<?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 - Nicey-1026620's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 16:16:12 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 19:24:58 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>One-Percenter of the Week - income &amp;amp; wealth - MSN Money</title>
<description><![CDATA[Michael Brush on MSNMoney writes a column called 1%er of the week.
Found this weeks one particularly troubling.
For 2011, CEO pay of the S&amp;P 500 rose 31%. CEO Michael Johnson was paid 89 million dollars.
For what?
Well, he is the CEO for Herbalife. A company that only has&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/12/11675311-one-percenter-of-the-week-income-amp-wealth-msn-money</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/12/11675311-one-percenter-of-the-week-income-amp-wealth-msn-money</guid><category>1</category><category>ceo</category><category>us-news</category><category>executive-pay</category><category>stock-options</category><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 16:16:11 +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=nicey7686B629-C776-6167-54A4-D136862D44CE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="207" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey7686B629-C776-6167-54A4-D136862D44CE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="62" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Boomer Retirements Drive Down Jobless Rate - US Business News  - CNBC</title>
<description><![CDATA[I have for sometime thought there was more to the decline of the unemployment rate than just more people employed and people leaving the workforce in record numbers.
While it is true that people left the workforce in mass in 2008, 2009, and 2010. That rate seemed to level in 201&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/07/11582192-boomer-retirements-drive-down-jobless-rate-us-business-news-cnbc</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/07/11582192-boomer-retirements-drive-down-jobless-rate-us-business-news-cnbc</guid><category>us-news</category><category>baby-boomer</category><category>job-market</category><category>jobless-rate</category><category>unemployment-rate</category><category>discouraged-workers</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 18:42:03 +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=nicey6C4E6F14-0461-149E-5DF9-14DDEC21706A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey6C4E6F14-0461-149E-5DF9-14DDEC21706A.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>Bullied student faces expulsion, fired stun gun mom gave him | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[I actually went to this high school some years ago. Just making a comment about some national news from a former local resident.
Arsenal Technical is a large outdoor type high school, often taking long amounts of time to walk between classes, as such, they do have security/polic&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/05/11555103-bullied-student-faces-expulsion-fired-stun-gun-mom-gave-him-indianapolis-star-indystarcom</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/05/11555103-bullied-student-faces-expulsion-fired-stun-gun-mom-gave-him-indianapolis-star-indystarcom</guid><category>student</category><category>expulsion</category><category>indianapolis</category><category>us-news</category><category>bullying</category><category>stun-gun</category><category>arsenal-tech-high-school</category><pubDate>Sat, 5 May 2012 17:01:05 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=niceyC206E5F1-D5C2-0D30-C8D1-228464668D72.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1" width="1" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=niceyC206E5F1-D5C2-0D30-C8D1-228464668D72.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>New Video Shows Possible Zimmerman Head Injuries | Video | TheBlaze.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[I don't think they look like&nbsp;severe injuries.
Anyone else?
Signs of a struggle. My own hunch being that Zimmerman followed and was confronted for following. He drew the weapon. Situation escalated. And he shot Trayvon Martin (might have been accidental, but not my hunch)]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/02/10986611-new-video-shows-possible-zimmerman-head-injuries-video-theblazecom</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/02/10986611-new-video-shows-possible-zimmerman-head-injuries-video-theblazecom</guid><category>injuries</category><category>us-news</category><category>sanford</category><category>zimmerman</category><category>trayvon-martin</category><category>enhanced-video</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 Apr 2012 20:10:38 +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=nicey0A6371BE-039E-1352-616A-75F5E61DCCA4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="270" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey0A6371BE-039E-1352-616A-75F5E61DCCA4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>RealClearPolitics    - Polls Show Romney Poised for Victories on Tuesday</title>
<description><![CDATA[Romney is looking for the sweep tomorrow.

The data reveals a lot more bad news for Santorum.
The only real reason he's close in Wisconsin is it's an open primary (independents and dems can vote). They continu&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/02/10983995-realclearpolitics-polls-show-romney-poised-for-victories-on-tuesday</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/02/10983995-realclearpolitics-polls-show-romney-poised-for-victories-on-tuesday</guid><category>politics</category><category>wisconsin</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>rick-santorum</category><category>republican-primary</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 Apr 2012 16:26:18 +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>Electoral Math and how Barack Obama Could Lose the Election</title>
<description><![CDATA[I was reading up on some things today and came across something.
The 2010 Census has changed the Electoral College for the 2012 Presidential Election. My personal opinion is that it is likely Barack Obama will win, but it could be close. I hadn't broken down what ways he could lo&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/26/10874991-electoral-math-and-how-barack-obama-could-lose-the-election</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/26/10874991-electoral-math-and-how-barack-obama-could-lose-the-election</guid><category>politics</category><category>presidential-election</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>electoral-college</category><category>2012-election</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:52:10 +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>Republican Delegate Math...And your nominee is.....</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lead in:
The primary has been interesting. Especially, the news cycle related to this. Watching the Daily Show points out some quirks and drama of our news Media that borderlines on hysterical to pathetic to weird.
There are a couple takeaways from the season so far.
1) The inten&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/25/10853898-republican-delegate-mathand-your-nominee-is</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/25/10853898-republican-delegate-mathand-your-nominee-is</guid><category>election</category><category>politics</category><category>santorum</category><category>romney</category><category>republican</category><category>polls</category><category>delegates</category><category>etch-a-sketch</category><category>republican-primary</category><category>delegate-math</category><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:32:30 +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>Romney and Santorum would split vote if Gingrich exited race, poll says | PoconoRecord.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Actually, Newt pulling out would be even more damaging to Santorum than he thinks.
He mistakingly thinks he would pick up *all* of Gingrich supporters. What would actually happen according to the poll is a split.
And then Romney would be breaking 50% thresholds in many states, &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/20/10778895-romney-and-santorum-would-split-vote-if-gingrich-exited-race-poll-says-poconorecordcom</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/20/10778895-romney-and-santorum-would-split-vote-if-gingrich-exited-race-poll-says-poconorecordcom</guid><category>poll</category><category>politics</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>republican</category><category>primary</category><category>rick-santorum</category><category>newt-gingrich</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:55:19 +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>Illinois poll: Romney leads Santorum by 15 points</title>
<description><![CDATA[Romney's lead has widened significantly in Illinois.
Hopefully, Santorum starts to get it and realizes there's no chance. (Though I think he will continue to be stubborn).]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/19/10759037-illinois-poll-romney-leads-santorum-by-15-points</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/19/10759037-illinois-poll-romney-leads-santorum-by-15-points</guid><category>poll</category><category>politics</category><category>santorum</category><category>romney</category><category>republican</category><category>primary</category><category>illinois-primary</category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:34:14 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=niceyD38A8C9E-9D91-D2F1-66D4-E872916A6A51.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="151" width="230" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=niceyD38A8C9E-9D91-D2F1-66D4-E872916A6A51.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gas Prices Matter to Voters, but They Matter Little to Votes - NYTimes.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[I've seen a lot of articles about this. But as it turns out, the price of gas doesn't have much actual impact in the way people vote. There are a lot of other matters that are way more important.
In terms of the economy, we also put more focus on it than the actual impact it has&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/18/10748421-gas-prices-matter-to-voters-but-they-matter-little-to-votes-nytimescom</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/18/10748421-gas-prices-matter-to-voters-but-they-matter-little-to-votes-nytimescom</guid><category>gas</category><category>politics</category><category>votes</category><category>gasoline-prices</category><category>price-at-the-pump</category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:37:07 +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>Rasmussen 2012 Illinois Republican Primary Poll - Romney 41%, Santorum 32%</title>
<description><![CDATA[Can the media stop stumping for Santorum already.
It was pointed out this week how much of a drama show this has become to satiate the need of the media to make the primary contest exciting.
It's over. It's been over for a while. Santorum and Gingrich are just dragging this out&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/16/10722434-rasmussen-2012-illinois-republican-primary-poll-romney-41-santorum-32</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/16/10722434-rasmussen-2012-illinois-republican-primary-poll-romney-41-santorum-32</guid><category>poll</category><category>politics</category><category>santorum</category><category>romney</category><category>rasmussen</category><category>republican-primary</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:15:46 +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></item><item><title>Number of Employed Increases 2.769 Million Over the Last Seven Months</title>
<description><![CDATA[The number of people employed in the US economy has increased dramatically in recent months. If these numbers continue, the # of people working will increase more than any single 12 months period since the 1980s.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/09/10624754-number-of-employed-increases-2769-million-over-the-last-seven-months</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/09/10624754-number-of-employed-increases-2769-million-over-the-last-seven-months</guid><category>economy</category><category>jobs</category><category>unemployment</category><category>us-news</category><category>employment</category><category>labor-market</category><category>job-market</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2012 19:51:40 +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 GOP may backtrack on budget deal | National politics | News from Fort Worth, Dalla...</title>
<description><![CDATA[I think I can see the strategy from here.
Despite agreeing to a budget deal to secure everything thru into 2013, now house tea party candidates want to back out.
Let me guess.....
Maybe it's because a deal has to be made in order for the government to function and it would be &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/08/10611495-house-gop-may-backtrack-on-budget-deal-national-politics-news-from-fort-worth-dalla</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/08/10611495-house-gop-may-backtrack-on-budget-deal-national-politics-news-from-fort-worth-dalla</guid><category>senate</category><category>white-house</category><category>election</category><category>budget</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>house</category><category>tea-party</category><category>breaking-budget-deal</category><pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 16:55:12 +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>Private Sector Adds 216,000 Jobs in February</title>
<description><![CDATA[ADP (Advanced Data Processing), a private sector source of statisical data on the job market, is reporting a gain of 216,000 private sector jobs in February.
Up from 170,000 in January.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/07/10600050-private-sector-adds-216000-jobs-in-february</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/07/10600050-private-sector-adds-216000-jobs-in-february</guid><category>jobs</category><category>us-news</category><category>000</category><category>adp</category><category>private-sector</category><category>216</category><category>employment-report</category><category>216000</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 13:39:41 +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>Is Bradying set to be newest internet craze? | Yardbarker.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[I find this hysterical.
Never been a Tom Brady fan. I hope this craze takes off even more.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/08/10353961-is-bradying-set-to-be-newest-internet-craze-yardbarkercom</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/08/10353961-is-bradying-set-to-be-newest-internet-craze-yardbarkercom</guid><category>sports</category><category>patriots</category><category>super-bowl</category><category>tom-brady</category><category>gisele-bundchen</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:41:05 +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>Apparently, it's ok to put your finger in the POTUS face. </title>
<description><![CDATA[I've rarely seen something that seems so disrespectful.
Anyone remember if Bush ever had a governer come up and put their finger in his face? (I'm just asking....)
People say Obama isn't treated differently, maybe it's that we have more media coverage today, or it's more sensat&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/26/10242996-apparently-its-ok-to-put-your-finger-in-the-potus-face</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/26/10242996-apparently-its-ok-to-put-your-finger-in-the-potus-face</guid><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>potus</category><category>airforce-one</category><category>jan-brewer</category><category>scorpions-for-breakfast</category><category>arizona-governer</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:18:54 +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=nicey09E243E4-2D39-ABEA-8A7F-C573A8504F0C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="175" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicey09E243E4-2D39-ABEA-8A7F-C573A8504F0C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="171" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Hot Coffee - Your rights lost in the courtroom</title>
<description><![CDATA[I highly recommend watching this special.
Though it is certainly viewed from the side of the consumer and not the business, it's fairly straightforward.
A) Frivolous lawsuits are not crippling our justice system.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/02/6999824-hot-coffee-your-rights-lost-in-the-courtroom</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/02/6999824-hot-coffee-your-rights-lost-in-the-courtroom</guid><category>hbo</category><category>arbitration</category><category>jamie-leigh-jones</category><category>trial-by-jury</category><category>mcdonalds-coffee-case</category><pubDate>Sat, 2 Jul 2011 17:26:36 +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>Jon Stewart: Crisis in Dairyland, Angry Curds</title>
<description><![CDATA[Jon Stewart once again is spot on. 

I like the comparison of teachers as our wealthy "fat cat" neighbors who we should have class envy of. As opposed to you know....bankers. No class envy there, that's wrong.....unless it's teachers. Then class envy is appropriate. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/01/6161569-jon-stewart-crisis-in-dairyland-angry-curds</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/01/6161569-jon-stewart-crisis-in-dairyland-angry-curds</guid><category>daily-show</category><category>wisconsin</category><category>jon-stewart</category><category>us-news</category><category>teachers-union</category><category>crisis-in-dairyland</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Mar 2011 14:44:40 +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>January Jobs Report</title>
<description><![CDATA[The MSNBC post is always too long for this, so a more focused effort. 

Paraphrasing...

Bad weather constrained expected job creation. It was postive, but not as positive as the preceeding 4 months. 

A key good point - ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/04/5987741-january-jobs-report</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/04/5987741-january-jobs-report</guid><category>economy</category><category>jobs-report</category><category>unemployment</category><category>us-news</category><category>bls</category><pubDate>Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:47:30 +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>FCIC Releases Findings: CRA, Fannie and Freddie not responsible for 2008 Financial Crisis</title>
<description><![CDATA[Conclusions found:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/03/5981254-fcic-releases-findings-cra-fannie-and-freddie-not-responsible-for-2008-financial-crisis</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/03/5981254-fcic-releases-findings-cra-fannie-and-freddie-not-responsible-for-2008-financial-crisis</guid><category>2008</category><category>us-news</category><category>cra</category><category>subprime</category><category>financial-crisis</category><category>fcic</category><category>frannie-and-freddie</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Feb 2011 15:06:12 +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>CBO Estimates Deficit at 1.5 trillion for FY 2011....</title>
<description><![CDATA[Another rise in military spending, extension of more tax benefits (yes, the recent tax provisions increase even more than what the government was already giving back in 2009 and 2010), and somehow more spending despite freezes? 

Frankly, I'm sick of this. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/26/5925101-cbo-estimates-deficit-at-15-trillion-for-fy-2011</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/26/5925101-cbo-estimates-deficit-at-15-trillion-for-fy-2011</guid><category>deficit</category><category>us-news</category><category>cbo</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:30:16 +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>Really? Did I just read this statement on the vine...</title>
<description><![CDATA[
 This is just another hit piece thats aimed at Sarah who is pure as the driven snow.She is Christ like. What the lame stream media is doing to Sarah is just like what the Nazis did to the Jews. Congresswoman Giffords needs to apologize to Sarah for her role in this.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/21/5891815-really-did-i-just-read-this-statement-on-the-vine</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/21/5891815-really-did-i-just-read-this-statement-on-the-vine</guid><category>giffords</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:34:31 +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>Bill Maher: Tea Party wrong - Founding Fathers were liberal elites</title>
<description><![CDATA[I was tuning in to the end of Bill Maher's show the other day and he brought up a very interesting point. The vast majority of the Founding Fathers the Tea Party so worships were Academic Elitists. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/21/5891709-bill-maher-tea-party-wrong-founding-fathers-were-liberal-elites</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/21/5891709-bill-maher-tea-party-wrong-founding-fathers-were-liberal-elites</guid><category>us-news</category><category>bill-maher</category><category>founding-fathers</category><category>tea-party</category><category>liberal-elite</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:09:56 +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>Facebook Lawsuit Reopen: Twins' Bid Meets Doubt</title>
<description><![CDATA[I followed the first part of the suit when it was happening a few years ago. My thoughts:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/13/5830361-facebook-lawsuit-reopen-twins-bid-meets-doubt</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/13/5830361-facebook-lawsuit-reopen-twins-bid-meets-doubt</guid><category>lawsuit</category><category>us-news</category><category>facebook</category><category>mark-zuckerberg</category><category>winklevoss</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:48:41 +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>Has this bill passed yet?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Has this passed yet?

I thought John Stewart's continued focus on this day after day was both timely and brilliant. No other news organization would cover this. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicey-1026620]]></source><link>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/02/5752840-has-this-bill-passed-yet</link><guid>http://nicey.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/02/5752840-has-this-bill-passed-yet</guid><category>us-news</category><category>9-11</category><category>first-responders</category><category>zadroga-bill</category><pubDate>Sun, 2 Jan 2011 18:57:07 +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></channel></rss>
