<?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</title><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/</link><description>'There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning.'--Warren Buffett</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 17:03:24 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 23:53:51 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Bangladesh factory fire kills 8 as death toll of collapse hits 948 </title>
<description><![CDATA[Another one.&nbsp; This time it's a fire.
Just remember something when you read this. There are a lot of good people in Congress and in the labor movement who have pushed for strengthening trade agreements to ensure proper labor and safety standards for workers overseas.
Of cou&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/09/18149794-bangladesh-factory-fire-kills-8-as-death-toll-of-collapse-hits-948</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/09/18149794-bangladesh-factory-fire-kills-8-as-death-toll-of-collapse-hits-948</guid><category>world-news</category><category>labor</category><category>bangladesh</category><category>factory-fire</category><category>garment-manufacturers</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 17:06:38 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleF4AC11E6-46C8-8B57-6B31-B79A2C55A1C8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleF4AC11E6-46C8-8B57-6B31-B79A2C55A1C8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BANGLADEATH: A stunning editorial cartoon by Mike Konopacki</title>
<description><![CDATA[
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Another outstanding example from cartoonist Mike Konopacki of why a picture is worth a thousand words.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/08/18129505-bangladeath-a-stunning-editorial-cartoon-by-mike-konopacki</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/08/18129505-bangladeath-a-stunning-editorial-cartoon-by-mike-konopacki</guid><category>us-news</category><category>labor</category><category>workers</category><category>unions</category><category>disney</category><category>walmart</category><category>bangladesh</category><category>target</category><category>offshore</category><category>free-trade</category><category>outsource</category><category>sears</category><category>trade-policy</category><category>workplace-health-and-safety</category><category>penneys</category><category>factory-collapse</category><category>american-manufacturers</category><category>ship-jobs-overseas</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 21:35:37 +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=american-idleF73F36D0-DF98-8C0F-B266-4D07D53288A1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="291" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleF73F36D0-DF98-8C0F-B266-4D07D53288A1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Cartoon by Mike Konopacki of Huck/Cartoons reprinted with permission. Click on graphic to go to web site.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How's Google AdSense Working Out For You?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Greetings.
I'm interested in feedback from Newsviners about their experience with Google AdSense.
Did you apply for an account?&nbsp; How did it go?&nbsp; How is it working? Did you encounter any problems or issues?&nbsp; Were any problems and issues you encountered resolved?&nbs&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765289-hows-google-adsense-working-out-for-you</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765289-hows-google-adsense-working-out-for-you</guid><category>not-news</category><category>newsvine</category><category>google-adsense</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:34:01 +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>In Blind Poll, Republicans Choose Progressive Budget Solutions Over Their Own Party's</title>
<description><![CDATA[
When the Business Insider polled registered voters and asked for their preferences among three Congressional plans floated to avoid the looming "sequestration" cuts in Washington, they found that when stripped of their partisan labels, the policies most favorable to the majorit&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17124074-in-blind-poll-republicans-choose-progressive-budget-solutions-over-their-own-partys</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17124074-in-blind-poll-republicans-choose-progressive-budget-solutions-over-their-own-partys</guid><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>gop</category><category>democrats</category><category>congress</category><category>taxes</category><category>president-obama</category><category>poll</category><category>house-of-representatives</category><category>progressives</category><category>budget-cuts</category><category>government-spending</category><category>sequester</category><category>federal-budget</category><category>loopholes</category><category>business-insider</category><category>congressional-progressive-caucus</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:57:07 +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> Iran sentences 4 to death in biggest bank fraud case </title>
<description><![CDATA[This is how Iran deals with "banksters"...]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17061571-iran-sentences-4-to-death-in-biggest-bank-fraud-case</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17061571-iran-sentences-4-to-death-in-biggest-bank-fraud-case</guid><category>world-news</category><category>iran</category><category>wall-street</category><category>death-penalty</category><category>banksters</category><category>bank-fraud</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:30:59 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleF0529AB1-9165-CE79-B28E-B5ADC5E79815.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleF0529AB1-9165-CE79-B28E-B5ADC5E79815.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>What's 'Sequestration' Mean in Real Life? </title>
<description><![CDATA[
With politicians and pundits throwing around words like  &ldquo;sequestration&rdquo; and debating the arcana of federal budgeting, it can be  tough to grasp what&rsquo;s at stake for real people and their communities. It  doesn&rsquo;t help when some in the debate are deliberat&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17060750-whats-sequestration-mean-in-real-life</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17060750-whats-sequestration-mean-in-real-life</guid><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>health-care</category><category>republicans</category><category>food</category><category>gop</category><category>democrats</category><category>jobs</category><category>unemployment</category><category>housing</category><category>poor</category><category>boehner</category><category>middle-class</category><category>hunger</category><category>budget-cuts</category><category>austerity</category><category>working-class</category><category>sequestration</category><category>social-programs</category><category>congressional-research-service</category><category>center-for-disease-control</category><category>people-of-color</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:25:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleF0223838-8411-EA1C-AF5E-E82DA0477B5C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleF0223838-8411-EA1C-AF5E-E82DA0477B5C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>  Is it ever OK for white people to say the N-word? </title>
<description><![CDATA[
...[W]hat opponents against any use of the N-word fear: White folks deciding it&rsquo;s OK for them to use it, too.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17047830-is-it-ever-ok-for-white-people-to-say-the-n-word</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17047830-is-it-ever-ok-for-white-people-to-say-the-n-word</guid><category>us-news</category><category>race</category><category>black-people</category><category>n-word</category><category>white-people</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:45:38 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle4A3A8240-89B7-AE0D-7097-7516DFC344B6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle4A3A8240-89B7-AE0D-7097-7516DFC344B6.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>Did Newsvine take your ad earnings and then censor you for discussing it?  Newsvine did it to me!</title>
<description><![CDATA[I posted a similar article on February 8, which Newsvine subsequently "REMOVED."&nbsp; Tyler said he had to check with the legal department. I never heard back from anyone.&nbsp; So, I'm trying again, with a few modifications, to see if any of you have experienced the same.&nbsp;&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17021450-did-newsvine-take-your-ad-earnings-and-then-censor-you-for-discussing-it-newsvine-did-it-to-me</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17021450-did-newsvine-take-your-ad-earnings-and-then-censor-you-for-discussing-it-newsvine-did-it-to-me</guid><category>not-news</category><category>google</category><category>law</category><category>newsvine</category><category>adsense</category><category>conversion</category><category>new-newsvine</category><category>ad-earnings</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:28:12 +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>This Is What The Internet Did To A Photo Of Obama Shooting A Gun</title>
<description><![CDATA[
White House asked that the picture not be photoshopped. The internet responded with&hellip; this.

Don't go by the picture that popped up here. Pictures range from hilarious to ridiculous to infuriating.&nbsp;
Definitely something for everybody.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16895568-this-is-what-the-internet-did-to-a-photo-of-obama-shooting-a-gun</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/08/16895568-this-is-what-the-internet-did-to-a-photo-of-obama-shooting-a-gun</guid><category>us-news</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>photography</category><category>humor</category><category>satire</category><category>shooting</category><category>gun</category><category>photoshop</category><category>skeet</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 09:38:31 +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-idle4AFFCB81-65AD-9642-F10E-4C2EF58A62FA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="236" width="355" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle4AFFCB81-65AD-9642-F10E-4C2EF58A62FA.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>Eric Cantor Rebrands the Republican Party by Plagiarizing a 2011 Obama Speech</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A side by side video comparison reveals that phrases and ideas in Eric Cantor&rsquo;s speech rebranding the Republican Party were plagiarized from a 2011 speech by President Obama.
]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16859755-eric-cantor-rebrands-the-republican-party-by-plagiarizing-a-2011-obama-speech</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16859755-eric-cantor-rebrands-the-republican-party-by-plagiarizing-a-2011-obama-speech</guid><category>politics</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>republicans</category><category>gop</category><category>democrats</category><category>eric-cantor</category><category>plagiarism</category><category>rebranding</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2013 03:15:18 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleCCAFCEFC-0ABD-0DFB-57AB-B72B09355143.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="165" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleCCAFCEFC-0ABD-0DFB-57AB-B72B09355143.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="99" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Poll Finds Minorities, Democrats Faced Longer Voting Lines; New Bill Proposed to Stop Voter Intimidation </title>
<description><![CDATA[
With a shortened window for early voting before the election, some voters endured a six-hour wait to cast their ballot. Voters in swing states Florida and Virginia faced intimidating lines on election day as well, including areas with strong turnout. According to a Hart Researc&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16858978-poll-finds-minorities-democrats-faced-longer-voting-lines-new-bill-proposed-to-stop-voter-intimidation</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16858978-poll-finds-minorities-democrats-faced-longer-voting-lines-new-bill-proposed-to-stop-voter-intimidation</guid><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>gop</category><category>democrats</category><category>florida</category><category>elections</category><category>virginia</category><category>polls</category><category>voting</category><category>african-americans</category><category>hispanics</category><category>minorities</category><category>red-states</category><category>voter-intimidation</category><category>rep-clyburn</category><category>sen-gillebrand</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2013 01:50:57 +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-idleC5712540-94F6-9AED-D638-C47F7FB3925F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="299" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleC5712540-94F6-9AED-D638-C47F7FB3925F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Yep, Another One: The New NEW Scheme to Rig the Electoral College</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Thwarted in an effort to assign electoral votes based on the results from gerrymandered congressional districts, Republicans are now proposing a "proportional representation" plan that offers another avenue to assign substantial numbers of electoral votes to Republican nominees&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16858589-yep-another-one-the-new-new-scheme-to-rig-the-electoral-college</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16858589-yep-another-one-the-new-new-scheme-to-rig-the-electoral-college</guid><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>gop</category><category>elections</category><category>president-obama</category><category>voting</category><category>electoral-college</category><category>redistricting</category><category>red-states</category><category>reince-priebus</category><category>blue-states</category><category>popular-vote</category><category>proportional-representation</category><category>gerrmander</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2013 01:01:45 +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-idle1B8FE36D-DBAF-4E7C-FEF6-5B7828F8B6F9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle1B8FE36D-DBAF-4E7C-FEF6-5B7828F8B6F9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>What you don't know about unions, Part III:  The Employee Free Choice Act, aka 'card check,' is already partly in effect and NOT what you've been told</title>
<description><![CDATA[
This is the third in a series of articles to spur a serious discussion about unions, the larger labor movement, and their impact on the American workforce. Please join in. &nbsp;All respectful commentary welcome.
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The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) died an&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16855365-what-you-dont-know-about-unions-part-iii-the-employee-free-choice-act-aka-card-check-is-already-partly-in-effect-and-not-what-youve-been-told</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16855365-what-you-dont-know-about-unions-part-iii-the-employee-free-choice-act-aka-card-check-is-already-partly-in-effect-and-not-what-youve-been-told</guid><category>us-news</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>gop</category><category>democrats</category><category>labor</category><category>workers</category><category>unions</category><category>corporations</category><category>lobbyists</category><category>organizing</category><category>heritage-foundation</category><category>employee-free-choice-act</category><category>us-chamber-of-commerce</category><category>card-check</category><category>worker-rights</category><category>labor-laws</category><category>national-labor-relations-act</category><category>union-membership</category><category>railway-labor-act</category><category>worker-r</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 22:36:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleE4CBED52-FF31-99F7-2313-1D9E78A673C0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleE4CBED52-FF31-99F7-2313-1D9E78A673C0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Thanks to Mike Konopacki of Huck/Konopacki Labor Cartoons&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=american-idle007334AA-20AD-538C-17DE-E917C542CE4A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle007334AA-20AD-538C-17DE-E917C542CE4A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sample Authorization Card.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sen. John McCain Takes Fire for 'Racist' Tweet</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some social media users, including a member of Congress from his own party, called Sen. John McCain &ldquo;racist&rdquo; for a tweet comparing the president of Iran to a monkey sent from his account this morning.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16843275-sen-john-mccain-takes-fire-for-racist-tweet</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16843275-sen-john-mccain-takes-fire-for-racist-tweet</guid><category>politics</category><category>iran</category><category>john-mccain</category><category>racism</category><category>twitter</category><category>ahmadinejad</category><category>tweet</category><category>justin-amash</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 01:35:42 +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=american-idle4E4ADB98-38A1-5F52-4147-21CDA34D4CFA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle4E4ADB98-38A1-5F52-4147-21CDA34D4CFA.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>Owner Sends 'Gay' Dog To Be Euthanized </title>
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A Tennessee dog owner sent his pet to be euthanized because he suspected the dog was "gay." Fortunately, the pup was later adopted.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16842289-owner-sends-gay-dog-to-be-euthanized</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16842289-owner-sends-gay-dog-to-be-euthanized</guid><category>us-news</category><category>dogs</category><category>homophobia</category><category>animal-cruelty</category><category>euthanasia</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 23:22:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleAF789090-AD87-76B1-A41F-27DA81F37EA3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleAF789090-AD87-76B1-A41F-27DA81F37EA3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>What You Don't Know About Unions, Part II:  There is no such thing as a 'union boss' + more on union democracy </title>
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This is the second in a&nbsp;series to spur a serious discussion about unions, the larger labor movement, and their impact on the American workforce. Please join in. &nbsp;All respectful commentary welcome.&nbsp;
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Any reporter who uses the term &&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16841824-what-you-dont-know-about-unions-part-ii-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-union-boss-more-on-union-democracy</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16841824-what-you-dont-know-about-unions-part-ii-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-union-boss-more-on-union-democracy</guid><category>us-news</category><category>labor</category><category>workers</category><category>unions</category><category>employers</category><category>collective-bargaining</category><category>labor-laws</category><category>union-boss</category><category>workplace-democracy</category><category>labor-contracts</category><category>duty-of-fair-representation</category><category>labor-management-reporting-and-disclosure-act</category><category>landrum-griffin</category><category>union-democracy</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 22:44:21 +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=american-idleD1DEB3AA-57CF-1E5A-F71A-95C8FD687680.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="383" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleD1DEB3AA-57CF-1E5A-F71A-95C8FD687680.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="115" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Union democracy in action &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=american-idle2BA1D0B4-0736-BAA8-AEA8-AFE70044DBAD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle2BA1D0B4-0736-BAA8-AEA8-AFE70044DBAD.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>Twits on Twitter Take Aim at Gabby Giffords </title>
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No end to the cruelty.
Rep. Gabby Giffords, still recuperating from traumatic brain injury after being shot in the head by a crazed gunman at a public appearance in Tucson two years ago,&nbsp;has been targetted again, this time in the Twittersphere over her simple and hea&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16798419-twits-on-twitter-take-aim-at-gabby-giffords</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16798419-twits-on-twitter-take-aim-at-gabby-giffords</guid><category>politics</category><category>twitter</category><category>gun-control</category><category>tucson</category><category>hate-speech</category><category>gun-violence</category><category>sandy-hook</category><category>newton</category><category>gabby-giffords</category><category>gun-nuts</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 04:49:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleB9E3674C-BBEA-A411-6B20-871B56C9A01E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="331" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleB9E3674C-BBEA-A411-6B20-871B56C9A01E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="100" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Orginally posted by Teabonics on Facebook&lt;/p&gt;</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>politics</category><category>schools</category><category>creationism</category><category>vouchers</category><category>public-schools</category><category>separation-of-church-and-state</category><category>private-schools</category><category>establishment-clause</category><category>the-bible</category><category>public-funds</category><category>religiion</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>Missouri Bill Would Require All First Graders To Take NRA-Sponsored Gun Class </title>
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Missouri state Senate is considering a bill that would require all first graders in the state to take a gun safety training course. Using a grant provided by the National Rifle Association, it would put a &ldquo;National Rifle Association&rsquo;s Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program&rdq&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16797749-missouri-bill-would-require-all-first-graders-to-take-nra-sponsored-gun-class</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16797749-missouri-bill-would-require-all-first-graders-to-take-nra-sponsored-gun-class</guid><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>gop</category><category>democrats</category><category>missouri</category><category>gun-control</category><category>gun-violence</category><category>national-rifle-association</category><category>sex-education</category><category>gun-safety</category><category>gun-nuts</category><category>guns-in-schools</category><category>first-grade</category><category>eddie-eagle</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 03:11:18 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleDD2B4761-A628-93A1-8D73-39FDF15FC777.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="140" width="250" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idleDD2B4761-A628-93A1-8D73-39FDF15FC777.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>Chinese Hackers Infiltrate New York Times Computers </title>
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For the last four months, Chinese hackers have persistently attacked The New York Times, infiltrating its computer systems and getting passwords for its reporters and other employees.
After surreptitiously tracking the intruders to study their movements and help erect better d&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16785072-chinese-hackers-infiltrate-new-york-times-computers</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16785072-chinese-hackers-infiltrate-new-york-times-computers</guid><category>world-news</category><category>china</category><category>media</category><category>computers</category><category>trade</category><category>new-york-times</category><category>malware</category><category>espionage</category><category>hackers</category><category>wen-jiabao</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:10:11 +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-idle2EAFF89A-C679-9B4B-B41B-FE239BE641DC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle2EAFF89A-C679-9B4B-B41B-FE239BE641DC.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>Not a Zero-Sum Game: The wealthy would do better with smaller shares of a growing economy than their large shares of a sluggish economy</title>
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If they were rational, the wealthy would support public investments in education and job-training, a world-class infrastructure (transportation, water and sewage, energy, internet), and basic research &ndash; all of which would make the American workforce more productive.If the&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16777096-not-a-zero-sum-game-the-wealthy-would-do-better-with-smaller-shares-of-a-growing-economy-than-their-large-shares-of-a-sluggish-economy</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16777096-not-a-zero-sum-game-the-wealthy-would-do-better-with-smaller-shares-of-a-growing-economy-than-their-large-shares-of-a-sluggish-economy</guid><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>gop</category><category>democrats</category><category>taxes</category><category>president-obama</category><category>labor</category><category>wealth</category><category>unions</category><category>wages</category><category>distribution</category><category>labor-law</category><category>strikes</category><category>income-inequality</category><category>class-war</category><category>redistribution</category><category>income-gap</category><category>wealth-inequality</category><category>the-wealthy</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:46:05 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle3593F14D-E972-EB99-ABBE-8863945A0197.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle3593F14D-E972-EB99-ABBE-8863945A0197.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Roy Ulrich: The Judicial Attack on Labor</title>
<description><![CDATA[Conservative courts are increasingly expanding the rights of corporations while clamping down on unions at every turn...]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16776691-roy-ulrich-the-judicial-attack-on-labor</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16776691-roy-ulrich-the-judicial-attack-on-labor</guid><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>gop</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>president-obama</category><category>conservatives</category><category>labor</category><category>unions</category><category>courts</category><category>corporations</category><category>citizens-united</category><category>union-busting</category><category>class-war</category><category>national-labor-relations-board</category><category>campaign-financing</category><category>union-dues</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:01:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle194294ED-1EEE-DCB4-CF06-10D36F9DD281.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle194294ED-1EEE-DCB4-CF06-10D36F9DD281.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>North Korea: Cannibalism, starvation, missile launches and UN sanctions </title>
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Reports from inside the secretive famine-hit pariah state, North Korea, claim a man has been executed after murdering his two children for food.
The grim suggestion that North Koreans are turning to cannibalism were reported by the Asia Press, and published in the Sunday Times&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/29/16761665-north-korea-cannibalism-starvation-missile-launches-and-un-sanctions</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/29/16761665-north-korea-cannibalism-starvation-missile-launches-and-un-sanctions</guid><category>world-news</category><category>north-korea</category><category>united-nations</category><category>sanctions</category><category>missiles</category><category>starvation</category><category>cannibalism</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:09:10 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle44E87016-E9B2-209A-B765-C3E962DC2327.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle44E87016-E9B2-209A-B765-C3E962DC2327.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Senate approves Kerry as secretary of state </title>
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John Kerry's nomination as President Barack Obama's new secretary of state sailed through the Senate on Tuesday, as his fellow senators voted overwhelmingly to confirm him to replace Hillary Clinton as the country's top diplomat.The vote was 94-3 in favor. The two senators from&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/29/16759608-senate-approves-kerry-as-secretary-of-state</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/29/16759608-senate-approves-kerry-as-secretary-of-state</guid><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>gop</category><category>democrats</category><category>hillary-clinton</category><category>president-obama</category><category>john-kerry</category><category>secretary-of-state</category><category>us-senate</category><category>foreign-affairs</category><category>confirmation-hearings</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:13:15 +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=american-idle71946A78-6016-60B5-B7F9-C7943A9B9A53.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="89" width="130" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle71946A78-6016-60B5-B7F9-C7943A9B9A53.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>DUCK! Fox News interviews Dick Cheney for gun control advice </title>
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Dick Cheney may have accidentally shot a man in the face while he was vice president, but that didn&rsquo;t stop Fox News from flying to Nevada to get his advice on recently-proposed gun control laws.
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