<?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/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - demmywemmy's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - demmywemmy's Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:06:20 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:17:55 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>A bruised Bachmann loses GOP ad support - TwinCities.com</title><description><![CDATA[National Republicans have pulled ad buys for U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, but the embattled 6th District congresswoman's re-election campaign doesn't seem worried.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/23/2032918-a-bruised-bachmann-loses-gop-ad-support-twincitiescom</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/23/2032918-a-bruised-bachmann-loses-gop-ad-support-twincitiescom</guid><category>politics</category><category>michele-bachmann</category><category>gop</category><category>minnesota</category><category>minnesota-6th-district</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:06:20 +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>Paraguay in a spin about Bush's alleged 100,000 acre hideaway |</title><description><![CDATA[The rumours, as yet unconfirmed but which began with the state-run Cuban news agency Prensa Latina, have triggered an outpouring of conspiracy theories, with speculation rife about what President Bush's supposed interest in the "chaco", a semi-arid lowland in the Paraguay's north&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/22/2026717-paraguay-in-a-spin-about-bushs-alleged-100000-acre-hideaway-</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/22/2026717-paraguay-in-a-spin-about-bushs-alleged-100000-acre-hideaway-</guid><category>world-news</category><category>bush</category><category>jenna-bush</category><category>paraguay</category><category>bush-land-deal</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:50:53 +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>Tarek Fatah and his case against 'radical' Islam</title><description><![CDATA[Fatah is a fierce critic of "radical" Islam, often called Islamism, and is the author of Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State. He's been a broadcaster, a writer and an activist. After the Sept.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/16/2007117-tarek-fatah-and-his-case-against-radical-islam</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/16/2007117-tarek-fatah-and-his-case-against-radical-islam</guid><category>religion</category><category>radical-islam</category><category>islamism</category><category>islam</category><category>canadian-islam</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:52:33 +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>Stumper : McCain Won. But Will It Matter?</title><description><![CDATA[Tonight, John McCain was the more effective performer.
]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/27/1921477-stumper-mccain-won-but-will-it-matter</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/27/1921477-stumper-mccain-won-but-will-it-matter</guid><category>politics</category><category>presidential-debates</category><category>obama</category><category>mccain</category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:02:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>End of road for driver with $1.9 million in fines</title><description><![CDATA[Brazilian police reportedly have caught up with a motorist who owes the equivalent of nearly $2 million in unpaid traffic fines.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/27/1921456-end-of-road-for-driver-with-19-million-in-fines</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/27/1921456-end-of-road-for-driver-with-19-million-in-fines</guid><category>msnbci</category><category>vehicular-weirdness</category><category>weird-news</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:50:13 +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>Political Radar: Stephanopoulos: McCain Will Attend Debate Tonight</title><description><![CDATA[ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: Republican presidential nominee John McCain will attend the debate tonight in Mississippi.  The McCain campaign issued a statement saying that they are "resuming all activities and the Senator will travel to the debate this afternoon."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/26/1917339-political-radar-stephanopoulos-mccain-will-attend-debate-tonight</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/26/1917339-political-radar-stephanopoulos-mccain-will-attend-debate-tonight</guid><category>politics</category><category>presidential-debates</category><category>mccain</category><category>obama</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:50:53 +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>For Chinese, U.S. election is 'entertaining'  - World Blog - msnbc.com</title><description><![CDATA["At the average person's level in China, I've just found [the U.S.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/26/1916350-for-chinese-us-election-is-entertaining-world-blog-msnbccom</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/26/1916350-for-chinese-us-election-is-entertaining-world-blog-msnbccom</guid><category>politics</category><category>us-presidential-election</category><category>china</category><category>east-meets-west</category><category>culture</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:01:10 +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>Photo Gallery: A History of the National Enquirer | Newsweek Politics | Newsweek.com</title><description><![CDATA[Recently the National Enquirer has been responsible for a number of scoops. Should we and the mainstream media continue to dismiss the tabloid, perhaps at our own peril? This photo journal shows just far (for good or ill) this newspaper has come.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/23/1901184-photo-gallery-a-history-of-the-national-enquirer-newsweek-politics-newsweekcom</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/23/1901184-photo-gallery-a-history-of-the-national-enquirer-newsweek-politics-newsweekcom</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>mainstream-media</category><category>tabloid-newspapers</category><category>news-scoops</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:33:07 +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></item><item><title>Experts find 'chemical equator' dividing globe</title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered a "chemical equator" that divides the polluted air of the Northern Hemisphere from the largely uncontaminated atmosphere of the Southern Hemisphere.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/23/1900797-experts-find-chemical-equator-dividing-globe</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/23/1900797-experts-find-chemical-equator-dividing-globe</guid><category>msnbci</category><category>world-environment</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:27:05 +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>Kevin Drum - Mother Jones Blog: Solvency vs. Liquidity</title><description><![CDATA[the problem is that lots of bad loans were made, lots of people made highly leveraged investments in those bad loans, and still more people bet on those loans by insuring them. The loans are bad. The mortgages are not going to be repaid in full.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/21/1892506-kevin-drum-mother-jones-blog-solvency-vs-liquidity</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/21/1892506-kevin-drum-mother-jones-blog-solvency-vs-liquidity</guid><category>business</category><category>finance</category><category>bailout</category><category>wall-street-financial-crisis</category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:42:13 +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>'Big bang machine' study halted for 2 months</title><description><![CDATA[The $10 billion "big bang" particle collider has been damaged worse than previously thought and will be out of commission for at least two months, its operators said on Saturday.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/20/1889101-big-bang-machine-study-halted-for-2-months</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/20/1889101-big-bang-machine-study-halted-for-2-months</guid><category>msnbci</category><category>lhc</category><category>science</category><category>technology-science</category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:39:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Europe and U.S. to 'Wait and See' (Page 1 of 1)</title><description><![CDATA[Europe and the United States have taken a "wait-and-see" approach to Zimbabwe's power-sharing pact, suggesting they will lift sanctions and provide aid only when they see evidence of its implementation.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/16/1872473-allafricacom-zimbabwe-europe-and-us-to-wait-and-see-page-1-of-1</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/16/1872473-allafricacom-zimbabwe-europe-and-us-to-wait-and-see-page-1-of-1</guid><category>world-news</category><category>africa</category><category>zimbabwe</category><category>power-sharing-at-the-top</category><category>tsvangirai</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:53:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Prosecutor: Jurors will learn 'true face' of O.J.</title><description><![CDATA[A prosecutor told jurors Monday they will learn "the true face" of O.J. Simpson during the former football star's trial on charges of robbing sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/15/1869756-prosecutor-jurors-will-learn-true-face-of-oj</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/15/1869756-prosecutor-jurors-will-learn-true-face-of-oj</guid><category>msnbci</category><category>crime-courts</category><category>us-news</category><category>oj-simpson</category><category>las-vegas</category><category>kidnapping</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:32:00 +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></item><item><title>Debate afoot over high heels for tots  - Parenting &amp; Family - MSNBC.com</title><description><![CDATA[Some people are getting a big kick out of an emerging fashion trend for babies — high heel crib shoes for girls too young to walk. Others are certain it's yet another sign that the republic really is going to perdition in a handbasket.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/14/1865242-debate-afoot-over-high-heels-for-tots-parenting-family-msnbccom</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/14/1865242-debate-afoot-over-high-heels-for-tots-parenting-family-msnbccom</guid><category>fashion</category><category>baby-fashion</category><category>high-heels</category><category>high-heels-for-tots</category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:40:16 +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>Tim Johnson: Palin's Experience Claims &quot;Laughable&quot;</title><description><![CDATA[In an interview with the Huffington Post, Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota called Sarah Palin "not ready" to be vice president, referencing her recent statements on Russia and Iraq and her "laughable" experience arguments.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/13/1861700-tim-johnson-palins-experience-claims-laughable</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/13/1861700-tim-johnson-palins-experience-claims-laughable</guid><category>politics</category><category>tim-johnson</category><category>senator-johnson</category><category>south-dakota</category><category>palin</category><category>vp</category><category>republican</category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:46:10 +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>Why Do Some People Ignore Evacuation Warnings? | Newsweek National News | Newsweek.com</title><description><![CDATA[What motivates some people to ignore evacuation orders and warnings of hurricanes and other disasters? Inside the psychology of the stubborn.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/13/1861692-why-do-some-people-ignore-evacuation-warnings-newsweek-national-news-newsweekcom</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/13/1861692-why-do-some-people-ignore-evacuation-warnings-newsweek-national-news-newsweekcom</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>hurricane</category><category>a-mans-home-is-his-castle</category><category>weather</category><category>extreme-weather</category><category>civil-disobedience</category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:35:59 +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>Would you take a high-paying job in Iraq? - Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money</title><description><![CDATA[How much is it worth to a person to be away from their family for a year?
We only have this one life on earth- I'd need roughly 5 million for one year.
THAT'S how important my family is to me!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/13/1861521-would-you-take-a-high-paying-job-in-iraq-smart-spending-blog-msn-money</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/13/1861521-would-you-take-a-high-paying-job-in-iraq-smart-spending-blog-msn-money</guid><category>business</category><category>iraq</category><category>war-in-iraq</category><category>contractors-in-iraq</category><category>making-money-in-iraq</category><category>getting-killed-in-iraq</category><category>losing-your-family-in-iraq</category><category>divorce</category><category>death</category><category>insanity</category><category>the-end</category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:40:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>What if we legalized all drugs? - MSN Money</title><description><![CDATA[More kids would decide to try drugs "just once," and more would get hooked. Some lives would be ruined. But other lives would be saved. Gang murders would fall sharply. Thousands of people now in jail would be free to find work and feed their families.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/11/1852608-what-if-we-legalized-all-drugs-msn-money</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/11/1852608-what-if-we-legalized-all-drugs-msn-money</guid><category>health</category><category>drugs</category><category>illicit-drugs</category><category>legalize-drugs</category><category>propaganda</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:04:18 +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>Madagascar: Turning The Bones</title><description><![CDATA[I have always been fascinated by this island nation, especially their beautiful music. This story shocked me at first, but after watching the video I came to appreciate another culture's ways of honoring the dead. See for yourself.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/10/1848964-madagascar-turning-the-bones</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/10/1848964-madagascar-turning-the-bones</guid><category>world-news</category><category>africa</category><category>madagascar</category><category>tribal-societies</category><category>honoring-the-dead</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:49:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>KFC shoring up security for its secret recipe</title><description><![CDATA[Colonel Harland Sanders' handwritten recipe of 11 herbs and spices was to be removed Tuesday from safekeeping at KFC's corporate offices for the first time in decades.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[demmywemmy]]></dc:creator><link>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/09/1847365-kfc-shoring-up-security-for-its-secret-recipe</link><guid>http://dwemmy.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/09/1847365-kfc-shoring-up-security-for-its-secret-recipe</guid><category>msnbci</category><category>food-inc</category><category>retail</category><category>business</category><category>economy</category><category>product</category><category>retailsales</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:22:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>