<?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 - vouchers</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/vouchers</link><description>Newsvine - vouchers</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:26:06 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:08:36 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Fiscal tug-of-war stalls Indiana voucher expansion</title>
<description><![CDATA[The timing would seem perfect for an expansion of school vouchers in Indiana, where the state's high court recently upheld the nation's broadest voucher law and the initiative enjoys broad support in one of the country's most conservative states.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom LoBianco]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tom LoBianco]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706785-fiscal-tug-of-war-stalls-indiana-voucher-expansion</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706785-fiscal-tug-of-war-stalls-indiana-voucher-expansion</guid><category>us</category><category>expansion</category><category>woes</category><category>school</category><category>vouchers</category><category>us-news</category><category>school-vouchers</category><category>mitch-daniels</category><category>indiana-republicans</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:10:36 +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=6e7b4666-b093-49ec-9500-cdf275954850.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="255" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6e7b4666-b093-49ec-9500-cdf275954850.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this April 19, 2013 photo Heather Coffy, center, poses outside St. Monica's School with her children Darius Coffy, 13, left, and Alanna Marshall, two of her three children who attend Catholic school on vouchers in Indianapolis. A plan to make vouchers more widely available in Indiana, where the states high court recently upheld the nations broadest voucher law, has spurred concerns from lawmakers who say they dont yet know the effect of the program approved two years ago and worry that the plan might be a budget buster. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&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=30a64194-1f6a-48fc-b8f1-9c3425f4c477.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=30a64194-1f6a-48fc-b8f1-9c3425f4c477.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this April 19, 2013 photo Heather Coffy, right, walks out of St. Monica's School at  the end of the school day with her children Darius Coffy, 13, left, and Alanna Marshall, two of her three children who attend Catholic school on vouchers in Indianapolis. A plan to make vouchers more widely available in Indiana, where the states high court recently upheld the nations broadest voucher law, has spurred concerns from lawmakers who say they dont yet know the effect of the program approved two years ago and worry that the plan might be a budget buster. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Ind. school voucher ruling could influence others</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the nation's broadest school voucher program in a ruling supporters say could set a national precedent as other states look to build or expand programs that use public money to allow students to attend private schools.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles Wilson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Charles Wilson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17472604-ind-school-voucher-ruling-could-influence-others</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17472604-ind-school-voucher-ruling-could-influence-others</guid><category>us</category><category>school</category><category>indiana</category><category>vouchers</category><category>us-news</category><category>indiana-supreme-court</category><category>school-vouchers</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:33:27 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c2147491-f92f-46be-a8de-3b4404e5f625.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c2147491-f92f-46be-a8de-3b4404e5f625.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In a Monday, March 11, 2013 photo, supporters of Indiana's charter school and private school voucher programs rally at the Statehouse where they heard from Republican Gov. Mike Pence. The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 upheld the law creating the nation's broadest school voucher program, clearing the way for a possible expansion. In a 5-0 vote, the justices rejected claims that the law primarily benefited religious institutions that run private schools and accepted arguments that it gave families choice and allowed parents to determine where the money went.  (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star,Doug McSchooler)  NO SALES&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=346b05f0-15cb-4202-b1c9-c21ec7310f1d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="307" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=346b05f0-15cb-4202-b1c9-c21ec7310f1d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Traditional public school supporters rally in the North Atrium of the Indiana Statehouse on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 upheld the law creating the nation's broadest school voucher program, clearing the way for a possible expansion. In a 5-0 vote, the justices rejected claims that the law primarily benefited religious institutions that run private schools and accepted arguments that it gave families choice and allowed parents to determine where the money went. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Charlie Nye)  NO SALES&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=398cc12e-57b0-4f9a-9aea-e6a53ddef2f2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="349" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=398cc12e-57b0-4f9a-9aea-e6a53ddef2f2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In a Tuesday, March 19, 2013 photo, traditional public school supporters rally in the North Atrium of the Indiana Statehouse. The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 upheld the law creating the nation's broadest school voucher program, clearing the way for a possible expansion. In a 5-0 vote, the justices rejected claims that the law primarily benefited religious institutions that run private schools and accepted arguments that it gave families choice and allowed parents to determine where the money went.(AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Charlie Nye)  NO SALES&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Louisiana school textbook defines 'hippies' as followers of rock stars who may have worshipped Satan | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News</title>
<description><![CDATA[The school participates in the governor's school voucher program.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Coyoty]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Coyoty]]></source><link>http://coyoty.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/09/17246131-louisiana-school-textbook-defines-hippies-as-followers-of-rock-stars-who-may-have-worshipped-satan-the-sideshow-yahoo-news</link><guid>http://coyoty.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/09/17246131-louisiana-school-textbook-defines-hippies-as-followers-of-rock-stars-who-may-have-worshipped-satan-the-sideshow-yahoo-news</guid><category>politics</category><category>louisiana</category><category>school</category><category>vouchers</category><category>satan</category><category>hippies</category><category>textbook</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Mar 2013 09:16:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=coyoty3BFCD9A5-DF3E-D624-C46D-02BDF4E8C0B7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=coyoty3BFCD9A5-DF3E-D624-C46D-02BDF4E8C0B7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Court overturns block of Colo. school vouchers</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Colorado Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling blocking one of Colorado's first school voucher programs, saying Douglas County's Choice Scholarship Program does not violate the state Constitution.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven K. Paulson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Steven K. Paulson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17134760-court-overturns-block-of-colo-school-vouchers</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17134760-court-overturns-block-of-colo-school-vouchers</guid><category>us</category><category>colorado</category><category>school</category><category>vouchers</category><category>us-news</category><category>colorado-court</category><category>douglas-county</category><category>choice-scholarship-program</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:32:06 +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>How the Religious Right Is Helping De-Educate America&amp;#039;s Youth</title>
<description><![CDATA[
One can trace the development of today&rsquo;s right wing Christian think  takes to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s. Religiously conservative  people, motivated by their perceived degradation of society, quietly  perfected their skills, all the while grooming their own you&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[anti-status quo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[anti-status quo]]></source><link>http://eezzbeat.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/23/17070688-how-the-religious-right-is-helping-de-educate-americas-youth</link><guid>http://eezzbeat.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/23/17070688-how-the-religious-right-is-helping-de-educate-americas-youth</guid><category>politics</category><category>christians</category><category>vouchers</category><category>right-wing</category><category>libertarians</category><category>creation-museum</category><category>dominionist</category><category>tea-partiers</category><category>commentid-politics</category><category>christian-right-agenda</category><category>bible-driven-curricula</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:27:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eezzbeat9DC08CB4-CECB-8D2E-BF23-D46DAE9632E7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="372" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eezzbeat9DC08CB4-CECB-8D2E-BF23-D46DAE9632E7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="112" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Michelle Rhee: My Break With the Democrats - The Daily Beast</title>
<description><![CDATA["Are we [Democrats] beholden to the public school system at any cost, or are we beholden to the public school child at any cost?" It's a good question, and one that ought to be given serious thought by the left. Just who do they support? The people and unions funneling money to t&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[JBrenn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[JBrenn]]></source><link>http://jbrenn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16856437-michelle-rhee-my-break-with-the-democrats-the-daily-beast</link><guid>http://jbrenn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16856437-michelle-rhee-my-break-with-the-democrats-the-daily-beast</guid><category>schools</category><category>education</category><category>vouchers</category><category>public-schools</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 20:28:42 +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=jbrennB38FB451-3FCD-8D45-DE9D-8B5E0B43FC41.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jbrennB38FB451-3FCD-8D45-DE9D-8B5E0B43FC41.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Hundreds of Voucher Schools Teach Creationism in Science Classes </title>
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We documented over 300 voucher schools, in nine states and the District of Columbia, which are receiving public money, and are teaching creationism in their science classes. The program where we discovered the most creationist voucher schools was in Florida, where we discovered&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16797911-hundreds-of-voucher-schools-teach-creationism-in-science-classes</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16797911-hundreds-of-voucher-schools-teach-creationism-in-science-classes</guid><category>schools</category><category>politics</category><category>vouchers</category><category>creationism</category><category>public-schools</category><category>separation-of-church-and-state</category><category>private-schools</category><category>religiion</category><category>the-bible</category><category>establishment-clause</category><category>public-funds</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 03:24:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle743911D8-BF01-0C07-9359-BDB446CE8657.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="285" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle743911D8-BF01-0C07-9359-BDB446CE8657.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>GOP's health care agenda: Crippling Obamacare and Medicare vouchers</title>
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The new chair of the influential Health Subcommittee for the Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX, of course), is guaranteeing that the fights for Medicare vouchers and killing Obamacare will continue.
[...] Brady says he&rsquo;ll return to some ideas Democrats hav&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16794792-gops-health-care-agenda-crippling-obamacare-and-medicarevouchers</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16794792-gops-health-care-agenda-crippling-obamacare-and-medicarevouchers</guid><category>us</category><category>medicare</category><category>usa</category><category>politics</category><category>health-care</category><category>gop</category><category>republicans</category><category>united-states</category><category>vouchers</category><category>republican</category><category>house-of-representatives</category><category>obamacare</category><category>hcr</category><category>kevin-brady</category><category>medicare-vouchers</category><category>113th-congress</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:36:00 +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=carloz7DA35B7C-99F0-20D3-2F00-BFA66D12C997.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="278" width="250" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz7DA35B7C-99F0-20D3-2F00-BFA66D12C997.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="133" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fast food giant pays in vouchers for ad - National - NZ Herald News</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></source><link>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/16/15942910-fast-food-giant-pays-in-vouchers-for-ad-national-nz-herald-news</link><guid>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/16/15942910-fast-food-giant-pays-in-vouchers-for-ad-national-nz-herald-news</guid><category>actors</category><category>vouchers</category><category>mcdonald</category><category>uk-news</category><category>wtf</category><category>eurovine</category><category>fast-food-chain</category><category>us-news-and-views</category><category>happy-with-corporate-america</category><category>world-news-and-views</category><category>new-zealand-world-news</category><category>auckland-actors</category><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:10:28 +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></item><item><title>Ind. justices weigh largest school voucher program</title>
<description><![CDATA[Indiana Supreme Court justices weighing the legality of the nation's largest school voucher program made clear during a packed hearing Wednesday that the program's fate may rest on whether it primarily benefits students' parents or the religious institutions that run private schools.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles Wilson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Charles Wilson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15336926-ind-justices-weigh-largest-school-voucher-program</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15336926-ind-justices-weigh-largest-school-voucher-program</guid><category>us</category><category>school</category><category>indiana</category><category>vouchers</category><category>us-news</category><category>indiana-supreme-court</category><category>school-vouchers</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:44:30 +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></item><item><title>Elderly will be hit hard by Romney's Medicare, Medicaid plans</title>
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As the Congressional Budget Office and a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study confirmed, the Romney-Ryan plan to "voucherize and privatize" Medicare will invariably lead to much higher health care costs for future recipients. But today's elderly voters will feel a double sting&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/03/14909329-elderly-will-be-hit-hard-by-romneys-medicare-medicaid-plans</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/03/14909329-elderly-will-be-hit-hard-by-romneys-medicare-medicaid-plans</guid><category>us</category><category>florida</category><category>elderly</category><category>medicare</category><category>usa</category><category>politics</category><category>health-care</category><category>gop</category><category>republicans</category><category>medicaid</category><category>united-states</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>vouchers</category><category>romney</category><category>republican</category><category>senior-citizens</category><category>health-care-reform</category><category>aca</category><category>paul-ryan</category><category>2012-election</category><category>nursing-home-care</category><category>obamacare</category><category>2012-elections</category><category>hcr</category><category>affordable-care-act</category><category>block-grants</category><pubDate>Sat, 3 Nov 2012 22:13:39 +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></item><item><title>The Right Wing Plan To Dismantle Public Schools Is Working</title>
<description><![CDATA[
What the teachers in Chicago are fighting is a right-wing agenda that's been in play for a long time, secretly and heavily funded by wealthy extremists and carefully messaged. They're pretty effective, too, since I hear so many "liberals" repeating right-wing talking points abo&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[redsfan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[redsfan]]></source><link>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/14/13864831-the-right-wing-plan-to-dismantle-public-schools-is-working</link><guid>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/14/13864831-the-right-wing-plan-to-dismantle-public-schools-is-working</guid><category>chicago</category><category>politics</category><category>teachers</category><category>unions</category><category>vouchers</category><category>romney</category><category>public-schools</category><category>right-wing-lies</category><category>right-wing-extremism</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:23:38 +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>Surprise! HHS pilot program to send 2 million poor seniors from Medicare into voucher programs </title>
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I know that every campaign promise Barack Obama makes has an expiration date &hellip; but this is&nbsp;ridiculous.&nbsp; The confetti is barely off the floor at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina after&nbsp;Obama&rsquo;s acceptance speech, and&nbsp;already&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></source><link>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/09/13758997-surprise-hhs-pilot-program-to-send-2-million-poor-seniors-from-medicare-into-voucher-programs</link><guid>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/09/13758997-surprise-hhs-pilot-program-to-send-2-million-poor-seniors-from-medicare-into-voucher-programs</guid><category>economy</category><category>campaign</category><category>jobs</category><category>medicare</category><category>politics</category><category>seniors</category><category>speech</category><category>gop</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>vouchers</category><category>republican</category><category>control</category><category>democrat</category><category>flip-flopper</category><pubDate>Sun, 9 Sep 2012 11:22:10 +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>We Don't Need a Convention Speech to Know How Mitt &quot;Severe Conservative&quot; Romney Would Govern</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a scathing editorial this past weekend, the economically conservative magazine the Economist took Multiple Choice Mitt Romney to task for failing to consistently explain what he believes or detail what he would do if he were elected President:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Winning Progressive]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Winning Progressive]]></source><link>http://winningprogressive.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/30/13568810-we-dont-need-a-convention-speech-to-know-how-mitt-severe-conservative-romney-would-govern</link><guid>http://winningprogressive.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/30/13568810-we-dont-need-a-convention-speech-to-know-how-mitt-severe-conservative-romney-would-govern</guid><category>medicare</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>vouchers</category><category>republican-national-convention</category><category>2012-elections</category><category>multiple-choice-mitt</category><category>severe-conservative</category><category>romney-acceptance-speech</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:06:09 +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=WinningProgressive196F0A99-3AA7-5030-B1EE-5249286AC249.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=WinningProgressive196F0A99-3AA7-5030-B1EE-5249286AC249.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>  Using the Fear of Rationing to Introduce Actual Rationing</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I think it should be obvious why getting rid of Medicare and replacing it with coupons for old people to use to buy insurance is a bad idea, but in case it&rsquo;s not,&nbsp;Paul Krugman has an explanation for you:
ear in mind that health expenses will still have to be mainly &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></source><link>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/28/13534699-using-the-fear-of-rationing-to-introduce-actual-rationing</link><guid>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/28/13534699-using-the-fear-of-rationing-to-introduce-actual-rationing</guid><category>medicare</category><category>politics</category><category>healthcare</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>vouchers</category><category>capitalism</category><category>u-s-news</category><category>gop-platform</category><category>rationing</category><category>private-insurance</category><category>big-corporations</category><category>medicare-advantage-plan</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:04:37 +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=onesearch4-2C9207FFB-CFF3-1CB7-C929-E074CE9CCCC1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2C9207FFB-CFF3-1CB7-C929-E074CE9CCCC1.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>Poll: Most Opposed To Ryan's Medicare Reforms, Voucher System </title>
<description><![CDATA[A new&nbsp;poll&nbsp;released Tuesday lends credence to what Democrats &mdash; and even some Republicans &mdash; have warned about Paul Ryan being thrust onto the GOP ticket: Most Americans don&rsquo;t much care for the Wisconsin Congressman&rsquo;s sweeping proposal to reform Me&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/21/13397676-poll-most-opposed-to-ryans-medicare-reforms-voucher-system</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/21/13397676-poll-most-opposed-to-ryans-medicare-reforms-voucher-system</guid><category>medicare</category><category>politics</category><category>vouchers</category><category>paul-ryan</category><category>poll-stating-that-americans-are-opposed-to-ryan-medicare-and-voucher-plans</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:21:09 +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=SuperSaiyan10DAA27F-12AD-B90F-298F-7F53E4B34A05.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan10DAA27F-12AD-B90F-298F-7F53E4B34A05.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>Paul Ryan and the Problem With Competitive Bidding</title>
<description><![CDATA[Paul Ryan is in Florida today promoting his Medicare plan, but there's a  part of his plan that he very carefully avoided talking about: what  he'll do if his cost controls don't work.
If you really want to hold down costs, you have to hold down costs at  the source, and Paul Ry&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne2Sweet]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Roxanne2Sweet]]></source><link>http://roxanne1000.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/21/13385331-paul-ryan-and-the-problem-with-competitive-bidding</link><guid>http://roxanne1000.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/21/13385331-paul-ryan-and-the-problem-with-competitive-bidding</guid><category>health</category><category>medicare</category><category>seniors</category><category>republicans</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>vouchers</category><category>paul-ryan</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:05:58 +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=roxanne1000C654067E-5787-8CCB-1D6F-6AE70D93B4A9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="302" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=roxanne1000C654067E-5787-8CCB-1D6F-6AE70D93B4A9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Indiana public schools wage unusual ad campaign</title>
<description><![CDATA[Struggling Indiana public school districts are buying billboard space, airing radio ads and even sending principals door-to-door in an unusual marketing campaign aimed at persuading parents not to move their children to private schools as the nation's largest voucher program doubles in size.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Coyne]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tom Coyne]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/20/13378815-indiana-public-schools-wage-unusual-ad-campaign</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/20/13378815-indiana-public-schools-wage-unusual-ad-campaign</guid><category>us</category><category>school</category><category>indiana</category><category>vouchers</category><category>us-news</category><category>school-vouchers</category><category>struggling-indiana</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:43:10 +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=5b796db5-c0e2-4764-8b02-64d0ea503c93.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5b796db5-c0e2-4764-8b02-64d0ea503c93.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Phillip Covington, right, talks with his son, Giovanni, as he works on a mathematics lesson in the library of Todd Academy in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Struggling Indiana public school districts are buying billboard space, airing radio ads and even sending principals door-to-door in an unusual marketing campaign aimed at persuading parents not to move their children to private schools as the nation's largest voucher program doubles in size. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&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=cb0a37cc-8534-44f4-806d-74e86ef58640.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cb0a37cc-8534-44f4-806d-74e86ef58640.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Phillip Covington, left, poses his son, Giovanni as he works on a mathematics lesson in the library of Todd Academy in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Struggling Indiana public school districts are buying billboard space, airing radio ads and even sending principals door-to-door in an unusual marketing campaign aimed at persuading parents not to move their children to private schools as the nation's largest voucher program doubles in size. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&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=a2ea1dfc-0043-4304-a67b-140857f34523.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a2ea1dfc-0043-4304-a67b-140857f34523.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Aug. 7, 2012 photo, Phillip Covington, right, talks with his son Giovanni as he works on a mathematics lesson in the library of Todd Academy in Indianapolis. Struggling Indiana public school districts are buying billboard space, airing radio ads and even sending principals door-to-door in an unusual marketing campaign aimed at persuading parents not to move their children to private schools as the nation's largest voucher program doubles in size. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&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=586c1c6c-7849-4176-8a91-1ea6dc855f48.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=586c1c6c-7849-4176-8a91-1ea6dc855f48.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Aug. 7, 2012 photo, Phillip Covington, left, poses with his son Giovanni as he works on a mathematics lesson in the library of Todd Academy in Indianapolis. Struggling Indiana public school districts are buying billboard space, airing radio ads and even sending principals door-to-door in an unusual marketing campaign aimed at persuading parents not to move their children to private schools as the nation's largest voucher program doubles in size. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Things You Can Learn In A Christian High School Textbook, For Real (Part I)</title>
<description><![CDATA[
As we all know by now, Louisiana is experimenting with freeing their children from the tyranny of the Government Schools, and will soon, maybe, start spending public school funds on vouchers for kids to attend any private school their parents want (unless it&rsquo;s an Islammy &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[CuriousG]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[CuriousG]]></source><link>http://curiousg.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/19/13364611-things-you-can-learn-in-a-christian-high-school-textbook-for-real-part-i</link><guid>http://curiousg.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/19/13364611-things-you-can-learn-in-a-christian-high-school-textbook-for-real-part-i</guid><category>schools</category><category>education</category><category>great-depression</category><category>vouchers</category><category>kkk</category><category>public-schools</category><category>home-school</category><category>flintstones</category><category>bob-jones-university</category><category>mother-jones</category><category>king-james-bible</category><category>christian-education</category><category>grapes-of-wrath</category><category>christian-schools</category><category>beka</category><category>maggie-koerth-baker</category><category>islammy</category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 18:59:56 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=curiousg00E685B0-12EE-73CB-A181-255DDACC0CF6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="234" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=curiousg00E685B0-12EE-73CB-A181-255DDACC0CF6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why Protecting Medicare Matters</title>
<description><![CDATA[
&nbsp;
Over the past few days, the 2012 Presidential election has turned  into a battle over Medicare.&nbsp; On one side, President Obama and Democrats  have vowed to defend Medicare as a program of universal coverage for  seniors and have worked to strengthen Medicare by  prote&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Winning Progressive]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Winning Progressive]]></source><link>http://winningprogressive.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/18/13351715-why-protecting-medicare-matters</link><guid>http://winningprogressive.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/18/13351715-why-protecting-medicare-matters</guid><category>medicare</category><category>politics</category><category>seniors</category><category>poverty</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>vouchers</category><category>paul-ryan</category><category>president-obama</category><category>abolish-medicare</category><category>health-outcomes</category><category>house-republican-budget</category><category>voucherize</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:13:31 +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=WinningProgressiveB1FE580A-59A9-5E47-3B2E-9DCF551FFF7A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="225" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=WinningProgressiveB1FE580A-59A9-5E47-3B2E-9DCF551FFF7A.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>Paul Ryan&amp;#8217;s Medicare plan would &amp;#8216;pave Paradise&amp;#8217;</title>
<description><![CDATA[
In the current Medicare program, you have several choices &ndash;&nbsp;you can choose traditional Medicare which leaves about 20 percent of your costs uncovered; buy a supplemental or &ldquo;gap&rdquo; plan to fill in those uncovered costs; or sign up for a&nbsp;Medicare Advant&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MisterCritical]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MisterCritical]]></source><link>http://mistercritical.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/16/13320378-paul-ryans-medicare-plan-would-pave-paradise</link><guid>http://mistercritical.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/16/13320378-paul-ryans-medicare-plan-would-pave-paradise</guid><category>medicare</category><category>politics</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>vouchers</category><category>paul-ryan</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:27:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mistercritical48D3E50B-455E-57B6-465B-26BB3C522B53.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="525" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mistercritical48D3E50B-455E-57B6-465B-26BB3C522B53.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="158" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fact-check: Obama&amp;#8217;s Attack Ad on Romney-Ryan Medicare Overhaul - ABC News</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nice job, ABC!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MisterCritical]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MisterCritical]]></source><link>http://mistercritical.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/16/13317881-fact-check-obamas-attack-ad-on-romney-ryan-medicare-overhaul-abc-news</link><guid>http://mistercritical.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/16/13317881-fact-check-obamas-attack-ad-on-romney-ryan-medicare-overhaul-abc-news</guid><category>medicare</category><category>politics</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>vouchers</category><category>paul-ryan</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:40:14 +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>Voucher Schools Include Some Teaching Creationism</title>
<description><![CDATA[
BATON ROUGE, La.  - Taxpayer dollars in Louisiana's new voucher program will be paying to send children to schools that teach creationism and question evolution, challenging the lessons central to public school science classrooms.
]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13048187-voucher-schools-include-some-teaching-creationism</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13048187-voucher-schools-include-some-teaching-creationism</guid><category>evolution</category><category>schools</category><category>education</category><category>private</category><category>charter</category><category>challenge</category><category>vouchers</category><category>us-news</category><category>creationism</category><category>classroom</category><category>scientific</category><category>teach</category><category>recieving</category><category>tax-pyer-money</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:19:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467FAC63954-BEC9-0432-2EC4-A05E8F4E6F68.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467FAC63954-BEC9-0432-2EC4-A05E8F4E6F68.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>Louisiana's school vouchers need tough rules: An editorial | NOLA.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[As the voucher system begins to blossom like a rose in bullsh!t, the stench is waking people up in Louisiana.&nbsp;
The best part is that the lack of oversight may have been a demand of the Catholic Church.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[nolagrrl]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[nolagrrl]]></source><link>http://nolagrrl.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/06/12600678-louisianas-school-vouchers-need-tough-rules-an-editorial-nolacom</link><guid>http://nolagrrl.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/06/12600678-louisianas-school-vouchers-need-tough-rules-an-editorial-nolacom</guid><category>politics</category><category>corruption</category><category>gop</category><category>louisiana</category><category>catholic-church</category><category>vouchers</category><category>alec</category><category>jindal</category><pubDate>Fri, 6 Jul 2012 16:31:15 +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=nolagrrlE00A845C-38A9-2A2F-9FFC-982BCB7BFB03.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="118" width="155" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nolagrrlE00A845C-38A9-2A2F-9FFC-982BCB7BFB03.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>Louisiana Republican Supports State Funds For Religious Schools, As Long As They're Not Islamic </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Louisiana Republicans supported Gov Bobby Jindal&rsquo;s overhaul of the state&rsquo;s education system, which includes a voucher program that allows state funds to be used to send students to religiously-affiliated schools &mdash; until they began to realize that Islamic schoo&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[redsfan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[redsfan]]></source><link>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/06/12598773-louisiana-republican-supports-state-funds-for-religious-schools-as-long-as-theyre-not-islamic</link><guid>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/06/12598773-louisiana-republican-supports-state-funds-for-religious-schools-as-long-as-theyre-not-islamic</guid><category>politics</category><category>louisiana</category><category>islam</category><category>vouchers</category><category>hate</category><category>christianity</category><category>bigotry</category><category>right-wing-lies</category><pubDate>Fri, 6 Jul 2012 14:21:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=redsfan6FC38448-3371-C322-1A05-BEDF35E40D1C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=redsfan6FC38448-3371-C322-1A05-BEDF35E40D1C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>