<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>Members : Commented Links : XML WIDGET</title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime/</link><description>You can use this XML spec to create a desktop widget or other application (i.e. Flash visualization). Please share it with us in our forum and we'll link it here!</description><language>en-us</language></meta><items><link><id>69289</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/69289/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Why Democrats Love the Pickens Plan ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When anyone invests $300 million dollars into promoting alternative energy sources, the Democrats usually take notice.  When that person is an oil tycoon, brother of a &quot;Bush Pioneer&quot;, and someone who was a major contributor to the 2004 Swift Boat ads, that person gets an invitation from Nancy Pelosi to speak before the House Democratic Caucus.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>-109</score><crdate>7/19/2008 3:47:09 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-07-19T15:47:09+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>68625</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/68625/1/</url><title><![CDATA[The First Negative Review of The Dark Knight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone I&#8217;ve talked to who has seen the film thinks its nothing short of brilliant. But it was bound to happen eventually, the first negative review of The Dark Knight has hit the web.]]></description><comments>7</comments><score>-40</score><crdate>7/13/2008 8:45:09 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-07-13T20:45:09+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>61361</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/61361/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Obama eager to campaign WITH McCain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barack Obama said on Saturday he would be willing to campaign jointly with Republican John McCain and acknowledged he needed to better introduce himself to Americans.]]></description><comments>13</comments><score>-48</score><crdate>5/10/2008 10:23:54 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-10T22:23:54+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>61241</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/61241/1/</url><title><![CDATA[California tax proposals target beer-loving, pornography-watching yacht owners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic lawmakers search far and wide for new revenue to balance the state budget, though Republicans have vowed to stop any tax hikes.]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>-73</score><crdate>5/9/2008 11:20:11 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-09T11:20:11+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>60568</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/60568/1/</url><title><![CDATA[U.N. sees world climate change deal in 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world can reach a significant new climate change pact by the end of 2009 if current talks keep up their momentum, the head of the United Nations climate panel said on Sunday.]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>11</score><crdate>5/4/2008 4:30:08 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-04T16:30:08+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>60541</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60541/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Unprecedented collapse of salmon population hits West Coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#8220;The unprecedented collapse of the salmon population will hit fishermen, their families, and fishing communities hard, and that is why we have moved quickly to declare a fishery disaster.&#8221;]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>-94</score><crdate>5/4/2008 3:54:40 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-04T03:54:40+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>60492</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/60492/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Republicans Crossing Over to Vote in Democratic Contests]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#8220;I used to like John McCain, but he&#8217;s aligning himself too closely with what Bush did, and that&#8217;s just not what I want for this country,&#8221; Mrs. Morgan, who is 56, said when asked to explain her rejection of the presumptive Republican nominee.]]></description><comments>7</comments><score>49</score><crdate>5/3/2008 12:16:20 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-03T12:16:20+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>59384</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59384/1/</url><title><![CDATA[The Real Loser in Pennsylvania -- The Democratic Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[For better or worse &#8212; and many Democrats fear it is for worse &#8212; the race goes on.]]></description><comments>6</comments><score>-61</score><crdate>4/23/2008 1:45:01 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-23T01:45:01+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>59168</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/59168/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Makers of Dove buying palm oil from suppliers who destroy Indonesian rainforests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unilever, the makers of Dove beauty products, are buying palm oil from suppliers who destroy Indonesia's rainforests. We've got the proof. They're causing forest destruction, species extinction and climate change.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>-39</score><crdate>4/21/2008 10:00:51 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-21T22:00:51+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>59088</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/59088/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Pondering the Potential of a Web 3.0: Social Hybrid]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I was walking outside this evening under the black Japan sky amidst the industrial bleakness of the suburbs, I began to really think what feature I would like to see emerge in Web 3.0.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>-78</score><crdate>4/21/2008 5:02:16 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-21T05:02:16+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>59048</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/59048/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Ewe are one in a million: Sheep gives birth to FIVE lambs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sheep gave birth to a whopping FIVE lambs - beating odds of one in a million.<br/><br/>The plucky ewe held on to her tiny offspring after the amazing delivery at Solomon's Farm in Rolvenden, Kent.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>363</score><crdate>4/20/2008 9:59:09 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-20T21:59:09+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>59044</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/59044/1/</url><title><![CDATA[US governors on climate change: &quot;we have no time to lose&quot;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hundredth anniversary of a national conservation meeting called by Theodore Roosevelt brought officials from 18 states to sign a statement calling for federal action on climate change. Ars reports from the 008 Conference of Governors on Climate Change.]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>-34</score><crdate>4/20/2008 9:10:41 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-20T21:10:41+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>58269</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/58269/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Amazingly Well-Researched Star Trek Trivia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now, I&#8217;m as much of a Trek fan as the next guy (TNG rules, thank you very much), but this site represents some seriously impressive fan research.]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>-4</score><crdate>4/14/2008 10:14:59 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-14T22:14:59+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>58060</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/58060/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court to consider death penalty for child rape]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears arguments about whether the death penalty can be imposed for child rape, taking up for the first time in more than 30 years whether a crime other than murder can be punished by execution.]]></description><comments>18</comments><score>136</score><crdate>4/13/2008 11:16:17 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-13T11:16:17+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57947</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/57947/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Sprint To Customer: &quot;Are You Nucking Futs?&quot;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pam asked Jessica if she could port her landline to her mobile account, prompting the Sprint CSR to respond: &quot;No, are you nucking futz?&quot; Pam wasn't expecting an abusive chat when she visited Sprint's website to research a potential contract extension, but Jessica unexpectedly appeared with advice that wasn't just rude, but also wrong.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>-53</score><crdate>4/12/2008 1:00:07 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-12T01:00:07+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57911</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/57911/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Scientists Flesh Out Plans to Grow (And Sell) Test Tube Meat]]></title><description><![CDATA[In five to 10 years, supermarkets might have some new products in the meat counter: packs of vat-grown meat that are cheaper to produce than livestock and have less impact on the environment.]]></description><comments>20</comments><score>151</score><crdate>4/11/2008 3:01:33 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-11T15:01:33+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57863</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/57863/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Good Samaritan finds $140,000 - Hands it in]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a tempting sight for struggling landscaper Eli Estrada: a bag filled with $140,000 on a Cerritos street.<br/><br/>There was his credit card debt, upcoming wedding and making ends meet with his artificial grass and landscaping business.<br/><br/>But turning it over to Long Beach police last month was the right thing to do, he said.]]></description><comments>17</comments><score>39</score><crdate>4/11/2008 9:29:24 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-11T09:29:24+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57858</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/57858/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Music downloaders win round in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boston University students have won what one lawyer hailed as a &quot;David and Goliath&quot; victory after challenging one of the recording industry's most aggressive tactics: lawsuits targeting people who illegally download music.]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>359</score><crdate>4/11/2008 9:13:08 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-11T09:13:08+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57841</id><url>http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/57841/1/</url><title><![CDATA['Death' Is Dead...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stanley Kamel, the actor who portrayed 'Death' on <i>Six Feet Under</i> and the psychiatrist on <i>Monk</i>, has passed away at the age of 65.]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>282</score><crdate>4/10/2008 9:52:58 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-10T21:52:58+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57775</id><url>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/57775/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Yahoo's new, bold anti-Microsoft plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo and Microsoft are now both flailing wildly in a contest to see who can look most desperate. In the Blue corner, there's Rupert. In the ! corner, there's AOL. And somewhere, the Internet is crying.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>-35</score><crdate>4/10/2008 11:28:06 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-10T11:28:06+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57647</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/57647/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Exposed: Videos You Were Never Meant To See]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the tough anti-union talk to the wilder side of men in drag, videos of Wal-Mart corporate meetings are being sold to willing buyers, and the corporate behemoth is not happy about it.<br/><br/>*yes, there's a video link in the article.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>203</score><crdate>4/9/2008 8:34:01 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-09T20:34:01+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57635</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/57635/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Over 500 teachers receive termination notices accidentally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unrest has spread throughout the Fort Worth Independent School District after more than 500 teachers received letters telling them they were terminated from their jobs.]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>-72</score><crdate>4/9/2008 6:42:50 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-09T18:42:50+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57634</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/57634/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Over 500 teachers receive termination notices accidentally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unrest has spread throughout the Fort Worth Independent School District after more than 500 teachers received letters telling them they were terminated from their jobs.]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>-42</score><crdate>4/9/2008 6:41:51 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-09T18:41:51+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57597</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/57597/1/</url><title><![CDATA[2 Faced baby being worshipped as reincarnated Hindu goddess Durga]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poor little thing.]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>273</score><crdate>4/9/2008 1:42:33 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-09T13:42:33+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57590</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/57590/1/</url><title><![CDATA[John Cleese to back Obama]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pythoneer John Cleese states he will volunteer as speech writer for Obama if he receives the democratic nomination for president... my god... There will be no stopping him!]]></description><comments>12</comments><score>292</score><crdate>4/9/2008 12:45:43 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-09T12:45:43+01:00</atomdate></link></items></xml>