<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>Because Racism is not yet Dead : XML WIDGET</title><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/</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>50637</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/50637/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Because Racism is not yet Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republican Sen. Chris Buttars apologizes for a remark in which he compared Senate Bill 48 to a black baby, calling it &#8220;a dark, ugly thing.&#8221;]]></description><comments>12</comments><score>325</score><crdate>2/14/2008 9:34:52 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-02-14T21:34:52+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>68232</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/68232/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Senate bows to Bush, approves surveillance bill ]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Bowing to President Bush's demands, the Senate approved and sent the White House a bill Wednesday to overhaul bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping and shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>94</score><crdate>7/9/2008 10:11:22 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-07-09T22:11:22+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>78497</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/78497/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Senate passes bill to hurt the taxpayers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senate voted 74-25 to pass a *slightly* different bill than the house voted down.<br/><br/>Yay! [/sarcasm]<br/><br/><a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&amp;session=2&amp;vote=00213" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Vote Record</a>]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>54</score><crdate>10/1/2008 11:22:21 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-10-01T23:22:21+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>56777</id><url>http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/56777/1/</url><title><![CDATA[The $2 Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A guy stops off at his local Taco Bell after work and decides to pay with a $2 bill instead of a $50 to make things easier for the cashier.<br/><br/>Hilarity and Asshatery ensue.]]></description><comments>12</comments><score>296</score><crdate>4/2/2008 3:04:48 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-02T15:04:48+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>57639</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/57639/1/</url><title><![CDATA[State Senate OK's gun-at-work bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the three-year duel over whether citizens should be allowed to conceal their firearms in locked vehicles at work, state lawmakers have decided Florida business owners will have to bite the bullet.<br/><br/>The possibilities for stories here is endless]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>151</score><crdate>4/9/2008 7:22:00 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-09T19:22:00+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>59111</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/59111/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Senate backs anti-discrimination bill for gays and lesbians]]></title><description><![CDATA[The measure (Senate Bill 200) takes the state's current anti-discrimination laws and adds sexual orientation to the list of things, such as race or national origin, that can't be considered.]]></description><comments>31</comments><score>44</score><crdate>4/21/2008 8:38:31 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-21T08:38:31+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>43664</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/43664/1/</url><title><![CDATA[New Bill Could Make You a &quot;Terrorist&quot;]]></title><description><![CDATA[&quot;The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It's a new law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush Administration, the war on Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security or any government agency (including the FDA). The law has already passed the House on a traitorous vote of 405 to 6, and it is now being considered in the Senate where a vote is imminent.&quot;<br/><br/>This blog summarizes the bill and links to the full text.]]></description><comments>27</comments><score>287</score><crdate>12/9/2007 5:16:32 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-12-09T05:16:32+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>68307</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/68307/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Senate approves bill to broaden wiretap powers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a major expansion of the government&#8217;s surveillance powers, handing President Bush one more victory in a series of hard-fought clashes with Democrats over national security issues. As most of you may know, I am a huge Obama fan and am saddened to see him voting in support of this (even though he said he wouldn't).]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>22</score><crdate>7/10/2008 12:25:31 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-07-10T12:25:31+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>38586</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/38586/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Presentation of the Homeland Terrorism Prepareness Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politician presents a bill for approval of the congress.<br/>Very clear bill and totally worth the tax payer's money ;oP]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>21</score><crdate>10/17/2007 2:16:39 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-10-17T02:16:39+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>54426</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/54426/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Teacher Sues School For Racism]]></title><description><![CDATA[After being subjected to cursing, racial slurs, items being thrown and more and complaining about it to the school Elizabeth Kandrac was told to tolerate the racism and attacks because such behavior was part of their culture.<br/><br/>Oh did I mention she was white?]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>172</score><crdate>3/15/2008 11:11:23 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-03-15T11:11:23+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>50762</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/50762/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Some voters say sexism less offensive than racism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The simple fact that either Hillary Clinton, a white woman, or Barack Obama, a black man, will likely be the Democratic nominee for president is fueling a nationwide debate about how sexism and racism may shape this campaign.]]></description><comments>11</comments><score>276</score><crdate>2/15/2008 3:31:03 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-02-15T15:31:03+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>7584</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/7584/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Senate Back Up For Grabs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota suffered a possible stroke Wednesday.<br/><br/><b>If</b> he had a stroke. <b>If</b> it is severe enough to force him to resign, than the republican governor of South Dakota could appoint anyone he wishes to the position, presumably a republican. This would put control of the senate back in republican hands.<br/><br/><b>**edit**</b>: <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4400765.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spokesperson said not a stroke.</a>]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>77</score><crdate>12/13/2006 8:38:54 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2006-12-13T20:38:54+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>25151</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/25151/1/</url><title><![CDATA[WWE Wrestler Chris Benoit, Family Found Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Benoit and his family were found dead in their Fayette County home Monday.]]></description><comments>12</comments><score>106</score><crdate>6/25/2007 8:29:02 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-06-25T20:29:02+01:00</atomdate></link></items></xml>