<?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 - plans</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/plans</link><description>Newsvine - plans</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:55:08 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:53:41 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>T-Mobile gets rid of contracts for cellphones</title>
<description><![CDATA[T-Mobile USA, the struggling No. 4 cellphone company, is ditching plans centered on familiar two-year contracts in favor of selling phones on installment plans.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17456995-t-mobile-gets-rid-of-contracts-for-cellphones</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17456995-t-mobile-gets-rid-of-contracts-for-cellphones</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>phone</category><category>plans</category><category>mobile</category><category>t-mobile</category><category>tec</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:47:43 +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>Taiwan nixes China military confidence measures</title>
<description><![CDATA[Taiwan is not ready to discuss military confidence building measures with China, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday, four years after leaders of the sides floated the idea when unveiling separate peace initiatives.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17293902-taiwan-nixes-china-military-confidence-measures</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17293902-taiwan-nixes-china-military-confidence-measures</guid><category>taiwan</category><category>defense</category><category>plans</category><category>defense-ministry</category><category>world-news</category><category>as</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:31:55 +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></item><item><title>Millionaire Dennis Tito plans to send woman and man to Mars and back - Cosmic Log</title>
<description><![CDATA[Someone with a whole lot of money wants to send a married couple to Mars. You need to be beyond child bearing years. Interesting, is that because they don't want any mishaps up there? Say the couple gets stuck and they start populating?
What's the problem is someone else going t&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Doc Hollidaye]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Doc Hollidaye]]></source><link>http://dochollidaye.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17121379-millionaire-dennis-tito-plans-to-send-woman-and-man-to-mars-and-back-cosmic-log</link><guid>http://dochollidaye.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17121379-millionaire-dennis-tito-plans-to-send-woman-and-man-to-mars-and-back-cosmic-log</guid><category>mars</category><category>back</category><category>millionaire</category><category>to</category><category>plans</category><category>and</category><category>woman</category><category>man</category><category>us-news</category><category>dennis</category><category>tito</category><category>send</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:23:49 +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=dochollidayeCF3BFDBA-E833-28C5-03F2-49C3ABD0C188.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="175" width="230" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dochollidayeCF3BFDBA-E833-28C5-03F2-49C3ABD0C188.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Flex scheduling for Super Bowl XLVIII in New Jersey?</title>
<description><![CDATA[From the time the New York/New Jersey contingent made its bid to host  the Super Bowl through the NFL's awarding the game to MetLife Stadium,  those in charge have taken a wait-and-see approach about the possibility  of inclement weather affecting the game.
That stance hasn't  c&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16957180-flex-scheduling-for-super-bowl-xlviii-in-new-jersey</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16957180-flex-scheduling-for-super-bowl-xlviii-in-new-jersey</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>weather</category><category>super-bowl</category><category>plans</category><category>contingency-plans</category><category>metlife-stadium</category><category>inclement-weather</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:48:36 +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=potato6000BF706B30-A45B-6218-95B5-A61B73E3F367.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000BF706B30-A45B-6218-95B5-A61B73E3F367.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>NFL ready to get Super Bowl played at MetLife</title>
<description><![CDATA[Super Bowl Monday.  Super Bowl Wednesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16951025-nfl-ready-to-get-super-bowl-played-at-metlife</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16951025-nfl-ready-to-get-super-bowl-played-at-metlife</guid><category>nfl</category><category>sports</category><category>super-bowl</category><category>plans</category><category>new-jersey</category><category>met-life-stadium</category><category>super-bowl-wednesday</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:40:52 +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=4760656f-f385-4f8e-b494-4cb0e38f438f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="263" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4760656f-f385-4f8e-b494-4cb0e38f438f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo taken Feb. 9, 2013, snow is piled high in a parking lot outside of MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The NFL says it's ready to get the 2014 Super Bowl played at the stadium no matter what the weather conditions are early next February.  (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Burger King perks up its menu with lattes</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Home of the Whopper is about to become the home of the latte.
And nine other premium coffee beverages.
On  Tuesday, Burger King will announce plans for a massive upgrade of its  coffee platform -- doubling the number of coffee beverages it sells to  10 in partnership with S&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16941109-burger-king-perks-up-its-menu-with-lattes</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16941109-burger-king-perks-up-its-menu-with-lattes</guid><category>business</category><category>starbucks</category><category>plans</category><category>coffee</category><category>burger-king</category><category>menu</category><category>lattes</category><category>seattles-best-coffee</category><category>premium-coffee</category><category>coffee-platform</category><category>premium-coffee-beverages</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:35:24 +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=potato6000F68C0664-D63C-4908-1B94-E77E2B432BDF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000F68C0664-D63C-4908-1B94-E77E2B432BDF.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>With Redbox plans still a work in progress, shareholders punish Coinstar</title>
<description><![CDATA[Shareholders were not impressed by the sound of jingling change coming from kiosk operator Coinstar&rsquo;s pockets for Q4 2012, pushing the company&rsquo;s stock down nearly 10 percent in after-hours trading.
The company&rsquo;s &ldquo;change&rdquo; was a little light for the q&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16894105-with-redbox-plans-still-a-work-in-progress-shareholders-punish-coinstar</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16894105-with-redbox-plans-still-a-work-in-progress-shareholders-punish-coinstar</guid><category>business</category><category>plans</category><category>shareholders</category><category>kiosks</category><category>work-in-progress</category><category>coinstar</category><category>redbox</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 07:25:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000363DAC16-6753-42A4-13C1-DF42BA10F66A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000363DAC16-6753-42A4-13C1-DF42BA10F66A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>NBA Digital plans comprehensive All-Star coverage experience</title>
<description><![CDATA[NBA Digital, co-managed by Turner Sports and the NBA, will offer extensive coverage of 2013 NBA All-Star events in Houston across a wide array of multimedia platforms. NBA TV,  NBA.com and NBA Mobile will combine to deliver an immersive experience,  reaching fans any way they cho&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16891890-nba-digital-plans-comprehensive-all-star-coverage-experience</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16891890-nba-digital-plans-comprehensive-all-star-coverage-experience</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>plans</category><category>content</category><category>coverage</category><category>nba-all-star</category><category>nba-tv</category><category>nba-com</category><category>nba-digital</category><category>nba-mobile</category><category>2013-nba-all-star</category><category>multimedia-platforms</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 04:27:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>NFL says it was ready with backup power system</title>
<description><![CDATA[NFL officials were sure they'd get the Super Bowl finished on Sunday night.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Wilner]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Barry Wilner]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16839529-nfl-says-it-was-ready-with-backup-power-system</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16839529-nfl-says-it-was-ready-with-backup-power-system</guid><category>nfl</category><category>super-bowl</category><category>plans</category><category>us-news</category><category>contingency-plans</category><category>nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 17:44:31 +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=82cb283e-0425-4e20-a686-1fe51eb08d6d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=82cb283e-0425-4e20-a686-1fe51eb08d6d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Players huddle on the field during a Superdome power outage in the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) &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=b70d7799-445f-43e4-93ad-50a9f569287c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="379" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b70d7799-445f-43e4-93ad-50a9f569287c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="162" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a news conference after NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in New Orleans. The Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers 34-31. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Latest Article 23 Popular Diet Plans Reviewed: Do They Work?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Skinny Bitch Diet]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[tf2k]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tf2k]]></source><link>http://tf2k.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16797989-latest-article-23-popular-diet-plans-reviewed-do-they-work</link><guid>http://tf2k.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16797989-latest-article-23-popular-diet-plans-reviewed-do-they-work</guid><category>diet</category><category>plans</category><category>they</category><category>work</category><category>do</category><category>popular</category><category>23</category><category>reviewed</category><category>commentid=23</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 03:31:05 +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>Plans: Many Moons Off Yet    (poem)</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Plans: Many Moons Off Yet
&nbsp;
I&rsquo;m a shock-troop for love
Storming indifferent beachheads
&nbsp;
Disinterest the temper of the times
Lovelessness rampantly pandemic
&nbsp;
Soon to be back in air earth sea
No grave or catching up to me
&nbsp;
Affirm this life you love
Rep&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[greenpagan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[greenpagan]]></source><link>http://greenpagan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16700381-plans-many-moons-off-yet-poem</link><guid>http://greenpagan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16700381-plans-many-moons-off-yet-poem</guid><category>death</category><category>suicide</category><category>plans</category><category>love</category><category>arts</category><category>poetry</category><category>poems</category><category>greenpagan</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:11:04 +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=greenpaganF597C9DF-3AA0-7B3A-2614-ADC3030C1F98.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="509" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=greenpaganF597C9DF-3AA0-7B3A-2614-ADC3030C1F98.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="153" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;O Beautiful Angel of Death...&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IzoiqDaG4A" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1IzoiqDaG4A/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">Embryonic Journey by Jorma Kaukonen.</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Mayor Emanuel plans Chicago gun control ordinance | abc7chicago.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he's working on a gun control ordinance for the city of Chicago after an assault weapons ban stalled in the Illinois General Assembly.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[tzia62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tzia62]]></source><link>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16465836-mayor-emanuel-plans-chicago-gun-control-ordinance-abc7chicagocom</link><guid>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16465836-mayor-emanuel-plans-chicago-gun-control-ordinance-abc7chicagocom</guid><category>mayor</category><category>plans</category><category>gun</category><category>control</category><category>ordinance</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:10:54 +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=tzia628A528CBD-8DE7-F3BF-676A-4EF546A89C08.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="105" width="186" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tzia628A528CBD-8DE7-F3BF-676A-4EF546A89C08.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>IBM shifts 401(k) policy to once-a-year matches</title>
<description><![CDATA[IBM is making changes to its employee benefits that may cause other large corporations to follow suit. The technology company will begin making contributions to employees' 401(k) accounts in lump-sum annual payments, rather than at the time of each paycheck. It's a move that will help the company cut retirement plan expenses.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Jewell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Jewell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15756912-ibm-shifts-401k-policy-to-once-a-year-matches</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15756912-ibm-shifts-401k-policy-to-once-a-year-matches</guid><category>us</category><category>plans</category><category>change</category><category>ibm</category><category>policy</category><category>us-news</category><category>401k</category><pubDate>Fri, 7 Dec 2012 19:20:36 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=77a7fb05-c632-4f1f-a09b-52f6d9a59742.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="204" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=77a7fb05-c632-4f1f-a09b-52f6d9a59742.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="62" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this file photo taken Jan. 13, 2011, the IBM logo is displayed on hardware for an IBM computer known as &quot;Watson&quot; in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., after a practice round of the &quot;Jeopardy!&quot; quiz show. IBM will begin making lump-sum matching contributions to employees' 401(k) accounts on an annual basis, rather than contributing each time a worker gets a paycheck, the company announced Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. It's a move that will help the technology company cut retirement benefits costs. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, 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=9335020c-3a3c-43a2-bc50-caeedca6f2ac.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9335020c-3a3c-43a2-bc50-caeedca6f2ac.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, a car passes the IBM offices in San Jose, Calif. IBM will begin making lump-sum matching contributions to employees' 401(k) accounts on an annual basis, rather than contributing each time a worker gets a paycheck, the company announced Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. It's a move that will help the technology company cut retirement benefits costs. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Highlights of White House, GOP budget plans</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration and House Republicans have unveiled their opening offers in talks to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. Details are scant but the White House estimates its plan would carve $4.4 trillion from the deficit over the coming decade, including previously enacted cuts ($1 trillion) and savings from reduced costs for overseas military operations ($800 billion), as well as interest payments on the national debt ($600 billion).]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/04/15676483-highlights-of-white-house-gop-budget-plans</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/04/15676483-highlights-of-white-house-gop-budget-plans</guid><category>us</category><category>white-house</category><category>plans</category><category>house-republicans</category><category>us-news</category><category>competing</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:23:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e707477c-f546-4f7c-9f18-1d507531b155.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e707477c-f546-4f7c-9f18-1d507531b155.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama, flanked by National Governors Association (NGA) Chairman, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, and NGA Vice Chair, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, meets with the NGA executive committee regarding the fiscal cliff, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is at right. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&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=dcc893d8-b78d-4961-a708-c3d0e0560c29.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dcc893d8-b78d-4961-a708-c3d0e0560c29.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama, flanked by National Governors Association (NGA) Chairman, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, left, and NGA Vice Chair, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, meets with the NGA executive committee regarding the fiscal cliff, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is at right. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>On Our Radar – Family Planning's Lon Newman And His Big Red Gay Balloons | The New Civil Rights Movement</title>
<description><![CDATA[Everyone loves a good morality play. Well, maybe not, but you are  going to love this one. There is pomp and pageantry &ndash; heavy on the pomp.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brite]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brite]]></source><link>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15116342-on-our-radar-family-plannings-lon-newman-and-his-big-red-gay-balloons-the-new-civil-rights-movement</link><guid>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15116342-on-our-radar-family-plannings-lon-newman-and-his-big-red-gay-balloons-the-new-civil-rights-movement</guid><category>abortion</category><category>politics</category><category>plans</category><category>wisconsin</category><category>medicine</category><category>catholics</category><category>balloon</category><category>choice</category><category>newman</category><category>pro-life</category><category>general-mills</category><category>pro-choice</category><category>wausau</category><category>balloons</category><category>lon</category><category>tammy-baldwin</category><category>knights-of-columbus</category><category>family-planning-services</category><category>phallic-symbol</category><category>our-lady-of-guadalupe</category><category>family-planning-health-services</category><category>40-days-for-life</category><category>family-planning-clinic</category><category>family-planning-health-service</category><category>lon-newman</category><category>on-our-radar</category><category>opposition-to-the-legalization-of-abortion</category><category>plan-health</category><category>red-gay</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:53:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Pot Entrepreneurs Make Plans for Marijuana Tourism in Colorado</title>
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DENVER - While traditional tourism bureaus warn about the drawbacks of pot tourism, some entrepreneurs are making plans for Colorado to become a marijuana Mecca.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/08/15022178-pot-entrepreneurs-make-plans-for-marijuana-tourism-in-colorado</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/08/15022178-pot-entrepreneurs-make-plans-for-marijuana-tourism-in-colorado</guid><category>vacations</category><category>plans</category><category>marijuana</category><category>colorado</category><category>use</category><category>tourism</category><category>pot</category><category>offer</category><category>us-news</category><category>entrepreneurs</category><category>mecca</category><category>recreational</category><category>legalized</category><category>commentid-us-news</category><pubDate>Thu, 8 Nov 2012 14:38:04 +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=maddad0467713EAE9E-F343-BFA0-6586-ECF68101B68B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467713EAE9E-F343-BFA0-6586-ECF68101B68B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>AT&amp;T, govt reach deal on data plan complaints</title>
<description><![CDATA[AT&T agreed to pay the federal government $700,000 and offer refunds to customers for mistakenly forcing some smartphone users into monthly data plans.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/14993539-att-govt-reach-deal-on-data-plan-complaints</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/14993539-att-govt-reach-deal-on-data-plan-complaints</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>plans</category><category>att</category><category>tec</category><category>data-plans</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2012 13:50:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Prosecutors: Police Officer Planned to Kidnap, Rape, Torture, Cook &amp; Eat Women </title>
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NEW YORK (CNN) &mdash; A New York City police officer accused of planning to kidnap, rape, torture and cook a number of women and eat their body parts has been arrested and charged in the case, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan said Thursday.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/25/14699213-prosecutors-police-officer-planned-to-kidnap-rape-torture-cook-eat-women</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/25/14699213-prosecutors-police-officer-planned-to-kidnap-rape-torture-cook-eat-women</guid><category>women</category><category>arrested</category><category>kidnap</category><category>plans</category><category>victims</category><category>odd-news</category><category>crime</category><category>rape</category><category>torture</category><category>cook</category><category>us-news</category><category>emails</category><category>police-officer</category><category>eat</category><category>potential</category><category>data-base</category><category>exchanged</category><category>accessing</category><category>co-conspirator</category><category>commentid-us-news</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:25:43 +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=maddad04674546916D-33A4-A57F-F42E-35E8E38474E8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="187" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04674546916D-33A4-A57F-F42E-35E8E38474E8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Marco Rubio Exposes Mitt Romney's Plans - Bloomberg</title>
<description><![CDATA[That Mitt Romney's economic plans are slapdash is practically beyond argument. (To see just how slapdash, read Josh Barro on his tax proposal and Glenn Kessler on his jobs proposal.) The question is why.
One possibility is that Romney, an MBA who made a fortune in private  equit&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[CocomoeAWC]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[CocomoeAWC]]></source><link>http://cocomoeawc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/19/14567501-marco-rubio-exposes-mitt-romneys-plans-bloomberg</link><guid>http://cocomoeawc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/19/14567501-marco-rubio-exposes-mitt-romneys-plans-bloomberg</guid><category>politics</category><category>plans</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>massive-deficits</category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 02:52:56 +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>4 college savings plans get top Morningstar honors</title>
<description><![CDATA[College savings plans offered through the states of Alaska, Maryland, Nevada and Utah earned top marks from Morningstar Inc. in the company's annual update to ratings of so-called 529 plans.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Jewell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Jewell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/15/14455939-4-college-savings-plans-get-top-morningstar-honors</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/15/14455939-4-college-savings-plans-get-top-morningstar-honors</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>savings</category><category>plans</category><category>morningstar</category><category>college-savings-plans</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:21:16 +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=faa1f7c6-a17d-4b16-85bd-6b2eb9b930dd.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=faa1f7c6-a17d-4b16-85bd-6b2eb9b930dd.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this May 13, 2012, file photo, Morgan Simpson celebrates her graduation during the processional of the University of Alaska Fairbanks commencement at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska. College savings plans offered through the states of Alaska, Maryland, Nevada and Utah earned top marks from Morningstar Inc. in the company's annual update to ratings of so-called 529 plans released Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Sam Harrel)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Analysis: Candidates' deficit plans don't add up</title>
<description><![CDATA[Here's the rap on the presidential candidates' plans for cutting federal deficits: Mitt Romney's is too bold and the numbers don't add up, while President Barack Obama's is too timid and his numbers don't add up, either.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Taylor]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Andrew Taylor]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/29/14151081-analysis-candidates-deficit-plans-dont-add-up</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/29/14151081-analysis-candidates-deficit-plans-dont-add-up</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>plans</category><category>analysis</category><category>debt</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>dueling</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:02:58 +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=f3f11464-ca85-4559-a4a2-35eeb82e6660.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f3f11464-ca85-4559-a4a2-35eeb82e6660.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a rally at Valley Forge Military Academy and College, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 in Wayne, Pa.  (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)&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=fecc59a7-a39c-4747-9110-9cc27d72b0c6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="255" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fecc59a7-a39c-4747-9110-9cc27d72b0c6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama arrives to speak at a campaign event in Washington, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Report: Premium hikes for top Medicare drug plans</title>
<description><![CDATA[Millions of seniors enrolled in some of the most popular Medicare prescription drug plans face double-digit premium hikes next year if they don't shop for a better deal, says a private firm that analyzes the highly competitive market.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14083511-report-premium-hikes-for-top-medicare-drug-plans</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/25/14083511-report-premium-hikes-for-top-medicare-drug-plans</guid><category>us</category><category>health</category><category>medicare</category><category>plans</category><category>drug-plans</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:34:43 +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=d6e161a7-48a6-41c5-844a-ca970342e3c0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d6e161a7-48a6-41c5-844a-ca970342e3c0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2008, file photo, a shopper walks toward the pharmacy at a Little Rock, Ark., Wal-Mart store. A study says seniors in seven of the 10 most popular Medicare prescription drug plans will be hit with double-digit premium hikes next year if they dont shop for a better deal. The report by Avalere Health is a reality check against the Obamas administrations upbeat pronouncements. Back in August 2012, officials had announced that the average premium for basic prescription drug coverage would stay the same in 2013, at $30 a month. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>If This Document Is Correct Israel's Attack On Iran Would Be Like Nothing Ever Seen Before - Business Insider</title>
<description><![CDATA[American blogger&nbsp;Richard Silverstein&nbsp;claims to have acquired an "Israeli briefing document" that outlines an Israeli attack on Iran and its nuclear facilities.
&nbsp;
While the validity of the report is seriously in question, it does outline a rather spectacular 21st &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Skelland]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Andrew Skelland]]></source><link>http://andrew-skelland.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/16/13316174-if-this-document-is-correct-israels-attack-on-iran-would-be-like-nothing-ever-seen-before-business-insider</link><guid>http://andrew-skelland.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/16/13316174-if-this-document-is-correct-israels-attack-on-iran-would-be-like-nothing-ever-seen-before-business-insider</guid><category>israel</category><category>iran</category><category>attack</category><category>plans</category><category>world-news</category><category>leaked</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:19:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=andrew-skellandCCF17065-CBE1-C49C-911C-BE9525F64833.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=andrew-skellandCCF17065-CBE1-C49C-911C-BE9525F64833.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Feds Prepare to End Wolf Protections in Wyoming</title>
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- The federal government plans to announce an end to protections for wolves in Wyoming later this month.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/15/13294516-feds-prepare-to-end-wolf-protections-in-wyoming</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/15/13294516-feds-prepare-to-end-wolf-protections-in-wyoming</guid><category>wolf</category><category>plans</category><category>environment</category><category>protection</category><category>end</category><category>federal-government</category><category>predator</category><category>classification</category><category>announce</category><category>shoot-on-site</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:54:36 +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=maddad0467BFB7589D-64C4-9049-9E7D-142534BEB628.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="112" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467BFB7589D-64C4-9049-9E7D-142534BEB628.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>Gov't: Medicare drug plan premiums stable for 2013</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's an economic indicator of sorts for seniors: The Obama administration says the average premium for basic Medicare drug coverage will stay the same next year, $30 a month. That's the third year in a row of little or no change.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/06/13148126-govt-medicare-drug-plan-premiums-stable-for-2013</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/06/13148126-govt-medicare-drug-plan-premiums-stable-for-2013</guid><category>us</category><category>drug</category><category>politics</category><category>plans</category><category>medicare-drug</category><pubDate>Mon, 6 Aug 2012 20:19:16 +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>