<?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 - DarinD's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://DDSnews.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - DarinD's Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2010</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 03:26:12 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:25:41 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Broncos bring in Cowboys' Garrett for interview</title><description><![CDATA[Rick Dennison served 14 seasons as Mike Shanahan's disciple, and now he wants to be his replacement. 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His Republican rival spent $37 million.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DarinD]]></dc:creator><link>http://DDSnews.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/21/2022968-obama-1336-million-mccain-47-million</link><guid>http://DDSnews.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/21/2022968-obama-1336-million-mccain-47-million</guid><category>campaign</category><category>politics</category><category>mccain</category><category>john</category><category>donation</category><category>donations</category><category>fundraising</category><category>john-mccain</category><category>campaign-finance</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>campaigns</category><category>presidential-campaign</category><category>campaign-contribution</category><category>barack</category><category>campaign-money</category><category>decision-08</category><category>msnbci</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:34:55 +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></item><item><title>McCain tries to reclaim 3 battleground states</title><description><![CDATA[Energized by his final debate performance, John McCain set out Friday to try to reclaim three battleground states that had been his until the nation's financial crisis.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DarinD]]></dc:creator><link>http://DDSnews.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/17/2010610-mccain-tries-to-reclaim-3-battleground-states</link><guid>http://DDSnews.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/17/2010610-mccain-tries-to-reclaim-3-battleground-states</guid><category>politics</category><category>mccain</category><category>john</category><category>john-mccain</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>election-2008</category><category>barack</category><category>decision-2008</category><category>decision-08</category><category>msnbci</category><category>ipredictbarack-obama</category><category>ipredictjohn-mccain</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:46:56 +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>Johnston speaks on Bristol Palin and baby</title><description><![CDATA[The teenager, who's having a baby with the daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. 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McCain has a consistent record of voting to restrict abortion. 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+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>McCain assaults Obama's ties to former radical</title><description><![CDATA[The Republican presidential candidate ramped up his attacks on his Democratic opponent , while the McCain campaign sought to pre-empt an ethics report due out Friday on his running 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+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>Republican lawmakers: Stop Palin ethics probe</title><description><![CDATA[Alaska Republicans are asking the state's highest court to block an abuse-of-power investigation into vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's firing of a state commissioner before a potentially embarrassing report on the matter is released.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DarinD]]></dc:creator><link>http://DDSnews.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/06/1959934-republican-lawmakers-stop-palin-ethics-probe</link><guid>http://DDSnews.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/06/1959934-republican-lawmakers-stop-palin-ethics-probe</guid><category>politics</category><category>decision-08</category><category>msnbci</category><pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2008 19:11:13 +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>What does the vice president do, anyway?</title><description><![CDATA[In the vice presidential debate Thursday, Republican candidate Sarah Palin differed from Democratic pick Joe Biden on the topic of exactly what the vice president's job is or ought to be.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DarinD]]></dc:creator><link>http://DDSnews.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/03/1951734-what-does-the-vice-president-do-anyway</link><guid>http://DDSnews.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/03/1951734-what-does-the-vice-president-do-anyway</guid><category>politics</category><category>decision-08</category><category>msnbci</category><pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2008 20:19:34 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