<?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>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:19:09 +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>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>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>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>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>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>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><item><title>Lochte up for more events for 2016 Olympics</title>
<description><![CDATA[If you thought Ryan Lochte might scale it back a bit after he failed to win more than one individual gold at the London Olympics, think again.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Dampf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Andrew Dampf]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/05/13131111-lochte-up-for-more-events-for-2016-olympics</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/05/13131111-lochte-up-for-more-events-for-2016-olympics</guid><category>sports</category><category>olympics</category><category>plans</category><category>swm</category><category>ryan-lochte</category><category>lochte</category><pubDate>Sun, 5 Aug 2012 18:56:15 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=184e5704-f377-4cc8-b9e9-addfd0934957.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="320" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=184e5704-f377-4cc8-b9e9-addfd0934957.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States' Ryan Lochte gestures after receiving his silver medal for the men's 200-meter individual medley swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)&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=b40e8df2-03c3-440f-a8bb-f6c59e786593.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b40e8df2-03c3-440f-a8bb-f6c59e786593.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States' Ryan Lochte watches the score board after competing in the men's 200-meter backstroke swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)&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=bcd57ab9-0551-4a81-b07b-46f48b14b55a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="471" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bcd57ab9-0551-4a81-b07b-46f48b14b55a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="141" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Fans of United States' Ryan Lochte hold up placards bearing a photograph of him at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)&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=e652d276-e239-4fd2-83b2-4461a8078b08.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="472" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e652d276-e239-4fd2-83b2-4461a8078b08.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="142" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States' Ryan Lochte competes in the men's 200-meter backstroke swimming semifinal at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>AT&amp;T's new sharing plans, by the numbers</title>
<description><![CDATA[In late August, AT&T is introducing Mobile Share plans that let subscribers connect up to ten devices to a pooled data plan. Phones that are connected get unlimited calling and texting, and a set amount of data allowance is shared among the devices. Here's a brief look at prices and a breakdown of which plans are best suited to various types of users.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12812525-atts-new-sharing-plans-by-the-numbers</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12812525-atts-new-sharing-plans-by-the-numbers</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>glance</category><category>plans</category><category>data</category><category>att</category><category>tec</category><category>shared-data</category><category>mobile-share</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:35:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fcfb5642-e3cf-40dc-8cd5-8c8fb10f6b9d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="243" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fcfb5642-e3cf-40dc-8cd5-8c8fb10f6b9d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE-This May 6, 2012, file photo, shows an AT&amp;T sign at a store in New York. Following in Verizon's footsteps, AT&amp;T said Wednesday, July 18, 2012, it will introduce wireless plans that let subscribers connect up to ten devices. Connected phones get unlimited calling and texting, and all devices get wireless data access. The devices tap into a limited pool of data usage, which get renewed each month.  (AP Photo/CX Matiash, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>AT&amp;T to introduce shared-data plans</title>
<description><![CDATA[Following in Verizon's footsteps, AT&T Inc. said Wednesday that it will introduce wireless plans that let subscribers connect up to 10 phones or other devices.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12808570-att-to-introduce-shared-data-plans</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12808570-att-to-introduce-shared-data-plans</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>plans</category><category>data</category><category>att</category><category>tec</category><category>shared-data</category><category>shared-data-plans</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:09:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fcfb5642-e3cf-40dc-8cd5-8c8fb10f6b9d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="243" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fcfb5642-e3cf-40dc-8cd5-8c8fb10f6b9d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE-This May 6, 2012, file photo, shows an AT&amp;T sign at a store in New York. Following in Verizon's footsteps, AT&amp;T said Wednesday, July 18, 2012, it will introduce wireless plans that let subscribers connect up to ten devices. Connected phones get unlimited calling and texting, and all devices get wireless data access. The devices tap into a limited pool of data usage, which get renewed each month.  (AP Photo/CX Matiash, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>States divergent in plans for health care ruling</title>
<description><![CDATA[As the nation awaits the Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, states across the country are considering how they will respond to the historic decision. Some Democratic-led states vow to push ahead with various provisions no matter what happens. In some Republican territories, elected officials insist they will try to hold off on implementing the law, even if the court upholds it. And most states are bound to miss key deadlines if the law or even pieces of it survive.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Rafi]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sarah Rafi]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/27/12444726-states-divergent-in-plans-for-health-care-ruling</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/27/12444726-states-divergent-in-plans-for-health-care-ruling</guid><category>us</category><category>health-care</category><category>care</category><category>plans</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>barak-obama</category><category>state-plans</category><category>some-democratic-led</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:38:36 +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=33bb26de-68e7-4dcf-90ac-86bf661b0e96.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=33bb26de-68e7-4dcf-90ac-86bf661b0e96.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A view of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Saving its biggest case for last, the Supreme Court is expected to announce its verdict Thursday on President Barack Obama's health care law. The outcome is likely to be a factor in the presidential campaign and help define John Roberts' legacy as chief justice. But the court's ruling almost certainly will not be the last word on America's tangled efforts to address health care woes.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Correction: Verizon-Share Everything Plans-Data</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a story that offered tips on how to curb data usage on smartphones, the Associated Press erroneously reported that listening to Pandora's streaming music service for one hour a day consumes nearly one gigabyte of data. The correct figure when listening through a phone is 430 megabytes, or closer to half a gigabyte.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12189451-correction-verizon-share-everything-plans-data</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12189451-correction-verizon-share-everything-plans-data</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>verizon</category><category>plans</category><category>associated-press</category><category>data</category><category>share</category><category>everything</category><category>tec</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:30:27 +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>Verizon's new sharing plans, by the numbers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Existing Verizon Wireless customers have a choice to make. They can stick with their current plan or switch to one of the company's Share Everything plans when they become available on June 28. Under the new plans, subscribers pay for two things: the pool of wireless data they use every month, and the devices they add to the plan. Here's a brief look at prices and a breakdown of which plans are best-suited for various types of users.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/11/12183478-verizons-new-sharing-plans-by-the-numbers</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/11/12183478-verizons-new-sharing-plans-by-the-numbers</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>glance</category><category>verizon</category><category>plans</category><category>tec</category><category>with-verizon</category><category>share-everything-plans</category><category>share-everything</category><category>existing-verizon-wireless</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:43:38 +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>Prepaid tuition plans flawed but still popular</title>
<description><![CDATA[Prepaid college tuition plans are no longer the surefire solution to runaway tuition costs they once seemed.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Carpenter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dave Carpenter]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11958566-prepaid-tuition-plans-flawed-but-still-popular</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11958566-prepaid-tuition-plans-flawed-but-still-popular</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>on-the</category><category>money</category><category>plans</category><category>the-money</category><category>prepaid-tuition-plans</category><category>tuition-plans</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 17:38:44 +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>Helium sought for Civil War replica balloon in NY</title>
<description><![CDATA[A helium shortage is threatening to deflate a western New York museum's plans for the July 4 launch of a manned balloon like the ones used in the Civil War to guide Union artillery against Confederate positions.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolyn Thompson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carolyn Thompson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/19/11769818-helium-sought-for-civil-war-replica-balloon-in-ny</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/19/11769818-helium-sought-for-civil-war-replica-balloon-in-ny</guid><category>us</category><category>new-york</category><category>plans</category><category>civil-war</category><category>balloon</category><category>us-news</category><category>deflating</category><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 15:43:03 +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=139cc12b-46cc-4b1d-9114-d7ff931a84fd.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=139cc12b-46cc-4b1d-9114-d7ff931a84fd.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this artist's rendering provided by the Genesee County Village and Museum, the &quot;Intrepid,&quot; a new manned balloon replicating ones used in the Civil War to guide Union artillery against Confederate positions, is superimposed on an historic picture taken of a balloon being launched. The Intrepid is a centerpiece of the Genesee Country Museum's 150th anniversary commemoration of the Civil War. A helium shortage is threatening to deflate the museum's plans for a July 4 launch of the balloon. (AP Photo/Genesee County Village and Museum)&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=b2b20062-4735-44bf-8cfe-5ba4e5059dc2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b2b20062-4735-44bf-8cfe-5ba4e5059dc2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this artist's rendering provided by the Genesee County Village and Museum, the &quot;Intrepid,&quot; a new manned balloon replicating ones used in the Civil War to guide Union artillery against Confederate positions, is superimposed on an historic picture taken of a balloon being launched. The Intrepid is a centerpiece of the Genesee Country Museum's 150th anniversary commemoration of the Civil War. A helium shortage is threatening to deflate the museum's plans for a July 4 launch of the balloon. (AP Photo/Genesee County Village and Museum)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>AT&amp;T looking to introduce family data plans</title>
<description><![CDATA[The head of AT&T's wireless business says he's looking to introduce plans that share a data allowance among family members, similar to the way it sells family calling plans.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/08/11599087-att-looking-to-introduce-family-data-plans</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/08/11599087-att-looking-to-introduce-family-data-plans</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>plans</category><category>data</category><category>att</category><category>tec</category><category>wireless-show</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 15:42:05 +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>Tools to research 529 college savings plans</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nearly all states offer 529 plans, popular ways to save for a child's future college expenses. The plans allow withdrawals for college expenses that are free of federal taxes. Two-thirds of the states also extend state tax deductions or credits to residents enrolling in their 529s.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/26/11415852-tools-to-research-529-college-savings-plans</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/26/11415852-tools-to-research-529-college-savings-plans</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>plans</category><category>resources</category><category>college-savings-plans</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:54:06 +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>Investors can rein in college savings plan fees</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rising college costs have become an election campaign issue. President Obama spoke at three campuses this week, vowing to keep student loans affordable. He's also threatened to cut federal aid for colleges that fail to keep tuition increases in check.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Jewell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mark Jewell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/26/11415844-investors-can-rein-in-college-savings-plan-fees</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/26/11415844-investors-can-rein-in-college-savings-plan-fees</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>mutual</category><category>of-mutual</category><category>interest</category><category>savings</category><category>plans</category><category>college-savings-plans</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:53:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Access to pill boosts women's earnings</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/29/10919190-access-to-pill-boosts-womens-earnings</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/29/10919190-access-to-pill-boosts-womens-earnings</guid><category>insurance</category><category>study</category><category>debate</category><category>health</category><category>plans</category><category>contraception</category><category>require</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>ought</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:14:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>$1 million lottery winner won't quit waitress job</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/02/10302485-1-million-lottery-winner-wont-quit-waitress-job</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/02/10302485-1-million-lottery-winner-wont-quit-waitress-job</guid><category>winning</category><category>job</category><category>prize</category><category>florida</category><category>plans</category><category>lottery</category><category>waitress</category><category>quit</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:07:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New rules compel disclosure of 401(k) fees</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration is taking steps to make the fees charged in 401(k) plans more transparent and broaden the options retirees have for drawing on their nest egg.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Veiga]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Alex Veiga]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/02/10301452-new-rules-compel-disclosure-of-401k-fees</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/02/10301452-new-rules-compel-disclosure-of-401k-fees</guid><category>us</category><category>plans</category><category>retirement</category><category>rules</category><category>us-news</category><category>retirement-plans</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:31:28 +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></channel></rss>