<?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://viceldred.newsvine.com/</link><description>Governments first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:59:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:33:51 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Most of UMaine teacher training programs rank among worst in nation, controversial report says — Education — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine</title>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The vast majority of the 1,430 education programs that prepare the nation&rsquo;s K-12 teachers are mediocre, according to a first-ever ranking that immediately touched off a firestorm.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/18/19021390-most-of-umaine-teacher-training-programs-rank-among-worst-in-nation-controversial-report-says-education-bangor-daily-news-bdn-maine</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/18/19021390-most-of-umaine-teacher-training-programs-rank-among-worst-in-nation-controversial-report-says-education-bangor-daily-news-bdn-maine</guid><category>education</category><category>teaching</category><category>school-standards</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:55:42 +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=viceldred1D46EABD-66F6-719F-6282-E61FF982CEA7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="250" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldred1D46EABD-66F6-719F-6282-E61FF982CEA7.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 the IRS Fire Holly Paz? | National Review Online</title>
<description><![CDATA[An IRS source says&nbsp;that the Internal Revenue Service has fired Holly Paz, the director of the agency&rsquo;s Rulings and Agreements office. The source says Paz was fired last Friday, and a second IRS source tells National Review Online that Paz &ldquo;dropped off the edge of&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/13/18943132-did-the-irs-fire-holly-paz-national-review-online</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/13/18943132-did-the-irs-fire-holly-paz-national-review-online</guid><category>privacy</category><category>irs</category><category>not-news</category><category>paz</category><category>joseph-grant</category><category>internal-investigation</category><category>carter-hull</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:18:42 +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=viceldred65E4206A-B5EE-3AF2-3E0B-AB76FCE98336.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldred65E4206A-B5EE-3AF2-3E0B-AB76FCE98336.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>FBI Director Testifies He Doesn't Know Who's Leading Investigation in IRS Case | CNS News</title>
<description><![CDATA[While testifying before the House Judiciary Committee today, FBI Director Robert Mueller could not name the lead investigator in the IRS case involving the targeting of conservative groups. It is now one month into the investigation. - See more at: ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/13/18942993-fbi-director-testifies-he-doesnt-know-whos-leading-investigation-in-irs-case-cns-news</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/13/18942993-fbi-director-testifies-he-doesnt-know-whos-leading-investigation-in-irs-case-cns-news</guid><category>fbi</category><category>investigation</category><category>irs</category><category>us-news</category><category>mueller</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:11:48 +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=viceldredA4377D9C-E174-8DC2-BC6F-D06FF87066DB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="50" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldredA4377D9C-E174-8DC2-BC6F-D06FF87066DB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="15" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Long arm of feds erodes trust | Boston Herald</title>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; As soon as the Constitution permitted him to run for Congress, Al Salvi did. In 1986, just 26 and fresh from the University of Illinois law school, he sank $1,000 of his own money, which was most of his money, into his campaign to unseat an incumbent Democratic&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/13/18937409-long-arm-of-feds-erodes-trust-boston-herald</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/13/18937409-long-arm-of-feds-erodes-trust-boston-herald</guid><category>irs</category><category>opinion</category><category>lerner</category><category>not-news</category><category>abuse-of-powers</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:51:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>A.C.L.U. Files Suit Over Phone Surveillance Program - NYTimes.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Obama administration on Tuesday over its &ldquo;dragnet&rdquo; collection of logs of domestic phone calls, contending that the once-secret program &mdash; whose existence was exposed last week by a former National Sec&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/12/18917367-aclu-files-suit-over-phone-surveillance-program-nytimescom</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/12/18917367-aclu-files-suit-over-phone-surveillance-program-nytimescom</guid><category>obama</category><category>complaint</category><category>surveillance</category><category>us-news</category><category>aclu</category><category>nsa</category><category>national-security</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:49:24 +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=viceldredFBBB3C65-D8FB-FCB9-D76A-0D7205D41482.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldredFBBB3C65-D8FB-FCB9-D76A-0D7205D41482.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>Former President George W. Bush's Image Ratings Improve</title>
<description><![CDATA[PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' views of former president George W. Bush have improved, with 49% now viewing him favorably and 46% unfavorably. That is the first time since 2005 that opinions of him have been more positive than negative.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/11/18906194-former-president-george-w-bushs-image-ratings-improve</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/11/18906194-former-president-george-w-bushs-image-ratings-improve</guid><category>bush</category><category>poll</category><category>opinion</category><category>gallup</category><category>not-news</category><category>historical-image</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:34:13 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldred77E68549-F5B5-CF68-E9BD-0941AA33AF81.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="204" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldred77E68549-F5B5-CF68-E9BD-0941AA33AF81.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="62" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Former President George W. Bush's Image Ratings Improve</title>
<description><![CDATA[PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' views of former president George W. Bush have improved, with 49% now viewing him favorably and 46% unfavorably. That is the first time since 2005 that opinions of him have been more positive than negative.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/11/18906157-former-president-george-w-bushs-image-ratings-improve</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/11/18906157-former-president-george-w-bushs-image-ratings-improve</guid><category>bush</category><category>poll</category><category>opinion</category><category>gallup</category><category>historical-image</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:19:24 +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=viceldred29BEF33E-3E90-5D59-AE19-A78F6EFE4865.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="204" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldred29BEF33E-3E90-5D59-AE19-A78F6EFE4865.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="62" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>White House disputes comparisons to Bush amid NSA leak scandal - Washington Times</title>
<description><![CDATA[Embarrassed by national security leaks of historic proportions, the White&nbsp; House rebutted accusations Monday by the disillusioned former government&nbsp; contractor who leaked the surveillance secrets that President Obama is no&nbsp; different from President George W. Bush i&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/11/18903216-white-house-disputes-comparisons-to-bush-amid-nsa-leak-scandal-washington-times</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/11/18903216-white-house-disputes-comparisons-to-bush-amid-nsa-leak-scandal-washington-times</guid><category>bush</category><category>privacy</category><category>obama</category><category>surveillance</category><category>national-security</category><category>snowden</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:58:18 +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=viceldredBC3E8E4B-654C-14B3-4BB4-060B676BDC6F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldredBC3E8E4B-654C-14B3-4BB4-060B676BDC6F.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>Bob Dylan Approved for France's Legion d'Honneur - WSJ.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[PARIS&mdash;American singer Bob Dylan has been decorated by France's L&eacute;gion d'honneur, a spokesman for the historic French order said Monday, a move that raised hackles among some of the French elite.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/04/18753687-bob-dylan-approved-for-frances-legion-dhonneur-wsjcom</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/04/18753687-bob-dylan-approved-for-frances-legion-dhonneur-wsjcom</guid><category>france</category><category>arts</category><category>dylan</category><category>legion-dhonneur</category><category>jean-louis-georgelin</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2013 19:52:33 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldred05CBA561-65BD-AA46-65D6-08EA6B2D83EE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="174" width="262" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldred05CBA561-65BD-AA46-65D6-08EA6B2D83EE.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>AP Source: Obama nominating 3 to US appeals court | World news | The Guardian</title>
<description><![CDATA[Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; President Barack Obama plans to jointly name three nominees to the federal appeals court in Washington, a White House official said Monday, setting up a Senate battle with Republicans who say the influential court doesn't need more judges&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/04/18753569-ap-source-obama-nominating-3-to-us-appeals-court-world-news-the-guardian</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/04/18753569-ap-source-obama-nominating-3-to-us-appeals-court-world-news-the-guardian</guid><category>obama</category><category>nominations</category><category>us-news</category><category>dc-circuit</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2013 19:32:22 +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></item><item><title>Department of Justice Pressuring Staff to Affirm Homosexuality</title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;whistleblower from the Department of Justice has come forward to expose a campaign by the Obama Administration's Justice Department (DOJ) to pressure its employees to affirm homosexuality. Matt Staver of the Liberty Council, a Virginia-based conservative legal advocacy grou&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/02/18703874-department-of-justice-pressuring-staff-to-affirm-homosexuality</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/02/18703874-department-of-justice-pressuring-staff-to-affirm-homosexuality</guid><category>us-news</category><category>doj</category><category>lgbt</category><category>new-terms</category><category>new-speak</category><pubDate>Sun, 2 Jun 2013 23:46:51 +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=viceldredF1CF31D6-916B-498F-260E-D44E5D35F764.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1" width="1" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldredF1CF31D6-916B-498F-260E-D44E5D35F764.jpg&amp;width=120" width="1" height="1" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pro-Israel Group Z Street Says It Was Targeted By IRS | Fox News Insider</title>
<description><![CDATA[The president of a pro-Israel group says it too was targeted&nbsp; by the IRS. Lori Lowenthal Marcus spoke with Megyn Kelly today to explain what happened to her&nbsp; group, Z Street.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/02/18703712-pro-israel-group-z-street-says-it-was-targeted-by-irs-fox-news-insider</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/02/18703712-pro-israel-group-z-street-says-it-was-targeted-by-irs-fox-news-insider</guid><category>irs</category><category>us-news</category><category>z-street</category><pubDate>Sun, 2 Jun 2013 23:30:20 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldredE6DBA688-DC95-8FD1-C283-96E0C6416CA5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldredE6DBA688-DC95-8FD1-C283-96E0C6416CA5.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>KUHNER: Holder the horrible - Washington Times</title>
<description><![CDATA[Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has&nbsp; disgraced his office and engaged in a systematic abuse of power. He has also&nbsp; lied under oath. He can no longer remain as our nation&rsquo;s chief law enforcement&nbsp; office. If anything, he should be facing criminal prosecutio&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/02/18697340-kuhner-holder-the-horrible-washington-times</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/02/18697340-kuhner-holder-the-horrible-washington-times</guid><category>ap</category><category>opinion</category><category>not-news</category><category>1st-amendment</category><category>holder</category><category>the-liberal-press</category><pubDate>Sun, 2 Jun 2013 13:48:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldredCDCA1963-61D6-5CD0-F28B-987A42EB95B8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="281" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldredCDCA1963-61D6-5CD0-F28B-987A42EB95B8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Lamar Alexander: Sebelius fundraising 'arguably an even bigger issue' than Iran-Contra</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sen. Lamar Alexander is ranking Republican on the Senate committee that oversees health policy. On Saturday, he compared Health and Human Services Sec. Kathleen Sebelius&rsquo; fundraising for non-profits that support the health care law to the Iran-Contra Scandal. Since then, Se&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18657175-lamar-alexander-sebelius-fundraising-arguably-an-even-bigger-issue-than-iran-contra</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18657175-lamar-alexander-sebelius-fundraising-arguably-an-even-bigger-issue-than-iran-contra</guid><category>fundraising</category><category>us-news</category><category>sebelius</category><category>obamacare</category><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 16:00:39 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldred52A9BC73-8225-23B4-25AF-AA7F0D64002E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldred52A9BC73-8225-23B4-25AF-AA7F0D64002E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Developer guilty of illegal contributions to Reid </title>
<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (AP) -- A Nevada powerbroker who headed a billion-dollar real estate company and pulled the strings of state politics as a prominent lobbyist for more than a decade was convicted Wednesday of making illegal campaign contributions to U.S. Sen. Ha&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18592487-developer-guilty-of-illegal-contributions-to-reid</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18592487-developer-guilty-of-illegal-contributions-to-reid</guid><category>lobbyist</category><category>harry-reid</category><category>us-news</category><category>illegal-contributions</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 23:15:32 +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>TV Ratings: MSNBC Falls Below HLN in May, Rachel Maddow Hits Lows</title>
<description><![CDATA[HLN's wall-to-wall coverage of the Jodi Arias trial has had substantial ratings legs. Surging around the time of the May 8 verdict, the network notched an extremely rare monthly victory: It topped MSNBC in total day and primetime. And with CNN posting its second consecutive month&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18592425-tv-ratings-msnbc-falls-below-hln-in-may-rachel-maddow-hits-lows</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18592425-tv-ratings-msnbc-falls-below-hln-in-may-rachel-maddow-hits-lows</guid><category>tv</category><category>ratings</category><category>news</category><category>not-news</category><category>msnbc</category><category>primetime</category><category>double-digit-drops</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 23:10:14 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldred77C96014-9178-E440-B00C-C143DC18D2C8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldred77C96014-9178-E440-B00C-C143DC18D2C8.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>House Republicans express &quot;great concern&quot; about possible Holder perjury</title>
<description><![CDATA[Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday expressing "great concern" about the possibility that Holder lied under oath during his testimony earlier this month on the Justice Department's seizing of journalists' records&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18592194-house-republicans-express-great-concern-about-possible-holder-perjury</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18592194-house-republicans-express-great-concern-about-possible-holder-perjury</guid><category>us-news</category><category>rosen</category><category>holder</category><category>possible-perjury</category><category>doj-statement</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 22:48:15 +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=viceldred6D3363E5-D620-64BE-6BD1-2262A7D87DC7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldred6D3363E5-D620-64BE-6BD1-2262A7D87DC7.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>House Republicans assail Eric Holder on leak testimony | Reuters</title>
<description><![CDATA[Reuters) - Two Republican lawmakers asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday to clarify testimony he gave Congress this month about his role in the targeting of journalists in a leak probe]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18592114-house-republicans-assail-eric-holder-on-leak-testimony-reuters</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18592114-house-republicans-assail-eric-holder-on-leak-testimony-reuters</guid><category>us-news</category><category>testimony</category><category>holder</category><category>possible-perjury</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 22:42:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldredA4A1C8AE-A634-EE35-212D-80FFB6D79BDF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="93" width="130" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldredA4A1C8AE-A634-EE35-212D-80FFB6D79BDF.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>Is the Dollar Dying? Why US Currency Is in Danger</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S dollar is shrinking as a percentage of the world's currency supply, raising concerns that the greenback is about to see its long run as the world's premier denomination come to an end.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18587701-is-the-dollar-dying-why-us-currency-is-in-danger</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18587701-is-the-dollar-dying-why-us-currency-is-in-danger</guid><category>imf</category><category>world-news</category><category>us-currency</category><category>reserve-currency</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 17:16:55 +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=viceldredFBCDE77F-D63C-FD32-0EF3-00C70CEF63B4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldredFBCDE77F-D63C-FD32-0EF3-00C70CEF63B4.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>Record 10,978,040 Now on Disability; 'Disability' Would Be 8th Most Populous State | CNS News</title>
<description><![CDATA[CNSNews.com) - The total number of people in the United States now receiving federal&nbsp; disability benefits hit a record 10,978,040 in May, up from 10,962,532&nbsp; million in April, according to newly released data from the Social&nbsp; Security Administration.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18587537-record-10978040-now-on-disability-disability-would-be-8th-most-populous-state-cns-news</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18587537-record-10978040-now-on-disability-disability-would-be-8th-most-populous-state-cns-news</guid><category>us-news</category><category>ssa</category><category>disability-benefits</category><category>may-2013</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 17:00:31 +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=viceldredF0ACA2E3-0A2C-9C1C-B285-89F7264A2181.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="50" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldredF0ACA2E3-0A2C-9C1C-B285-89F7264A2181.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="15" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Most Americans Say Religion Is Losing Influence in U.S.</title>
<description><![CDATA[PRINCETON, NJ -- Over three-quarters of Americans (77%) say religion is losing its influence on American life, while 20% say religion's influence is increasing. These represent Americans' most negative evaluations of the impact of religion since 1970, although similar to the view&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18586126-most-americans-say-religion-is-losing-influence-in-us</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18586126-most-americans-say-religion-is-losing-influence-in-us</guid><category>poll</category><category>society</category><category>opinion</category><category>gallup</category><category>not-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 15:21:46 +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>Roman Polanski laments on the 'masculinizing' of women</title>
<description><![CDATA[CANNES, France &mdash; Director Roman Polanski is not keeping his controversial gender views to himself at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/28/18558167-roman-polanski-laments-on-the-masculinizing-of-women</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/28/18558167-roman-polanski-laments-on-the-masculinizing-of-women</guid><category>polanski</category><category>opinion</category><category>not-news</category><category>gender-relations</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 14:50:30 +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=viceldred402BED21-1FB2-7D0E-4E8C-B9CB3DEDFFA8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="114" width="155" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldred402BED21-1FB2-7D0E-4E8C-B9CB3DEDFFA8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Poll: Some U.S. Muslims approve suicide strikes - US news - Life - Race &amp; ethnicity | NBC News</title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;One in four younger U.S. Muslims say suicide bombings to defend their religion are acceptable at least in some circumstances, though most Muslim Americans overwhelmingly reject the tactic and are critical of Islamic extremism and al-Qaida, a poll says.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/25/18491974-poll-some-us-muslims-approve-suicide-strikes-us-news-life-race-ethnicity-nbc-news</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/25/18491974-poll-some-us-muslims-approve-suicide-strikes-us-news-life-race-ethnicity-nbc-news</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>survey</category><category>suicide-bombings</category><category>american-muslims</category><category>pew-research</category><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 16:41:11 +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=viceldredEC8E69FE-A94F-8D02-03B7-885E5DE0BBB1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="298" width="260" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldredEC8E69FE-A94F-8D02-03B7-885E5DE0BBB1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="138" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Obama administration mistakes journalism for espionage - Washington Post</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration has no business rummaging through journalists&rsquo; phone records, perusing their e-mails and tracking their movements in an attempt to keep them from gathering news. This heavy-handed business isn&rsquo;t chilling, it&rsquo;s just plain cold.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/25/18490138-obama-administration-mistakes-journalism-for-espionage-washington-post</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/25/18490138-obama-administration-mistakes-journalism-for-espionage-washington-post</guid><category>ap</category><category>opinion</category><category>not-news</category><category>doj</category><category>rosen</category><category>investigative-reporting</category><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:24:51 +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></item><item><title>I.R.S.'s Lois Lerner, Who Refused to Testify, Is Suspended - NYTimes.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Lois Lerner, the head of the Internal Revenue Service&rsquo;s division on tax-exempt organizations, was put on administrative leave Thursday, a day after she invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to testify before a House committee investigating her division&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Vic Eldred]]></source><link>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18471858-irss-lois-lerner-who-refused-to-testify-is-suspended-nytimescom</link><guid>http://viceldred.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18471858-irss-lois-lerner-who-refused-to-testify-is-suspended-nytimescom</guid><category>irs</category><category>us-news</category><category>lerner</category><category>purjury</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:59:05 +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=viceldredB9F69BCF-B513-114D-F68D-9BA4945F29DF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="531" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=viceldredB9F69BCF-B513-114D-F68D-9BA4945F29DF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="159" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>