<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>Bertie Ahern announces resignation : 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>56740</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/56740/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Bertie Ahern announces resignation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoiseach" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Taoiseach</a> announced today that he will tender his resignation as Ireland's leader on 6th May following allegations of financial wrong-doing.<br/><br/>Ahern denies the suggestions, instead saying that government was suffering from his distractions.]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>39</score><crdate>4/2/2008 9:35:40 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-02T09:35:40+01:00</atomdate></link><table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='100%' style='padding-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;' class='trh'><tr valign='bottom'><td><table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'><tr valign='bottom'><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabs lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-comments'><a href='/politics/l/56740/1/' class='plime2 td mn'>comments (4)</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-related'><a href='/politics/l/56740-related/1/' class='plime td mn'>related</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-share'><a href='/politics/l/56740-share/1/' class='plime td mn'>share</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-history'><a href='/politics/l/56740-history/1/' class='plime td mn'>edit history (0)</a></td></tr></table></td><td class='minitabspc' style='width:100%' valign='middle'><table width='100%'><tr class='regular'><td align='right'> <a onclick='return false' class='page-dull td'>&lt;</a><span> <b><a class='page-selected td' href='/politics/l/56740/1/'>1</a></b> <a onclick='return false' class='page-dull td'>&gt;</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><comment><id>231442</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/56740/1/xml_widget.rss#q5</url><title><![CDATA[Marz @ 4/3/2008 1:56:44 PM]]></title><content><![CDATA[Oh, I'm glad he's gone. But in a way, he's done a lot of good for the country too. I think he did alright. For a cowboy.<br/>But amazing how he managed to get re-elected last year, even after the &quot;I was a financial minister with no bank account&quot; nonsense. He was a slippery fellow.<br/>Cowen as next leader of FF.... Not quite as charismatic as Bertie! But, maybe that's no bad thing.]]></content><score></score><crdate>4/3/2008 1:56:44 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-03T13:56:44+01:00</atomdate></comment><comment><id>231108</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/56740/1/xml_widget.rss#q4</url><title><![CDATA[Kitsune86 @ 4/2/2008 5:41:52 PM]]></title><content><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/politics/l/56740/1/#q3"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>pocksucket</b> : Ah come on now - he's resigning for the good of the country, to stop the distractions - the very epitome of the act of an innocent man.<br/></i></div>Are you in training to be a politician then?<br/>;D<br/><br/>That ad is great! Should mention that the former Taoisigh all get a car and driver and bodyguard compliment of the Government for life. And they're expected to be able to debate <i>as Gaeilge</i>.]]></content><score></score><crdate>4/2/2008 5:41:52 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-02T17:41:52+01:00</atomdate></comment><comment><id>231065</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/56740/1/xml_widget.rss#q3</url><title><![CDATA[pocksucket @ 4/2/2008 3:30:50 PM]]></title><content><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/politics/l/56740/1/#q2"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>Kitsune86</b> : Finally. Can't believe he's still denying doing anything wrong.</i></div>Ah come on now - he's resigning for the good of th country, to stop the distractions - the very epitome of the act of an innocent man.<br/><br/>Meanwhile it has created this <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.recruitireland.com/job/?jobID=10012942" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">fantastic opportunity</a>.]]></content><score></score><crdate>4/2/2008 3:30:50 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-02T15:30:50+01:00</atomdate></comment><comment><id>231051</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/56740/1/xml_widget.rss#q2</url><title><![CDATA[Kitsune86 @ 4/2/2008 2:50:24 PM]]></title><content><![CDATA[Finally. Can't believe he's still denying doing anything wrong.]]></content><score></score><crdate>4/2/2008 2:50:24 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-02T14:50:24+01:00</atomdate></comment></items></xml>