<?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://nicey.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:44:27 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:37:51 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Report: Long-term benefits don&amp;#39;t keep people jobless&amp;#160; - NBC News.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Another talking point defeated.
Yeah, those unemployment benefits constantly complained about had nearly 0 impact on the unemployment rate.
I like the detractor in this article...]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18277627-report-long-term-benefits-dont-keep-people-jobless-nbc-newscom</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18277627-report-long-term-benefits-dont-keep-people-jobless-nbc-newscom</guid><category>unemployment</category><category>us-news</category><category>unemployment-insurance</category><category>unemployment-benefits</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:44:26 +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=nicey9C13F750-5EB3-E028-1EFB-85CEF454642F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="241" width="362" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey9C13F750-5EB3-E028-1EFB-85CEF454642F.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>CBO Slashes 2013 Deficit Projection to $642 Billion</title>
<description><![CDATA[This is even less than I was thinking.
After the IRS had announced they had a pretty big tax season I knew it would be less than the 850 billion projection. But I was thinking 750 billion.
642 billion.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18274851-cbo-slashes-2013-deficit-projection-to-642-billion</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18274851-cbo-slashes-2013-deficit-projection-to-642-billion</guid><category>debt</category><category>us-news</category><category>cbo</category><category>us-budget-deficit</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:10:21 +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=niceyA69EACF5-5A2D-6A7E-45BC-E4ED938D99CD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=niceyA69EACF5-5A2D-6A7E-45BC-E4ED938D99CD.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>US April Surplus Up, Year-to-Date Deficit Down: CBO</title>
<description><![CDATA[Thru the first 7 months of the year the budget deficit was 489 billion compared to 720 billion last according to the CBO.
Basing last years final figure to this one and projecting that would mean a deficit of 740 billion dollars for the current fiscal year, 2013.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/08/18124015-us-april-surplus-up-year-to-date-deficit-down-cbo</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/08/18124015-us-april-surplus-up-year-to-date-deficit-down-cbo</guid><category>deficit</category><category>debt</category><category>spending</category><category>us-news</category><category>cbo</category><category>us-budget</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 13:16:13 +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=niceyE4A45A15-6A4B-1220-0960-33B8664A117A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=niceyE4A45A15-6A4B-1220-0960-33B8664A117A.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>World Poor Remain Poor</title>
<description><![CDATA[This link is to a series of photos from the month.
I am drawing attention to the first.
This is typical around the world now.
Emerging economies are not improving their citizens economic circumstances meaningfully. Despite rapid growth in Russia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17898431-world-poor-remain-poor</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17898431-world-poor-remain-poor</guid><category>poverty</category><category>world-news</category><category>poor</category><category>wages</category><category>global-middle-class</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:38:08 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey6B449EFD-4D41-4B1F-A276-3EF3A810F48F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1" width="1" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey6B449EFD-4D41-4B1F-A276-3EF3A810F48F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="1" height="1" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rich got richer during the recovery, and rest got poorer, study says - Life Inc.</title>
<description><![CDATA[And there you have it.
Nothing has changed. Unlike the Depression which reset the economy for all, the ultra wealthy got a massive bailout of pretty much everything they own.
From direct money from the government, to trillions in lending from the Federal Reserve.
Meanwhile, ho&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17895092-rich-got-richer-during-the-recovery-and-rest-got-poorer-study-says-life-inc</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17895092-rich-got-richer-during-the-recovery-and-rest-got-poorer-study-says-life-inc</guid><category>banks</category><category>us-news</category><category>consumers</category><category>poor</category><category>ultra-wealthy</category><category>rich-got-richer</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:02:16 +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></item><item><title>Why Some Gold Bugs Are Still Hanging On </title>
<description><![CDATA[This market is in denial. And that tells you it is no where near capitulation.

He says that once traders with short positions in gold start to unwind their bets, the price of gold should rally as quickly as it fell over recent trading sessions.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780398-why-some-gold-bugs-are-still-hanging-on</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780398-why-some-gold-bugs-are-still-hanging-on</guid><category>markets</category><category>gold</category><category>price</category><category>world-news</category><category>cnbc</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:35:24 +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=nicey219FC8C8-1354-BDB6-D3EF-6577223C2DC3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey219FC8C8-1354-BDB6-D3EF-6577223C2DC3.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>Daily Kos: Jon Stewart SLAMS Sen. Rand Paul's (R-KY) tone-deaf speech to black students</title>
<description><![CDATA[I like the article from New York Times, May 17, 1970.
Yes....The Southern Strategy was real modern day GOPers. No, the Democrats of the South from the 30s-60s are not the Democrats of today (they're GOP).
And no, the Northern GOP that was progressive for decades until the 1970s&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17720049-daily-kos-jon-stewart-slams-sen-rand-pauls-r-ky-tone-deaf-speech-to-black-students</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17720049-daily-kos-jon-stewart-slams-sen-rand-pauls-r-ky-tone-deaf-speech-to-black-students</guid><category>jon-stewart</category><category>us-news</category><category>howard-university</category><category>southern-strategy</category><category>rand-paul</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:36:49 +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=nicey85017AD2-5985-D9E2-AA1F-AD6CBA70DFC9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="125" width="125" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey85017AD2-5985-D9E2-AA1F-AD6CBA70DFC9.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>McDonald's to workers: Customers aren't the enemy</title>
<description><![CDATA[Pssssssss.......
McDs. *The way you treat your employees will be the way they treat customers.*]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706989-mcdonalds-to-workers-customers-arent-the-enemy</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706989-mcdonalds-to-workers-customers-arent-the-enemy</guid><category>mcdonalds</category><category>us-news</category><category>employees</category><category>customers</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:30:46 +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=nicey7E2A99F4-AEE1-02CE-0C08-4643CE1044D2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey7E2A99F4-AEE1-02CE-0C08-4643CE1044D2.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>Wal-Mart mulls getting customers to deliver packages to online buyers - Business on NBCNews.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[It appears that Walmart's cheapness in dealing with people who work for them knows no bounds. Not only do they treat their employees poorly, but now they are looking to see if they can't extend that to getting customers to work on their behalf for peanuts.
Walmart appears to be &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17501576-wal-mart-mulls-getting-customers-to-deliver-packages-to-online-buyers-business-on-nbcnewscom</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17501576-wal-mart-mulls-getting-customers-to-deliver-packages-to-online-buyers-business-on-nbcnewscom</guid><category>delivery</category><category>us-news</category><category>customers</category><category>walmart</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:44:18 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=niceyCA74784D-B67A-9AA2-9C8B-DEFB9E843258.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=niceyCA74784D-B67A-9AA2-9C8B-DEFB9E843258.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>Wealthy Say Higher Taxes Haven't Hurt Spending, Investing</title>
<description><![CDATA[So what was all the fuss about?
From all evidence in the new year, higher taxes from the SS tax restoration and higher wage taxes on 450k and up and implementation of the ACA surcharge taxes have had virtually no impact on spending or investing.
But they will probably close the&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17488646-wealthy-say-higher-taxes-havent-hurt-spending-investing</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17488646-wealthy-say-higher-taxes-havent-hurt-spending-investing</guid><category>taxes</category><category>spending</category><category>us-news</category><category>investing</category><category>wealthy</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:10:48 +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=nicey28C3CFF0-AFC8-899D-FCD9-E3B93D9EDF34.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey28C3CFF0-AFC8-899D-FCD9-E3B93D9EDF34.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>Skills gap impacting employers across the globe</title>
<description><![CDATA[Global Employers underinvestment in their societies is starting to come home to roost.
Either in low taxes (thus one of the first expenses governments tend to cut is education), under paying employees (employees do not have enough money to take continuing education to obtain ski&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17471964-skills-gap-impacting-employers-across-the-globe</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17471964-skills-gap-impacting-employers-across-the-globe</guid><category>world-news</category><category>skills-gap</category><category>global-corporations</category><category>global-employment</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:29:59 +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>Why Washington Can't Stop Spending Habits </title>
<description><![CDATA[It's not so easy. Or so obvious.
Here you have absolute budget Hawk...Paul Ryan.
Yeah, he wants to cut everyone else, but not at home. No sir.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17458145-why-washington-cant-stop-spending-habits</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17458145-why-washington-cant-stop-spending-habits</guid><category>budget</category><category>deficit</category><category>debt</category><category>us-news</category><category>government-spending</category><category>paul-ryan</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:43:05 +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>NBC/WSJ poll: Public wary about sequester cuts, but Obama in stronger political position than GOP - First Read</title>
<description><![CDATA[Republicans seem bent on damaging their standing with the public no matter the cost.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17116747-nbcwsj-poll-public-wary-about-sequester-cuts-but-obama-in-stronger-political-position-than-gop-first-read</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17116747-nbcwsj-poll-public-wary-about-sequester-cuts-but-obama-in-stronger-political-position-than-gop-first-read</guid><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>polls</category><category>sequester</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:48:36 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=niceyC47A545A-1F44-F9D2-0514-06FCF28CA2E6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=niceyC47A545A-1F44-F9D2-0514-06FCF28CA2E6.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>Is Newsvine (NBC) Aware Discussion Links from MSNBC news don't work?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Normally, clicking the discussion link at the bottom of articles that are on MSNBC.com will take you to a newsvine discussion.
]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16938061-is-newsvine-nbc-aware-discussion-links-from-msnbc-news-dont-work</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16938061-is-newsvine-nbc-aware-discussion-links-from-msnbc-news-dont-work</guid><category>discussion</category><category>msnbc</category><category>newsvine-links</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:27:00 +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>S&amp;P E-Mails on Mortgage Crisis Show Alarm and Gallows Humor</title>
<description><![CDATA[S&amp;P caught red handed.
So. Let's see.
Many brought up "Our ratings aren't good, we're AAA rating bad investments."
Management:
"Uh, don't worry. Let's get that money."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16871618-sp-e-mails-on-mortgage-crisis-show-alarm-and-gallows-humor</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16871618-sp-e-mails-on-mortgage-crisis-show-alarm-and-gallows-humor</guid><category>ratings</category><category>us-news</category><category>aaa</category><category>s-p</category><category>mbs</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2013 19:12:01 +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=nicey1CEAA245-71EF-355F-9FB7-AD8CE2DD5180.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey1CEAA245-71EF-355F-9FB7-AD8CE2DD5180.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>Investors Beware: Reasons to Be Suspicious of Buyouts Led by Management </title>
<description><![CDATA[This is a prime example of the "fluff" that the so called "job creators" get into in order to have more wealth for the sake of having more wealth.
I find it interesting that many investors/investment companies/and the "rich" but not ultra wealthy defend these CEOs.
Great exampl&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16868233-investors-beware-reasons-to-be-suspicious-of-buyouts-led-by-management</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16868233-investors-beware-reasons-to-be-suspicious-of-buyouts-led-by-management</guid><category>investors</category><category>ceo</category><category>dell</category><category>us-news</category><category>buyouts</category><category>class-warfare</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:29:55 +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=nicey72629AD3-8264-7CEB-F2C9-35E79673F9B2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey72629AD3-8264-7CEB-F2C9-35E79673F9B2.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>CBO: Budget Deficit Estimate Drops Below $1 Trillion</title>
<description><![CDATA[Budget deficit = 5.2%.
&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16856015-cbo-budget-deficit-estimate-drops-below-1-trillion</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16856015-cbo-budget-deficit-estimate-drops-below-1-trillion</guid><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 19:39:49 +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=nicey27F02ACA-19D4-7D28-43A1-DD48E39B4D8F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey27F02ACA-19D4-7D28-43A1-DD48E39B4D8F.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>Feds to sue S&amp;P over mortgage bond ratings - Business on NBCNews.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Only took 5 years of investigating....
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16852406-feds-to-sue-sp-over-mortgage-bond-ratings-business-on-nbcnewscom</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16852406-feds-to-sue-sp-over-mortgage-bond-ratings-business-on-nbcnewscom</guid><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 13:57:24 +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=niceyC08DEEB3-8798-F700-99A9-DEB7A0C5D0C0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="40" width="40" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=niceyC08DEEB3-8798-F700-99A9-DEB7A0C5D0C0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="40" height="40" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Economy Added 720,000 more Jobs over 2011-2012, October-December 2012 200,000 Jobs average</title>
<description><![CDATA[Though the rate did not drop, and the growth was 157,000 (shy of the 166,000 average estimate), previous revisions reveal the economy was more robust than percieved in previous years.
From benchmarking revisions data from the business sector, it was revealed the average job grow&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16807299-economy-added-720000-more-jobs-over-2011-2012-october-december-2012-200000-jobs-average</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16807299-economy-added-720000-more-jobs-over-2011-2012-october-december-2012-200000-jobs-average</guid><category>jobs-report</category><category>unemployment</category><category>us-news</category><category>bls</category><category>unemployment-rate</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 15:41:52 +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=nicey5CAE883A-C7B3-BB18-CDBA-A8237086D054.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="40" width="40" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey5CAE883A-C7B3-BB18-CDBA-A8237086D054.jpg&amp;width=120" width="40" height="40" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Chesapeake Energy CEO's $45 million goodbye- MSN Money</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tell me again how the rest of the global population isn't subsidizing these absolute a-holes? There's redistribution of wealth certainly, you just have to make sure you are in one of the elite positions where things like....kick backs, bribes, and using a public company to enhanc&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16776692-chesapeake-energy-ceos-45-million-goodbye-msn-money</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16776692-chesapeake-energy-ceos-45-million-goodbye-msn-money</guid><category>ceo</category><category>us-news</category><category>wealthy</category><category>chesapeak</category><category>golden-parachut</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:01:16 +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=nicey3BAE52E2-8194-ED72-7AD6-9E3442DAB5E3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey3BAE52E2-8194-ED72-7AD6-9E3442DAB5E3.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>Why This Is the Best-Looking GDP Drop You'll Ever See</title>
<description><![CDATA[People seem to be jumping on the "see, things are terrible" band wagon this morning.
A bit of digging reveals the economy was shockingly robust on the private sector side in Q4, despite many headwinds.
Including:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16774960-why-this-is-the-best-looking-gdp-drop-youll-ever-see</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16774960-why-this-is-the-best-looking-gdp-drop-youll-ever-see</guid><category>economy</category><category>jobs</category><category>us-news</category><category>q4</category><category>gdp-report</category><category>4th-quarter-gdp</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:56:17 +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=nicey94C4C906-E934-F223-1A5E-113DE638F177.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey94C4C906-E934-F223-1A5E-113DE638F177.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>Inequality Threatens Global Society: WEF Founder </title>
<description><![CDATA[Inequality has moved well beyond being an American Phenemenon.
For all the talk of the "Rising Global Middle Class" most studies of measurements (such as the GINI ratio) reveal that despite tremendous growth in places like India, China, Brazil, Russia, Turkey, and so on.....
Th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16642126-inequality-threatens-global-society-wef-founder</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16642126-inequality-threatens-global-society-wef-founder</guid><category>world-news</category><category>employment</category><category>inequality</category><category>wealth</category><category>global-society</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:33:38 +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=niceyD515CAA6-FA28-7A88-ECFB-76F872CB7C84.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=niceyD515CAA6-FA28-7A88-ECFB-76F872CB7C84.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>Jobless claims drop to five-year low - Economy Watch on NBCNews.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Wow.
That is a big move down.

He said there was nothing unusual in the state level data and that no states had been estimated.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16564952-jobless-claims-drop-to-five-year-low-economy-watch-on-nbcnewscom</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16564952-jobless-claims-drop-to-five-year-low-economy-watch-on-nbcnewscom</guid><category>economy</category><category>us-news</category><category>jobless-claims</category><category>initial-claims</category><category>five-year-low</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:41:06 +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=nicey1EC6B516-05F3-4D88-1530-7D081211C470.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="145" width="216" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey1EC6B516-05F3-4D88-1530-7D081211C470.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>Rescued by a Bailout, AIG May Sue Its Savior</title>
<description><![CDATA[Now, setting aside that this is pretty inflamatory to the citizenry in general.
Do they actually have a case?
There are two main issues.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/08/16418375-rescued-by-a-bailout-aig-may-sue-its-savior</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/08/16418375-rescued-by-a-bailout-aig-may-sue-its-savior</guid><category>aig</category><category>us-news</category><category>bailout</category><category>suing-america</category><category>thanks-america</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jan 2013 23:55:47 +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=nicey77B4592B-82DA-CE62-04B5-E2782CC36E09.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="160" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey77B4592B-82DA-CE62-04B5-E2782CC36E09.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>House vote on fiscal cliff compromise remains in doubt - First Read</title>
<description><![CDATA[So.....
89-8 vote in the Senate. And House Republicans are saying the deal is no good?
I think it's time for the grown ups to tell the house to get their sh** together and quit acting like children.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16287041-house-vote-on-fiscal-cliff-compromise-remains-in-doubt-first-read</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/01/16287041-house-vote-on-fiscal-cliff-compromise-remains-in-doubt-first-read</guid><category>politics</category><category>house</category><category>eric-cantor</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 21:42:10 +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=nicey209F0E1C-CC45-FF26-C072-021EFFC938A4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey209F0E1C-CC45-FF26-C072-021EFFC938A4.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></channel></rss>