sport, a reduction in the sanctions would be appropriate. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b7447289-62a7-47ca-8de0-bd01cb2a1f96.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="241" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b7447289-62a7-47ca-8de0-bd01cb2a1f96.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A video screen at a hotel restaurant in Grapevine, Texas, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, shows a replay telecast of a segment of Lance Armstrong being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey,  Reversing more than a decade of denials,  Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France cycling during the interview that aired night before. The second part of the interview will air tonight. (AP Photo/LM Otero)&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=cd3716ba-8c84-4023-8218-84720a6574c9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cd3716ba-8c84-4023-8218-84720a6574c9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 24, 2005 file photo, Luke Armstrong, rear right, tries to touch the winner's trophy held by his father, Lance Armstrong, after Armstrong won his seventh straight Tour de France cycling race, in Paris. During the second part Friday, Jan. 18,  2013, of Oprah Winfrey's interview with Armstrong, Armstrong talked about talking with Luke after his son had defended him concerning doping allegations.  (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a3f93613-6ceb-4d58-a47b-855d5eadeb6c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a3f93613-6ceb-4d58-a47b-855d5eadeb6c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The second night of Oprah Winfrey's interview of former cycling star Lance Armstrong is shown on video screens at Pete's Cafe Bar in downtown Los Angeles Friday,  Jan. 18, 2013. Through a marathon mea culpa that spanned two nights on TV, Armstrong spoke almost dispassionately about lying and cheating, about arrogance and bullying, about lost honor, status, achievement and income.(AP Photo/Reed Saxon)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Catalpa Grove: Lance Armstrong's Life After the Lie Will Be A Greater Challenge Than Beating Cancer</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong didn't kill anyone or rob millions of dollars from people---so in the scheme of life&nbsp;his lie is a non-event.&nbsp; How Armstrong lives his life after he has admitted to the lie will be a strong testament to his inner strength and far greater challenge than be&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[tom1205]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tom1205]]></source><link>http://tom1205.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/15/16534784-catalpa-grove-lance-armstrongs-life-after-the-lie-will-be-a-greater-challenge-than-beating-cancer</link><guid>http://tom1205.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/15/16534784-catalpa-grove-lance-armstrongs-life-after-the-lie-will-be-a-greater-challenge-than-beating-cancer</guid><category>sports</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>livestrong</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:46:50 +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=tom1205A366E0B6-E800-3D60-7111-FA70D1AD6F36.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="306" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tom1205A366E0B6-E800-3D60-7111-FA70D1AD6F36.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="99" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Column: Lance Armstrong, exceptional? Phooey!</title>
<description><![CDATA[Two enduring myths about Lance Armstrong should be laid to rest after his confession to Oprah Winfrey.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Leicester]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Leicester]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/15/16531071-column-lance-armstrong-exceptional-phooey</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/15/16531071-column-lance-armstrong-exceptional-phooey</guid><category>sports</category><category>cycling</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>john-leicester</category><category>150113</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:58:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=00ac470c-3c77-495e-8a4e-254d6eab516b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="285" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=00ac470c-3c77-495e-8a4e-254d6eab516b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 23, 2005, file photo spectators urge on overall leader Lance Armstrong, left, during the 20th stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Saint-Etienne, France. After a decade of denial and being stripped of his titles, Armstrong has finally come clean&amp;#8212; During an interview with Oprah Winfrey taped Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, Armstrong said he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Bernard Papon, Pool, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=93494ff8-fb5d-4adb-be70-8390f5e725a1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="399" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=93494ff8-fb5d-4adb-be70-8390f5e725a1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 24, 2005, file photo, Lance Armstrong gestures for his seventh straight win in the Tour de France cycling race before the final stage between Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris, and the French capital. In 2005, Armstrong was also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year and ESPN's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete. He later announced what would be a temporary retirement from cycling in 2005. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=17c62579-445d-410e-9f02-c8a9fafcc5d3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=17c62579-445d-410e-9f02-c8a9fafcc5d3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2012, file photo, Lance Armstrong talks to supporters prior to a run on Mont Royal Park in Montreal. Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer in 1996. Within minutes of Armstrong announcing he would step down as chairman of Livestrong, the foundation he created to support people with cancer, his longtime endorser Nike issued a statement saying it would be cutting sponsorship ties with the cyclist amid allegations of doping. Armstrong is said to be worth around $100 million, but most sponsors dropped him after USADA's scathing report &amp;#8212; at the cost of tens of millions of dollars. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=09bf4f50-f736-4e60-a645-8804c46a8b5d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=09bf4f50-f736-4e60-a645-8804c46a8b5d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey interviewing cyclist Lance Armstrong during taping for the show &quot;Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive&quot; in Austin, Texas. The two-part episode of &quot;Oprah's Next Chapter&quot; will air nationally Thursday and Friday, Jan. 17-18, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns)&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=b8e74c25-92cf-48dd-b23c-60edb4f39168.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b8e74c25-92cf-48dd-b23c-60edb4f39168.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., cyclist Lance Armstrong listens to a question from Oprah Winfrey during taping for the show &quot;Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive&quot; in Austin, Texas. The two-part episode of &quot;Oprah's Next Chapter&quot; will air nationally Thursday and Friday, Jan. 17-18, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Winfrey: Armstrong interview will satisfy viewers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey says she and her TV crew were "mesmerized and riveted" by some of Lance Armstrong's answers during a 2 1/2-hour interview in which the cyclist acknowledged using performance-enhancing drugs.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/15/16525583-winfrey-armstrong-interview-will-satisfy-viewers</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/15/16525583-winfrey-armstrong-interview-will-satisfy-viewers</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>cycling</category><category>armstrong</category><category>winfrey</category><category>cbs</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:26:55 +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=09bf4f50-f736-4e60-a645-8804c46a8b5d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=09bf4f50-f736-4e60-a645-8804c46a8b5d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey interviewing cyclist Lance Armstrong during taping for the show &quot;Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive&quot; in Austin, Texas. The two-part episode of &quot;Oprah's Next Chapter&quot; will air nationally Thursday and Friday, Jan. 17-18, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> ARMSTRONG TELLS OPRAH HE DOPED</title>
<description><![CDATA[
&nbsp;Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey during an interview Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the interview is t&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></source><link>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16512430-armstrong-tells-oprah-he-doped</link><guid>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16512430-armstrong-tells-oprah-he-doped</guid><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>postal-service</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>us-news</category><category>u-s-news</category><category>anti-doping-agency</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:08:22 +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></item><item><title>Oprah Winfrey set for 'CBS This Morning' Tuesday</title>
<description><![CDATA[CBS says Oprah Winfrey will be on "CBS This Morning" on Tuesday to discuss her upcoming interview with Lance Armstrong.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16511967-oprah-winfrey-set-for-cbs-this-morning-tuesday</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16511967-oprah-winfrey-set-for-cbs-this-morning-tuesday</guid><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>oprah</category><category>cbs</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>us-news</category><category>this-morning"</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:24:08 +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>Who Cares if Lance Armstrong Confesses? </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Gentlemen,
It's official: Next week, before God and man&mdash;or, more specifically, Oprah and her audience&mdash;America's favorite disgraced cyclist/cancer-survival-profiteer is going to apologize. Come clean. At the very least, explain himself. After more than a decade of s&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16504015-who-cares-if-lance-armstrong-confesses</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16504015-who-cares-if-lance-armstrong-confesses</guid><category>sports</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>self-righteous</category><category>profiteer</category><category>performance-enhancing-drugs</category><category>own-network</category><category>disgraced-cyclist</category><category>intelligence-insulting-denials</category><category>vindictive-bullying</category><category>alleged-doping-scandal</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:42:04 +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=mscyprahF9A351D0-0463-1249-8296-CEF3DABA63D5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="89" width="110" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahF9A351D0-0463-1249-8296-CEF3DABA63D5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="110" height="89" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Armstrong will answer 'honestly' during Oprah talk</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong said he will answer questions "directly, honestly and candidly" during an interview with Oprah Winfrey next week. He will also apologize and make a limited confession to using performance-enhancing drugs, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Vertuno]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Vertuno]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16474431-armstrong-will-answer-honestly-during-oprah-talk</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16474431-armstrong-will-answer-honestly-during-oprah-talk</guid><category>doping</category><category>cycling</category><category>armstrong</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>us-news</category><category>usa-today</category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:59:17 +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=7bff7e0c-8af1-4329-bc6f-679843ca8995.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="365" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7bff7e0c-8af1-4329-bc6f-679843ca8995.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="110" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This combination image made of file photos shows Lance Armstrong, left, on Oct. 7, 2012, and Oprah Winfrey, right, on March 9, 2012. According to a release posted on Oprah's website on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, Armstrong has agreed to a rare televised interview that will air next week and will address allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career. (AP Photos/File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7fb68c5a-255d-42cf-9d0b-0511655c62d5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="365" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7fb68c5a-255d-42cf-9d0b-0511655c62d5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="110" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This combination image made of file photos shows Lance Armstrong, left, on Oct. 7, 2012, and Oprah Winfrey, right, on March 9, 2012. Armstrong plans to admit to doping throughout his career during an upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey, USA Today reported late Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photos/File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Lance Armstrong to Admit Doping to Oprah Winfrey?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Staff report&nbsp;-&nbsp;Sporting News
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong will admit to doping during an interview Monday with Oprah Winfrey,&nbsp;USA Today reported Friday night.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Verlinger]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jerry Verlinger]]></source><link>http://jerry611.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16473633-lance-armstrong-to-admit-doping-to-oprah-winfrey</link><guid>http://jerry611.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16473633-lance-armstrong-to-admit-doping-to-oprah-winfrey</guid><category>sports</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>sporting-news</category><category>usa-today</category><category>disgraced-cyclist</category><category>tour-de-fance</category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:00:34 +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=jerry611AB57C9F8-6624-B804-2A6A-A38B70069CE6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jerry611AB57C9F8-6624-B804-2A6A-A38B70069CE6.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>Source: Lance Armstrong plans to admit doping to Oprah</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Lance Armstrong plans to make an admission about doping in an interview with Oprah Winfrey scheduled to tape Monday at his home in Austin, Texas, a person with knowledge of the situation said.
In the interview, which is scheduled to air Thursday on the Oprah Winfrey Network, t&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[sahyder1]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[sahyder1]]></source><link>http://sahyder1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16473154-source-lance-armstrong-plans-to-admit-doping-to-oprah</link><guid>http://sahyder1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16473154-source-lance-armstrong-plans-to-admit-doping-to-oprah</guid><category>sports</category><category>doping</category><category>cycling</category><category>steroids</category><category>tour-de-france</category><category>lance-armstrong</category><category>oprah-winfrey</category><category>ped</category><category>usada</category><category>peds</category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 05:25:46 +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=sahyder14A846767-BC53-2E2C-E52C-4A9A8996506F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=sahyder14A846767-BC53-2E2C-E52C-4A9A8996506F.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>