<?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/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine</title><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:17:31 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 01:02:09 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Israeli Aggression Creates Many Questions, Calm and Restraint is Crucial - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Ban Ki-moon has called on all sides &ldquo;to exercise maximum calm and restraint, and to act with a sense of responsibility to prevent an escalation of what is already a devastating and highly dangerous conflict.&rdquo; In his wisdom, the U.S. must take heed.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/16/18303782-israeli-aggression-creates-many-questions-calm-and-restraint-is-crucial-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/16/18303782-israeli-aggression-creates-many-questions-calm-and-restraint-is-crucial-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>airstrikes</category><category>john-mccain</category><category>ban-ki-moon</category><category>israeli-aggression</category><category>president-obama</category><category>u-s-intervention</category><category>general-martin-dempsey</category><category>syria-escalation</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:17:22 +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>Steve Fraser: A Wall Street State of Mind - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s the illusion of opulence, wealth that anyone can achieve, that drives the American psyche. You see, there is nothing characteristically or intrinsically different between Wall Street types and the rest of us. What drives Wall Street drives America.
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The financi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/06/18081378-steve-fraser-a-wall-street-state-of-mind-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/06/18081378-steve-fraser-a-wall-street-state-of-mind-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>economic-meltdown</category><category>american-psyche</category><category>steve-fraser</category><category>a-wall-street-state-of-mind</category><category>financial-crisis-2007-2008</category><pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 09:40:39 +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>Obama's Terror Remark Highly Hypocritical in Light of U.S. Wars - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[An attack on the innocent is paradoxical to what it means to be an American. It should never be the American way. Instead of better ways to kill, maim, and torture, the U.S. should be finding ways to stop the killing and maiming, and find ways of peace.
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&ldquo;Anytime bo&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/01/17998056-obamas-terror-remark-highly-hypocritical-in-light-of-us-wars-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/01/17998056-obamas-terror-remark-highly-hypocritical-in-light-of-us-wars-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>cluster-bombs</category><category>pipe-bombs</category><category>pressure-cooker-bombs</category><category>boston-marathon-bombings</category><category>tsarnaev-brothers</category><category>obama-terror-remark-hypocritical</category><category>improvised-explosive-devices-ied</category><pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 10:05:56 +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>Mass Shooting, Gun Control, Background Checks: Americans Part of Cause when They Fail to Act - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Someday there will be another mass shooting and Americans certainly will be a part of its cause because they didn&rsquo;t do everything in their power to try to prevent it.
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Most major news outlets, so far, have uncritically reported the Senate&rsquo;s failure to pass the&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17925739-mass-shooting-gun-control-background-checks-americans-part-of-cause-when-they-fail-to-act-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17925739-mass-shooting-gun-control-background-checks-americans-part-of-cause-when-they-fail-to-act-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>congress</category><category>senate</category><category>politics</category><category>national-rifle-association</category><category>gun-control</category><category>nra</category><category>condemnation</category><category>president-obama</category><category>manchin-toomey</category><category>expanded-background-check</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:44:30 +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>If Congress Cannot Pass Basic Gun Law, What Meaningful Law Will Ever Pass? - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[The obstacle to effective gun control legislation falls on people like potential presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, who does not support universal background checks. If Sandy Hook is not reason enough to act, what will be reason enough?
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As of this writing, the anti&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/22/17859057-if-congress-cannot-pass-basic-gun-law-what-meaningful-law-will-ever-pass-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/22/17859057-if-congress-cannot-pass-basic-gun-law-what-meaningful-law-will-ever-pass-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>congress</category><category>politics</category><category>gun-law</category><category>sandy-hook</category><category>senator-marco-rubio</category><category>universal-background-checks</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:55:36 +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>America Becoming Closer to the Police State of Orwell's Oceania in 1984 - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[NDAA, the Patriot Act, America&rsquo;s torture policy, executing Americans without trial, GPS tracking, and law enforcements persistent infringement on our constitutional rights have already changed what it means to be an American
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No one will wake up one morning and disc&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/18/17813803-america-becoming-closer-to-the-police-state-of-orwells-oceania-in-1984-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/18/17813803-america-becoming-closer-to-the-police-state-of-orwells-oceania-in-1984-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>patriot-act</category><category>politics</category><category>police-state</category><category>paramilitary</category><category>drones</category><category>gps-tracking</category><category>american-civil-liberties-union-aclu</category><category>national-defense-authorization-act-ndaa</category><category>law-enforcement-infringement</category><category>police-use-of-military-technology-tactics</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:46:18 +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>The Inconvenient Truth of High Tech's Silicon Valley - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Conservatives and republicans propagate how rich people benefit society more than the rest of us. That they alone will bring people struggling to survive out of poverty. However, Silicon Valley&rsquo;s real story reveals the fallacy behind their words.
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Conservatives and &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17717539-the-inconvenient-truth-of-high-techs-silicon-valley-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17717539-the-inconvenient-truth-of-high-techs-silicon-valley-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>poverty</category><category>silicon-valley</category><category>capitalism</category><category>homelessness</category><category>income-gap</category><category>income-inequality</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:55:14 +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>North Korea: Let's Not Forget Iraq's Greatest Lesson</title>
<description><![CDATA[As the drums of war begin, let&rsquo;s not forget that governments lie. Let&rsquo;s not heed the propaganda from either side. We need to pay close attention folks because the United States may be equally culpable in the threat to peace.
&nbsp;
&ldquo;Shock and awe.&rdquo; That &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17652014-north-korea-lets-not-forget-iraqs-greatest-lesson</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17652014-north-korea-lets-not-forget-iraqs-greatest-lesson</guid><category>iraq</category><category>iran</category><category>politics</category><category>north-korea</category><category>iraq-war</category><category>shock-and-awe</category><category>war-propaganda</category><category>threat-to-peace</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2013 10:15:57 +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>The U.S. Supreme Court and Society Should Not Accept Arguments That Keep America in the Dark Ages</title>
<description><![CDATA[Now the nation&rsquo;s highest court has heard the arguments. It&rsquo;s now time for justices to weigh the pros and cons of same-sex marriage and to rule on its merits. The decision, expected by late June, will be complete with all the legal language and complexity associated wi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17549630-the-us-supreme-court-and-society-should-not-accept-arguments-that-keep-america-in-the-dark-ages</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17549630-the-us-supreme-court-and-society-should-not-accept-arguments-that-keep-america-in-the-dark-ages</guid><category>marriage</category><category>politics</category><category>thomas-jefferson</category><category>same-sex-marriage</category><category>bill-o-reilly</category><category>u-s-supreme-court</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 09:53:08 +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>Ryan's &quot;Path to Prosperity&quot;: Easy Street for Some, Calamity for Most</title>
<description><![CDATA[The republican&rsquo;s prosperity budget protects wealthy Americans at everyone else&rsquo;s expense. While America&rsquo;s less fortunate may have to prepare for the impact of safety net cuts, defense spending continues and the extreme cost of weapons systems prevail
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Th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17498548-ryans-path-to-prosperity-easy-street-for-some-calamity-for-most</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17498548-ryans-path-to-prosperity-easy-street-for-some-calamity-for-most</guid><category>politics</category><category>defense-spending</category><category>wealthy-americans</category><category>paul-ryan</category><category>f-35-joint-strike-fighter</category><category>safety-net-cuts</category><category>path-to-prosperity-budget</category><category>weapons-systems-cost</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:39:51 +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>Who's Kidding Who -- Drone Attacks on U.S. Soil Won't Happen and Can't Happen?</title>
<description><![CDATA[The assertion that the U.S. government would not use drones to kill Americans on their turf is an illusionary notion. Rand Paul&rsquo;s thirteen-hour talkathon to block confirmation of President Obama&rsquo;s nominee for director of the CIA was an unnecessary waste of time. Sen. &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17398484-whos-kidding-who-drone-attacks-on-us-soil-wont-happen-and-cant-happen</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17398484-whos-kidding-who-drone-attacks-on-us-soil-wont-happen-and-cant-happen</guid><category>politics</category><category>u-s-attorney-general-eric-holder</category><category>rand-paul-filibuster</category><category>obama-drone-policy</category><category>armed-drone-attack</category><category>cia-director-confirmation-hearings</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:48:52 +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>America's Atrocities: No Gun Ri, Tiger Force, Mỹ Lai, Highway of Death,  Iraq and Afghanistan </title>
<description><![CDATA[Incomprehensible atrocities occur in war that seem inevitable but cannot be overlooked. America&rsquo;s wars are not an exception, and Americans should be shaken up by this reality. War&rsquo;s brutality clearly points to the fact they must end.
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There are incomprehensibl&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17330468-americas-atrocities-no-gun-ri-tiger-force-m-lai-highway-of-death-iraq-and-afghanistan</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17330468-americas-atrocities-no-gun-ri-tiger-force-m-lai-highway-of-death-iraq-and-afghanistan</guid><category>politics</category><category>vietnam</category><category>gulf-war</category><category>tiger-force</category><category>no-gun-ri</category><category>america-s-wars</category><category>america-s-massacres</category><category>m-lai</category><category>highway-of-death</category><category>charley-company</category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:12:07 +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>Lies, Misinformation, Demonization Will Inevitably Bring on U.S.-Iran War - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[We deposed Iran&rsquo;s elected leader, reinstated the Shah, and all was dandy. Until, that is, the Iranians overthrew the government, took over our embassy, and held Americans hostage. We have held a grudge ever since, making prospects for peace unlikely.
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&ldquo;Iranian&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17267036-lies-misinformation-demonization-will-inevitably-bring-on-us-iran-war-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17267036-lies-misinformation-demonization-will-inevitably-bring-on-us-iran-war-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>ronald-reagan</category><category>jimmy-carter</category><category>ayatollah-ruhollah-khomeini</category><category>american-hostages</category><category>shah-of-iran</category><category>iran-contra-affair</category><category>u-s-iran-war</category><category>iran-iraq-war-link</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:26:24 +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>Citizens Energy-CITGO-Petróleos De Venezuela, Hugo Chavez Continue Helping Needy Americans Keep Warm</title>
<description><![CDATA[For eight years Venezuela has given needy Americans heating oil. They and federally funded LIHEAP are two important means of keeping low-income people warm. There should not be criticism nor reduced funding when no one else steps forward to help
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Like his father Bob and U&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17167260-citizens-energy-citgo-petrleos-de-venezuela-hugo-chavez-continue-helping-needy-americans-keep-warm</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17167260-citizens-energy-citgo-petrleos-de-venezuela-hugo-chavez-continue-helping-needy-americans-keep-warm</guid><category>venezuela</category><category>politics</category><category>hugo-chavez</category><category>citgo</category><category>citizens-energy</category><category>joe-kennedy-ii</category><pubDate>Sun, 3 Mar 2013 12:36:44 +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>Abandoning the Common Good for the Sake of Profit - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Corporate capitalism has created. an unjust and inhumane society. We throw families of undocumented immigrants into unfathomable predicaments. We abandon their children. We have abandoned any sense of right and wrong for the sake of profit.
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Have you ever wondered why Con&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17099790-abandoning-the-common-good-for-the-sake-of-profit-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17099790-abandoning-the-common-good-for-the-sake-of-profit-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>illegal-immigration</category><category>immigration-reform</category><category>common-good</category><category>undocumented-immigrants</category><category>dream-act</category><category>federal-bureau-of-prisons</category><category>corporate-capitalism</category><category>pursuit-of-profit</category><category>for-profit-prison</category><category>profiting-from-human-misery</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:16:02 +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>Corporations, Facebook Pay No Taxes, Receive Huge Refunds, yet We Face &quot;Sequester&quot; on March 1 - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Before talking about $1 trillion cuts to defense and domestic spending, the United States needs to solve its tax problems including deductions and loopholes.
&nbsp;
While most of us struggle to pay our taxes with no loopholes, corporations receive immense tax breaks because of &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17055676-corporations-facebook-pay-no-taxes-receive-huge-refunds-yet-we-face-sequester-on-march-1-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17055676-corporations-facebook-pay-no-taxes-receive-huge-refunds-yet-we-face-sequester-on-march-1-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>tax-reform</category><category>sequester</category><category>facebook-pay-no-taxes-receive-huge-refunds</category><category>defense-domestic-spending-cuts</category><category>tax-breaks-deductions-and-loopholes</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:22:12 +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>Wall Street Faces Senator Warren's Passion for Consumer Financial Protection - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Wall Street has a formidable opponent in Senator Warren. She scares bankers who see her as a forceful entity that threatens to tighten regulations, take them to court for bad behavior, and who intends to make their lives extremely uncomfortable.
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Newly seated Massachusett&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17055085-wall-street-faces-senator-warrens-passion-for-consumer-financial-protection-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17055085-wall-street-faces-senator-warrens-passion-for-consumer-financial-protection-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>senator-scott-brown</category><category>consumer-financial-protection-bureau</category><category>wall-street-banking-committee</category><category>wall-street-reform-lobbyists</category><category>banking-financial-regulators</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:18:30 +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>Fear Mongering, Lobbying, Money, Wayne LaPierre and the NRA - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[NRA&rsquo;s mission is not to protect Americans, but rather to increase their coffers through fear mongering, and intense lobbying, in order to protect their corporate partnerships, merchandizing revenues, and membership fees 
&nbsp;
The day after President Obama&rsquo;s State &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17028859-fear-mongering-lobbying-money-wayne-lapierre-and-the-nra-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17028859-fear-mongering-lobbying-money-wayne-lapierre-and-the-nra-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>gun-control</category><category>nra</category><category>wayne-lapierre</category><category>gun-lobby</category><category>richard-feldman</category><category>stand-and-fight</category><category>ricochet-confessions-of-a-gun-lobbyist</category><category>nra-finances</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:35:29 +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>Will John Brennan's Senate Confirmation Hearing Expose the Ugly New Face of American Power? - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[John Brennan will face queries about his role in the Bush torture policies, and questions regarding Obama&rsquo;s drone program, kill list, and shadow wars. Hopefully his confirmation hearing will provide insight into the ugly new face of American power.
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February 7 will &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16850279-will-john-brennans-senate-confirmation-hearing-expose-the-ugly-new-face-of-american-power-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16850279-will-john-brennans-senate-confirmation-hearing-expose-the-ugly-new-face-of-american-power-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>torture</category><category>central-intelligence-agency</category><category>counterterrorism</category><category>drones</category><category>senate-select-committee-on-intelligence</category><category>kill-list</category><category>john-brennan</category><category>senate-confirmation-hearing</category><category>shadow-wars</category><category>new-face-of-american-power</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:52:11 +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>Compassion: The Soul of America's Political and Social Values - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Many acts of compassion take place in everyday life. But In the Republican Party, compassion is practically nonexistent. Republican apparent hostility toward The Golden Rule and indifference to the wellbeing of Americans is palpable.
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All over the world, there are those w&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16804443-compassion-the-soul-of-americas-political-and-social-values-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16804443-compassion-the-soul-of-americas-political-and-social-values-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican</category><category>the-golden-rule</category><category>essence-of-compassion</category><category>soul-of-america-s-political-and-social-values</category><category>extraordinary-acts-of-compassion</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 10:57:30 +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>Violence Begets the Very Thing it Seeks to Destroy - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Despite evidence that we have a gun problem, support for gun control is dwindling; there are protests nationwide against stricter gun controls. The problem is greater than guns; it lies in the fact that violence has become an American way of life.&nbsp; 
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With 90 guns for&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16675355-violence-begets-the-very-thing-it-seeks-to-destroy-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16675355-violence-begets-the-very-thing-it-seeks-to-destroy-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>gun-violence</category><category>assault-rifles</category><category>mass-shootings</category><category>gun-legislation</category><category>gun-purchases</category><category>gun-related-deaths</category><category>gun-background-check</category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:27:04 +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>A Murderer's Weapon of Choice - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Where there are a preponderance of guns and a lack of effective gun laws, there are more murders. Guns are the problem, not mental illness or violent games and entertainment.
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Vice President Joe Biden has reported the recommendations of the federal task force to curb gun &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/20/16613906-a-murderers-weapon-of-choice-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/20/16613906-a-murderers-weapon-of-choice-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>mental-illness</category><category>firearm</category><category>gun-law</category><category>mass-shooting</category><category>gun-advocate</category><category>gun-murder</category><category>violent-games-entertainment</category><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:55:59 +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>Living with Control Freaks is Frustrating and Not Easy - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Control freaks will not be here in search for a solution to their problem. You are here searching for a solution because someone in your life is a control freak. You need to learn to cope. If you cannot, then break away and move to some place far away.
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If in your life, y&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16503868-living-with-control-freaks-is-frustrating-and-not-easy-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16503868-living-with-control-freaks-is-frustrating-and-not-easy-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>health</category><category>bipolar-disorder</category><category>manic-depressive</category><category>problem-drinking</category><category>living-with-control-freaks</category><category>obsessive-control</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:29:34 +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>Christianity Has Sold Its Soul to Capitalism - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[No other Christmas has shown the hypocrisy of Christians more than this year. Extravagant Christmas spending on guns and other gifts simply show that Christians are not true to their faith.
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Ironically, the story of the Nativity, the &ldquo;historically unreliable&rdquo; &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16392543-christianity-has-sold-its-soul-to-capitalism-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16392543-christianity-has-sold-its-soul-to-capitalism-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>jesus</category><category>nativity</category><category>christianity</category><category>capitalism</category><category>hypocrisy</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2013 11:45:20 +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>Pets Are Not a Substitute for Children - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[For the most part, childbearing is declining due to fears that overpopulation will cause economic and environmental distress. As a consequence, people are turning to pets as a substitute for children. But pets cannot replace the benefits of children.
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Horses and ponies, c&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Horatio1937]]></source><link>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16265900-pets-are-not-a-substitute-for-children-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</link><guid>http://horatiogreen.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16265900-pets-are-not-a-substitute-for-children-yahoo-voices-voicesyahoocom</guid><category>children</category><category>overpopulation</category><category>not-news</category><category>pets-animals</category><category>childbearing</category><category>pet-ownership</category><category>economic-environmental-distress</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:48:51 +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></channel></rss>