<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Obama Spendometer : RSS 2.0</title><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><webMaster>plime.com</webMaster><copyright>2008, plime.com.</copyright><lastBuildDate></lastBuildDate><pubDate></pubDate><generator>Plime/1</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><image><title>Obama Spendometer : RSS 2.0</title><url>http://www.plime.com/images/logo.gif</url><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Spendometer]]></title><description><![CDATA[An increase in spending of nearly $1 Trillion in over 4 years?<br/><br/>What happened to this talk of &quot;lowering spending?&quot;  Is this the change we're looking for?]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/52922/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/52922/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[The $5 Trillion Question]]></title><description><![CDATA[<a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.getliberty.org/content.asp?pl=3&amp;contentid=3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Getliberty.org</a> (who has not endorsed either candidate) questions Barack Obama's spending increase and tax increases on the upper class.  Can this fix the deficit?<br/><br/>(Please, don't just downvote this because you don't like anything that questions Obama.  If you don't like it, just don't upvote it.  It's not un-newsworthy.)]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/80025/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/80025/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Opens Double-Digit Lead Over McCain: Poll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has opened up a 10-point lead over Republican opponent John McCain two weeks before the November 4 U.S. election, according to Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released on Tuesday.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/79962/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/79962/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[McCain vs. Obama: Rasmuessen's Most Recent Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to the economy, 47% of voters trust John McCain more than Barack Obama. Obama is trusted more by 41%. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey also found that, when it comes to the War in Iraq, McCain is trusted more by 49% of voters. Obama is preferred by 37%. McCain has an even larger edge --53% to 31%--on the broader topic of National Security.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/63742/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/63742/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Super Obama World]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you loved the old Super Mario World, and you like Barack Obama, you&#8217;ll love Super Obama World game.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/81084/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/81084/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[The Truth About Barack Obama]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rather than restate untruths about Obama, the campaign would do better to start some rumors of its own.<br/><br/>Such as: Barack Obama wears a FLAG PIN at all times. Even in the shower. <br/><br/>and: There's only one artist on Barack Obama's iPod: FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/65970/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/65970/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama, the Candidate of Shadows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Throughout his campaign Barack Obama has mocked his critics, noting that they just don't get what a novel figure and consistent unifier he has been for his whole life. &quot;They say: We don't know enough about him. His pastor once said something. He's got a funny name, sounds Muslim.&quot;]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/60215/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/60215/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Women Threaten Obama Boycott]]></title><description><![CDATA[...A group calling itself &quot;Clinton Supporters Count Too&quot; ...stands ready to boycott the Democratic Party if Clinton doesn't win the nomination, and will work against superdelegates who support Obama over Clinton as a means of registering their displeasure with the party.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/61994/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/61994/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Campaign Lawyer Tries to Intimidate Student Journalists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Palestra.com student journalists found and exposed actual voter fraud in Ohio.<br/> <br/>BUT... Since their report, the two have received an ominous letter from an Obama campaign lawyer, informing them he was going to &quot;read what you write and watch what you say.&quot; Currently, they are also the subject of an &quot;investigation&quot; by the folks over at the &quot;Daily Kos.&quot;]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/80380/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/80380/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie Mac makes off-color joke at Obama event ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bernie Mac's slightly risque joke does not go over well at an Obama event. That isn't shocking. What is shocking to me is the ancient age of the joke he was telling and the amount of times it gets posted to 1000's of forums every few months. Bernie. Cough up a few bucks for some writers.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/68590/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/68590/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Man stabs brother-in-law over Obama / Clinton debate.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Obama is the coolest!<br/>No Clinton is the coolest! *STAB*<br/><br/>Link fixed... my bad.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/52000/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/52000/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Students can't talk about President-Elect Obama]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers are prohibiting students from talking about President-Elect Barack Obama. The children were threatened with suspension if they said Obama's name or wore clothing that supports him.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/81442/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/81442/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Gordon Brown favors Obama over McCain?]]></title><description><![CDATA[England's Prime Minister Gordon Brown praised Obama and the Democrats, but neglected to mention McCain, infuriating the Republicans and raising Tory eyebrows.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/75636/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/75636/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Fraudulent Barack Obama Sites Taking Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Barack Obama campaign is looking into two sites that look a lot like official sites soliciting money on his behalf. These two unofficial sites where up and running and asking for money until last week.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/59739/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/59739/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Blacks Worried About White Riot if Obama Wins]]></title><description><![CDATA[A black commentator, angry about white perception of his race's riot readiness, flips the looking glass and asks if whites will riot if Obama wins. Suggests that white are just as likely to riot as blacks.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/80876/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/80876/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama photo in turban, robe causes stir]]></title><description><![CDATA[<b>No they're getting petty - what politician hasn't donned 'traditional garb' to win favor?</b><br/><br/>A photograph circulating on the Internet of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama dressed in traditional local garments during a visit to Kenya in 2006 is causing a dustup in the presidential campaign over what constitutes a smear.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/52004/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/52004/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Cartoons About The Obama Victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Best Cartoons About The Obama Victory From All Over The World.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/world/l/81505/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/world/l/81505/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Ways Obama Can Show He'll Be A Different Kind Of President]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barack Obama has said he wants to change the political system. Now that he is president-elect, we'll see what that actually means.<br/><br/>In his acceptance speech, Obama plans to offer some symbolic gestures, such as reaching out to Republicans and not appearing overly celebratory. This is a good start, but there's more he could do. Here are a few suggestions:]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/81095/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/81095/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama's past worries Democrats.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Democratic Party's newest shining star has an admitted past of using cocaine.]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/8461/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/8461/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Interviewed On &quot;FOX News Sunday&quot;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barack Obama may not be planning to debate Hillary Clinton again before the Indiana primary, but he did sit down with FOX News Sunday to hash over a few touchy subjects in an interview that aired this morning.<br/><br/><i>**Here's a rundown of the interview... more in the comments section.</i>]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59788/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59788/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama promises new era of scientific innovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Obama has pledged over the lengthy presidential campaign, to see what his administration will mean for science and technology.<br/>He promised to lead a new era of scientific innovation in America and to restore integrity to US science policy. This would be achieved by doubling the federal investment in basic research and by addressing the &quot;grand challenges&quot; of the 21st century, he said]]></description><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/81209/1/</link><guid>http://www.plime.com/science/l/81209/1/</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate></pubDate> </item></channel></rss>