<?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/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - Get Smarter Here</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com</link><description>Newsvine - Get Smarter Here</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2010</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:48:37 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:28 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Swedish artist: cartoon murder plot 'low-tech'</title><description><![CDATA[A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by drawing the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog said Wednesday he has no regrets and believes the suspects in an alleged plot to kill him were not professionals.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom, Associated Press Writers]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002094-swedish-artist-cartoon-murder-plot-low-tech</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002094-swedish-artist-cartoon-murder-plot-low-tech</guid><category>world-news</category><category>eu</category><category>sweden</category><category>prophet</category><category>prophet-muhammad</category><category>drawing</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:04:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/3e447f8c-d11e-4dee-9b8b-85e0bc6dee4a.jpg" width="75" height="84" /></item><item><title>Unemployment rises in 30 states in January</title><description><![CDATA[Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002210-unemployment-rises-in-30-states-in-january</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002210-unemployment-rises-in-30-states-in-january</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>unemployment</category><category>state</category><category>labor-department</category><category>state-unemployment</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:37:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cable, sat TV firms ask gov't to stop TV blackouts</title><description><![CDATA[Cable, satellite TV and other video providers have asked the government to intervene in ongoing fee disputes with TV networks &#8212; big-money fights that are expected to escalate this year as more contracts expire.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Yao, AP Business Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002232-cable-sat-tv-firms-ask-govt-to-stop-tv-blackouts</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002232-cable-sat-tv-firms-ask-govt-to-stop-tv-blackouts</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>tec</category><category>cable</category><category>broadcasters</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:41:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Charlie Sheen due back on `Two and a Half Men'</title><description><![CDATA[A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at "Two and a Half Men" after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS' top-rated sitcom.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002325-charlie-sheen-due-back-on-two-and-a-half-men</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002325-charlie-sheen-due-back-on-two-and-a-half-men</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>people</category><category>charlie-sheen</category><category>sheen</category><category>half-men"</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:02:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Calif. at 38</title><description><![CDATA[Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Jablon, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4001438-lost-boys-actor-corey-haim-dead-in-calif-at-38</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4001438-lost-boys-actor-corey-haim-dead-in-calif-at-38</guid><category>us-news</category><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>los-angeles</category><category>obit</category><category>corey-haim</category><category>haim</category><category>lost-boys"</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/a9905e88-63fa-4170-b9f8-64ded5121617.jpg" width="75" height="115" /></item><item><title>Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package</title><description><![CDATA[Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002010-panasonics-first-3-d-tv-set-in-2900-package</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002010-panasonics-first-3-d-tv-set-in-2900-package</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>tec</category><category>panasonic</category><category>3-d-tv</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:43:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>House bans misleading census mailings</title><description><![CDATA[The House has passed legislation that would ban misleading mailings designed to appear they're from the Census Bureau.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002704-house-bans-misleading-census-mailings</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002704-house-bans-misleading-census-mailings</guid><category>politics</category><category>us</category><category>census</category><category>census-bureau</category><category>phony</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:36:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Texas Tech opens Big 12 with 82-67 victory</title><description><![CDATA[John Roberson scored 19 points, Nick Okorie added 18 and Texas Tech overcame a sloppy start defensively to open the Big 12 tournament with an 82-67 victory over Colorado on Wednesday.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Marshall, AP Sports Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002765-texas-tech-opens-big-12-with-82-67-victory?category=sports</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002765-texas-tech-opens-big-12-with-82-67-victory?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>college-basketball</category><category>colorado</category><category>texas-tech</category><category>john-roberson</category><category>nick-okorie</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:48:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/39c4daa7-d6cb-4cc7-99ef-f8e3add285a0.jpg" width="75" height="95" /></item><item><title>Quinn seeks income tax hike for schools</title><description><![CDATA[Calling himself a realist, Gov. 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You’ve probably noticed them working outside airline terminals in all kinds of weather, but perhaps you’ve never bothered to enlist their services, either because you don’t know what they do, or you do know what they do, but don’t want to pay extra for what they do.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Landsel, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002730-why-airport-skycaps-might-be-your-best-friends</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002730-why-airport-skycaps-might-be-your-best-friends</guid><category>people</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>tips</category><category>airlines</category><category>fees</category><category>check</category><category>bags</category><category>bag</category><category>lines</category><category>curbside</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:33:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Talks between BA, cabin crew reach no agreement</title><description><![CDATA[British Airways says talks with a cabin crew union aimed at averting a strike have broken down with no agreement.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002691-talks-between-ba-cabin-crew-reach-no-agreement</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002691-talks-between-ba-cabin-crew-reach-no-agreement</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>britain</category><category>british-airways</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:32:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Iran tops list of jailers of journalists in world</title><description><![CDATA[Journalists have become a prime target in an Iranian government crackdown on the opposition following last June's disputed presidential election, with 52 of them currently held &#8212; making Iran the top jailer of journalists in the world, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Scheherezade Faramarzi , Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002686-iran-tops-list-of-jailers-of-journalists-in-world</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002686-iran-tops-list-of-jailers-of-journalists-in-world</guid><category>world-news</category><category>iran</category><category>ml</category><category>journalists</category><category>protect-journalists</category><category>jailing</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:30:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Head of BCS fires back at Senators who sent letter</title><description><![CDATA[The head of college football's Bowl Championship Series says Congress "has more important things to do" than look into his group's revenue distribution.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002678-head-of-bcs-fires-back-at-senators-who-sent-letter?category=sports</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002678-head-of-bcs-fires-back-at-senators-who-sent-letter?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>congress</category><category>college-football</category><category>bcs</category><category>bowl-championship-series</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:28:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Unemployment benefit cuts, higher taxes projected</title><description><![CDATA[Benefits paid to suffering unemployed workers will have to be cut and taxes on struggling businesses will have to go up to pay for a staggering number of claims due to the recession, Wisconsin lawmakers were told 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Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002677-tropicana-sizes-shrink-prices-rise-on-citrus-woes</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002677-tropicana-sizes-shrink-prices-rise-on-citrus-woes</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>price</category><category>hike</category><category>tropicana</category><category>price-hike</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:27:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rays top pick David Price injured by shattered bat</title><description><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Rays prized left-hander David Price, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, left Wednesday's game against the Boston Red Sox in the bottom of the second inning after being hit on the right hand by the barrel of a shattered 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Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002576-budget-deficit-sets-record-in-february</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/10/4002576-budget-deficit-sets-record-in-february</guid><category>politics</category><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>budget</category><category>deficit</category><category>budget-deficit</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:06:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Roush is satisfied with NASCAR action</title><description><![CDATA[The owner of Carl Edwards' car says he is satisfied with NASCAR's penalty on the driver.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated 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