<?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://cg68doc.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:26:26 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:03:08 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Oklahoma Tornado: Glenn Beck and Twitter to the Rescue</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Social media is often recognized narrowly as a way to connect with friends, or to share and read the news. Yesterday it was demonstrated that social media can serve as a medium of mobilization for disaster relief, helping Americans all over the country reach out and help those &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18410035-oklahoma-tornado-glenn-beck-and-twitter-to-the-rescue</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18410035-oklahoma-tornado-glenn-beck-and-twitter-to-the-rescue</guid><category>fema</category><category>not-news</category><category>beck</category><category>disaster-relief</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:24:15 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docF1FFA98F-16A8-61EA-D511-9E90EE577F84.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docF1FFA98F-16A8-61EA-D511-9E90EE577F84.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>3 More Reasons to Fear the IRS - Reason.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[So the IRS has admitted to sitting on applications for tax-exempt status by Tea Party groups for political reasons.
According to the government&rsquo;s own investigation, applications containing terms such as Tea Party and Patriot were singled out for delays and holds even as gr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18409861-3-more-reasons-to-fear-the-irs-reasoncom</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18409861-3-more-reasons-to-fear-the-irs-reasoncom</guid><category>politics</category><category>irs</category><category>abuse-of-power</category><category>intimidation</category><category>government-overreach</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:19:52 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc39EFFDD4-D125-C0E0-970F-D0E6AC55102E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc39EFFDD4-D125-C0E0-970F-D0E6AC55102E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>IRS Worker Used Federal Plastic For Amazon Buys</title>
<description><![CDATA[Entrusted with a government credit card, an Internal Revenue Service worker allegedly used the plastic for a years-long Amazon.com shopping spree that netted her hundreds of items, including a chocolate fondue fountain; Bollywood movies; Pampers; Harlequin romance novels; Omaha S&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18409819-irs-worker-used-federal-plastic-for-amazon-buys</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18409819-irs-worker-used-federal-plastic-for-amazon-buys</guid><category>fraud</category><category>politics</category><category>waste</category><category>abuse-of-power</category><category>government-spending</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:17:45 +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 Real Lesson of the IRS Scandal | Hoover Institution</title>
<description><![CDATA[The news of the past week has rightly been dominated by allegations of abuse in the Exempt Office (EO) of the Internal Revenue Service. The EO is in charge of processing applications for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, which authorizes thes&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18409499-the-real-lesson-of-the-irs-scandal-hoover-institution</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18409499-the-real-lesson-of-the-irs-scandal-hoover-institution</guid><category>politics</category><category>scandal</category><category>freedom</category><category>abuse-of-power</category><category>censorship</category><category>transparency</category><category>obama-administration</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:27 +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>Best of the Web Today - WSJ.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Democracy is in peril: That is an emerging theme of the liberal left's response to the Obama scandals. The argument misses the point, no doubt deliberately. What we are witnessing now is not a crisis of democracy but a crisis of authority. The administrative state, in thrall to a&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18409261-best-of-the-web-today-wsjcom</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18409261-best-of-the-web-today-wsjcom</guid><category>politics</category><category>scandal</category><category>freedom</category><category>abuse-of-power</category><category>censorship</category><category>transparency</category><category>obama-administration</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:45:22 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc4A029F11-C4DD-9CD6-60DE-BA7DAB649E22.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="174" width="262" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc4A029F11-C4DD-9CD6-60DE-BA7DAB649E22.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Scandal-shocked House Democrats fear for 2014 - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Democrats aiming to retake the House next year against all odds tried to reassure themselves after President Barack Obama&rsquo;s week from hell: The election is still 18 months away, plenty of time for Republicans to turn today&rsquo;s gift into tomorrow&rsquo;s albatross.
Yet &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18409045-scandal-shocked-house-democrats-fear-for-2014-alex-isenstadt-politicocom</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18409045-scandal-shocked-house-democrats-fear-for-2014-alex-isenstadt-politicocom</guid><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>obama</category><category>reelection</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:31:55 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc2BD48382-7F83-7370-F294-074B19C498D2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="217" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc2BD48382-7F83-7370-F294-074B19C498D2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="66" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>On IRS, Ezra Klein is Still an Idiot, and so is the White House  - John Ransom - Townhall Finance Conservative Columnists and Financial Commentary - Page 1</title>
<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend the New York Times carried a story on the front page about the IRS scandal. The subhead of the story proclaims: &ldquo;Scrutiny went beyond conservative groups.&rdquo;
Want proof?
&ldquo;Overseen by a revolving cast of midlevel managers,&rdquo; writes the Times&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18394387-on-irs-ezra-klein-is-still-an-idiot-and-so-is-the-white-house-john-ransom-townhall-finance-conservative-columnists-and-financial-commentary-page-1</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18394387-on-irs-ezra-klein-is-still-an-idiot-and-so-is-the-white-house-john-ransom-townhall-finance-conservative-columnists-and-financial-commentary-page-1</guid><category>politics</category><category>nixon</category><category>freedom</category><category>censorship</category><category>transparency</category><category>obama-administration</category><category>nemies-list</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:14:34 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc72A81519-9CC7-7A73-B483-6EF08E57D7C2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="65" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc72A81519-9CC7-7A73-B483-6EF08E57D7C2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="65" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>5 Dead, 18 Wounded In Weekend Violence &amp;laquo; CBS Chicago</title>
<description><![CDATA[Five people have been killed and at least 18 others wounded &mdash; including a 12-year-old boy left in critical condition &mdash; in shootings across the city since Friday night.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18387691-5-dead-18-wounded-in-weekend-violence-laquo-cbs-chicago</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18387691-5-dead-18-wounded-in-weekend-violence-laquo-cbs-chicago</guid><category>chicago</category><category>politics</category><category>gun-control</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:30:38 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc4384962F-5E8D-8436-17FC-BD050B028283.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc4384962F-5E8D-8436-17FC-BD050B028283.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The PJ Tatler  &amp;raquo; Has an Iron Curtain Descended on the Cincinnati IRS Office?</title>
<description><![CDATA[ABC News visited the IRS Determinations office in Cincinnati, OH, the office that determines eligibility for 501(c)(3) and (4) groups. It has become a security state.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18387548-the-pj-tatler-raquo-has-an-iron-curtain-descended-on-the-cincinnati-irs-office</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18387548-the-pj-tatler-raquo-has-an-iron-curtain-descended-on-the-cincinnati-irs-office</guid><category>politics</category><category>nixon</category><category>freedom</category><category>censorship</category><category>transparency</category><category>obama-administration</category><category>nemies-list</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:27:39 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docD4778AAD-1879-B3C8-6240-1BC118DD701F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="85" width="85" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docD4778AAD-1879-B3C8-6240-1BC118DD701F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="85" height="85" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The White House's shifting IRS account - Reid J. Epstein - POLITICO.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[The White House on Monday once again added to the list of people who knew about the IRS investigation into its targeting of conservative groups &mdash; saying White House chief of staff Denis McDonough had been informed about a month ago.
Press secretary Jay Carney said again th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18387416-the-white-houses-shifting-irs-account-reid-j-epstein-politicocom</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18387416-the-white-houses-shifting-irs-account-reid-j-epstein-politicocom</guid><category>politics</category><category>nixon</category><category>freedom</category><category>censorship</category><category>transparency</category><category>obama-administration</category><category>nemies-list</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:22:25 +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>Michael Barone: Obama's IRS and AP scandals cast Big Chill on free speech | WashingtonExaminer.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Chilling effect. That's the term lawyers and judges use to describe the result of government actions that deter people from exercising their right of free speech.
There have been plenty of examples in the past 10 days.
The Obama administration's Justice Department issued a swee&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18387323-michael-barone-obamas-irs-and-ap-scandals-cast-big-chill-on-free-speech-washingtonexaminercom</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18387323-michael-barone-obamas-irs-and-ap-scandals-cast-big-chill-on-free-speech-washingtonexaminercom</guid><category>politics</category><category>nixon</category><category>freedom</category><category>censorship</category><category>transparency</category><category>obama-administration</category><category>nemies-list</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:18:37 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc68A7BFDE-1407-351C-A236-1BE4B32C6406.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="321" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc68A7BFDE-1407-351C-A236-1BE4B32C6406.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Future's so bright we have to wear shades: Column</title>
<description><![CDATA[The current scene doesn't look so great. We've got the Benghazi scandal, which Bob Woodward has compared to Watergate, we've got the IRS scandal, where Democratic members of Congress are saying the IRS director lied, we've got the FBI AP-snooping scandal, we've got the HHS "priva&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18387198-futures-so-bright-we-have-to-wear-shades-column</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18387198-futures-so-bright-we-have-to-wear-shades-column</guid><category>america</category><category>politics</category><category>change</category><category>growth</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:09:31 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc3D544D42-DF73-D6C8-880E-2331B6B8BA7A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="114" width="155" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc3D544D42-DF73-D6C8-880E-2331B6B8BA7A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Three Signs There's a Cover-Up | National Review Online</title>
<description><![CDATA[The late columnist William Safire once said that a good clue that someone in Washington was engaged in &ldquo;an artful dodge,&rdquo; i.e., a cover-up, was that they used the phrase &ldquo;mistakes were made.&rdquo; Safire defined it as a &ldquo;passive-evasive way of acknowledgi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18386585-three-signs-theres-a-cover-up-national-review-online</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18386585-three-signs-theres-a-cover-up-national-review-online</guid><category>politics</category><category>nixon</category><category>freedom</category><category>censorship</category><category>transparency</category><category>obama-administration</category><category>nemies-list</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:37:52 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docD8BA935C-2277-8DD9-8B4D-5B53EFAC6E8C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docD8BA935C-2277-8DD9-8B4D-5B53EFAC6E8C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Obama administration on Benghazi: We're not criminals, just incompetent idiots | The Daily Caller</title>
<description><![CDATA[I see no reason they can&rsquo;t be both, but if this is the line they&rsquo;re taking, fine.
CBS News:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18366784-obama-administration-on-benghazi-were-not-criminals-just-incompetent-idiots-the-daily-caller</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18366784-obama-administration-on-benghazi-were-not-criminals-just-incompetent-idiots-the-daily-caller</guid><category>libya</category><category>cia</category><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>foreign-policy</category><category>transparency</category><category>benghazi</category><category>dept-of-state</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 06:29:20 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docF9268ACE-5996-D4DD-1257-6F2B748FB532.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docF9268ACE-5996-D4DD-1257-6F2B748FB532.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Two House Dems demand Lerner resignation after using lobbyist to stage modified limited hangout &amp;laquo;  The Greenroom</title>
<description><![CDATA[What&rsquo;s worse than a high-ranking federal bureaucrat dishonestly setting up a planted question in order to stage a modified limited hangout&nbsp;in order to downplay an explosive scandal coming on quickly? Using a lobbyist to do it:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18366298-two-house-dems-demand-lerner-resignation-after-using-lobbyist-to-stage-modified-limited-hangout-laquo-the-greenroom</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18366298-two-house-dems-demand-lerner-resignation-after-using-lobbyist-to-stage-modified-limited-hangout-laquo-the-greenroom</guid><category>lobbyist</category><category>politics</category><category>transparency</category><category>obama-administration</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 06:09:07 +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>Obama's Counsel Told of IRS Audit Findings Weeks Ago - WSJ.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[The White House's chief lawyer learned weeks ago that an audit of the Internal Revenue Service likely would show that agency employees inappropriately targeted conservative groups, a senior White House official said Sunday.
That disclosure has prompted a debate over whether the &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18366233-obamas-counsel-told-of-irs-audit-findings-weeks-ago-wsjcom</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18366233-obamas-counsel-told-of-irs-audit-findings-weeks-ago-wsjcom</guid><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>obama</category><category>trust</category><category>govrnment</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 06:05:54 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc256B89B9-A746-F44D-FD46-E6A3FA1B0747.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="174" width="262" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc256B89B9-A746-F44D-FD46-E6A3FA1B0747.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Best of the Web Today: President Asterisk - WSJ.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[No one can deny that Barack Obama is a highly skilled politician, at least by the measure of election outcomes. His record is undefeated, save for an ill-advised 2000 primary challenge to an entrenched incumbent congressman. His 2008 presidential victory, after a fraction of a te&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18364316-best-of-the-web-today-president-asterisk-wsjcom</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18364316-best-of-the-web-today-president-asterisk-wsjcom</guid><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>government</category><category>obama</category><category>trust</category><category>polls</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:38:55 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc9F364317-6E9A-06D6-D4CA-C080730D2896.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="174" width="262" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc9F364317-6E9A-06D6-D4CA-C080730D2896.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>IRS Scandal Strikes a Severe Blow to Big Government </title>
<description><![CDATA[Right now, we have what&rsquo;s usually called a &ldquo;target-rich environment&rdquo; in politics for pundits and scandal investigators.&nbsp; Want a White House scandal to probe?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/17/18309556-irs-scandal-strikes-a-severe-blow-to-big-government</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/17/18309556-irs-scandal-strikes-a-severe-blow-to-big-government</guid><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>obama</category><category>trust</category><category>liberals</category><category>conservative</category><category>governement</category><category>over-reach</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:02:16 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docE91EBED5-38ED-F5B9-DD40-CDA6638E7593.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docE91EBED5-38ED-F5B9-DD40-CDA6638E7593.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Barack Obama IRS and Associated Press scandals: The president&amp;rsquo;s administration is making conservative fears appear valid. - Slate Magazine</title>
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It must get confusing in the IT department at the Associated Press:&nbsp;Are you talking about the hackers who hacked our Twitter account or the Justice Department hackers who hacked our phones?&nbsp;Monday, the&nbsp;Associated Press reported that the Justice Department had sec&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/17/18309183-barack-obama-irs-and-associated-press-scandals-the-presidentrsquos-administration-is-making-conservative-fears-appear-valid-slate-magazine</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/17/18309183-barack-obama-irs-and-associated-press-scandals-the-presidentrsquos-administration-is-making-conservative-fears-appear-valid-slate-magazine</guid><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>obama</category><category>trust</category><category>liberals</category><category>conservative</category><category>governement</category><category>over-reach</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:43:11 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docD9551FD5-3378-0172-D715-57D1ED9D81B4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docD9551FD5-3378-0172-D715-57D1ED9D81B4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Volokh Conspiracy &amp;raquo; Media Matters v. Media Matters</title>
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Media Matters raised some&nbsp;eyebrows when it issued talking points defending the Justice Department&rsquo;s seizure of AP phone records. &nbsp;After all, it seemed odd that an ostensibly liberal media watchdog would side with the government over the press. &nbsp;So the&nbsp;&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/16/18286537-the-volokh-conspiracy-raquo-media-matters-v-media-matters</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/16/18286537-the-volokh-conspiracy-raquo-media-matters-v-media-matters</guid><category>politics</category><category>justice-department</category><category>liberal</category><category>watchdog</category><category>conservative</category><category>collusion</category><category>media-matters</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:53:57 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc5018BA5A-6DAD-161B-B5D0-E2E9265F89C9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="80" width="80" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc5018BA5A-6DAD-161B-B5D0-E2E9265F89C9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="80" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Top Dem tax-writer Levin calls for IRS officials to resign - The Hill's Video</title>
<description><![CDATA[The ranking Democrat on the House&rsquo;s tax-writing committee on Wednesday called for two senior officials at the IRS to step down over the agency&rsquo;s targeting of conservative groups.
Rep. Sandy Levin (D-Mich.) said the acting commissioner of the IRS, Steven Miller, and L&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/16/18286180-top-dem-tax-writer-levin-calls-for-irs-officials-to-resign-the-hills-video</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/16/18286180-top-dem-tax-writer-levin-calls-for-irs-officials-to-resign-the-hills-video</guid><category>politics</category><category>freedom</category><category>censorship</category><category>transparency</category><category>obama-administration</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:33:21 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc4DC80CA6-E383-C9C8-D1D8-7F5EF666B1A0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="68" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc4DC80CA6-E383-C9C8-D1D8-7F5EF666B1A0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="21" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Texas: A Global Green Paragon | Via Meadia</title>
<description><![CDATA[Yes, you&rsquo;re reading that graph right. Texas&mdash;oil hungry, SUV-driving, fracking-friendly Texas&mdash;reduced its carbon emissions more than the usual green suspects of California, Germany, and Europe. The Energy Information Administration released a report yesterday ful&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/16/18286121-texas-a-global-green-paragon-via-meadia</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/16/18286121-texas-a-global-green-paragon-via-meadia</guid><category>texas</category><category>economy</category><category>jobs</category><category>politics</category><category>california</category><category>carbon-emissions</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:29:24 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docC4A3B61D-84F7-99C9-F50E-5EF247390160.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="68" width="369" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docC4A3B61D-84F7-99C9-F50E-5EF247390160.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="23" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Byron York: IRS scandal raises fears about enforcing Obamacare | WashingtonExaminer.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[A look at the text of the health care law reveals that much of it consists of amending the Internal Revenue Code to give the IRS more power. When Obamacare goes fully into effect in January, every American will have to prove to the IRS that he or she has "qualifying" health cover&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18263066-byron-york-irs-scandal-raises-fears-about-enforcing-obamacare-washingtonexaminercom</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18263066-byron-york-irs-scandal-raises-fears-about-enforcing-obamacare-washingtonexaminercom</guid><category>politics</category><category>health-care</category><category>corruption</category><category>scandal</category><category>irs</category><category>conflict-of-interest</category><category>obamacare</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:03 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docF366A1AA-3B81-A09A-49B9-9A03D9E672EF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="311" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68docF366A1AA-3B81-A09A-49B9-9A03D9E672EF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Best of the Web Today: Nobody's Laughing Now - WSJ.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[David Plouffe had an intriguing comment yesterday on the scandal involving selective tax-law enforcement against Tea Party groups. The manager of the 2008 Obama campaign who served as a top White House aide until this January, tweeted: "What IRS did dumb and wrong. Impt to note G&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18262687-best-of-the-web-today-nobodys-laughing-now-wsjcom</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18262687-best-of-the-web-today-nobodys-laughing-now-wsjcom</guid><category>politics</category><category>nixon</category><category>freedom</category><category>censorship</category><category>transparency</category><category>obama-administration</category><category>nemies-list</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:33:57 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc4C5F1BB3-BBB5-8F71-1F24-CE97D7DC2687.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="174" width="262" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc4C5F1BB3-BBB5-8F71-1F24-CE97D7DC2687.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Myth of the Scientific Liberal</title>
<description><![CDATA[Those who deny that germs cause disease shouldn't call their opponents anti-science. But that's exactly what HBO comedian and germ-theory-denier Bill Maher routinely calls Republicans to hearty applause.
The core trait of a scientific mind is that when its commitments clash with&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18262898-the-myth-of-the-scientific-liberal</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18262898-the-myth-of-the-scientific-liberal</guid><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>obama</category><category>liberals</category><category>conservative</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:27:34 +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></channel></rss>