<?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://mentalshift.newsvine.com/</link><description>mentalectomy.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 3 Jun 2013 18:19:38 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:53:43 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Banks Are Doing Better Than Ever. The Middle Class, Not So Much.</title>
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The nation's banks are reporting record profits, according to new numbers out Wednesday from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Most of the rest of us aren't faring quite so well.
Bank profits topped $40.3&nbsp;billion in the first three months of the year, acco&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/03/18726232-banks-are-doing-better-than-ever-the-middle-class-not-so-much</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/03/18726232-banks-are-doing-better-than-ever-the-middle-class-not-so-much</guid><category>politics</category><category>profit</category><category>income</category><category>wealth</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Jun 2013 18:25:05 +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=mentalshiftAC6FB293-0CFD-7405-7E6E-2A20CE2E7716.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="302" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshiftAC6FB293-0CFD-7405-7E6E-2A20CE2E7716.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>Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Collection Of DNA</title>
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By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Maryland law that allows police to collect DNA, without first getting a warrant, from persons who are arrested.
"When officers make an arrest supported by probable cause to hold for a serious offense and bring the suspect to t&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/03/18726117-supreme-court-upholds-warrantless-collection-of-dna</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/03/18726117-supreme-court-upholds-warrantless-collection-of-dna</guid><category>politics</category><category>police</category><category>dna</category><category>criminal-records</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Jun 2013 18:06:57 +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=mentalshift631CA1AD-2BF0-03A8-E99C-2296FADA55E6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshift631CA1AD-2BF0-03A8-E99C-2296FADA55E6.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>WSJ Editorial Board Member: NYC Bike-Share Program Has 'Begrimed' Best Neighborhoods</title>
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Dorothy Rabinowitz, an editorial board member for the Wall Street Journal, disparaged New York City's recently launched bike-share program.
"Do not ask me to enter the mind of the totalitarians running this government of the city," Rabinowitz said when asked what she thought w&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/03/18725852-wsj-editorial-board-member-nyc-bike-share-program-has-begrimed-best-neighborhoods</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/03/18725852-wsj-editorial-board-member-nyc-bike-share-program-has-begrimed-best-neighborhoods</guid><category>nyc</category><category>politics</category><category>advertising</category><category>sponsors</category><category>citi</category><category>bike-share</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Jun 2013 17:55:07 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshiftC1F02F83-2BBB-CE7C-29C4-D828341461A0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="221" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshiftC1F02F83-2BBB-CE7C-29C4-D828341461A0.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>Kansas Gov. Doubles Down On Taxing The Poor More Steeply Than The Rich</title>
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Gov. Sam Brownback (R) will soon sign what he calls the &ldquo;fabulous package&rdquo; of sales tax hikes and income tax cuts passed by the Republican-dominated legislature over the weekend. The sales tax rate increase will apply to food as well as other purchases, making it ev&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/03/18725361-kansas-gov-doubles-down-on-taxing-the-poor-more-steeply-than-the-rich</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/03/18725361-kansas-gov-doubles-down-on-taxing-the-poor-more-steeply-than-the-rich</guid><category>politics</category><category>income-tax</category><category>sales-tax</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Jun 2013 17:06:58 +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=mentalshift368163D7-868B-ECA9-F72E-6D1B28C14E34.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="182" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshift368163D7-868B-ECA9-F72E-6D1B28C14E34.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="177" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>GMO Wheat Found In Oregon Field. How Did It Get There?</title>
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it's investigating, trying to find out how this wheat got there. The USDA says there's no risk to public health, but wheat exporters are worried about how their customers in Asia and Europe will react.
In fact, worry about export markets&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/30/18630744-gmo-wheat-found-in-oregon-field-how-did-it-get-there</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/30/18630744-gmo-wheat-found-in-oregon-field-how-did-it-get-there</guid><category>politics</category><category>monsanto</category><category>roundup</category><category>gmo</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 17:44:22 +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=mentalshift68D57FBB-7A29-5F07-AEC7-E283A3841D25.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshift68D57FBB-7A29-5F07-AEC7-E283A3841D25.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>Wonkbook: If austerity is so bad, why is the economy doing so well?</title>
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The economy is holding up well in an age of austerity.&nbsp;&ldquo;Housing prices rose faster over the past year than they have in the past seven, according to data out Tuesday. Consumer confidence hit its highest level in five years. The stock market rallied another 0.6 percen&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18588740-wonkbook-if-austerity-is-so-bad-why-is-the-economy-doing-so-well</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18588740-wonkbook-if-austerity-is-so-bad-why-is-the-economy-doing-so-well</guid><category>stocks</category><category>politics</category><category>growth</category><category>austerity</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 18:23:15 +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=mentalshiftCC09FF41-D1A2-FB8D-59F7-761573153AA4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshiftCC09FF41-D1A2-FB8D-59F7-761573153AA4.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>Republican Court Unpacking Plan Takes Judicial Manipulation to a New Level</title>
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Republicans in the Senate have made no secret of their efforts to block the President&rsquo;s constitutional responsibility to appoint federal judges. They have filibustered unquestionably qualified nominees, like Caitlin Halligan. And their obstruction of the confirmation proc&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18588603-republican-court-unpacking-plan-takes-judicial-manipulation-to-a-new-level</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18588603-republican-court-unpacking-plan-takes-judicial-manipulation-to-a-new-level</guid><category>senate</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>nominees</category><category>judges</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 18:14:17 +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></item><item><title>Study Finds Rise in Accidental Marijuana Ingestion By Children In Colo.</title>
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The report in JAMA Pediatrics looked at children who accidentally ate marijuana and needed emergency treatment.
Health Policy Solutions (a Colo. news service): Accidental Pot Ingestion Spikes In Babies, Kids Since medical marijuana has become legal in Colorado, doctors have se&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18588400-study-finds-rise-in-accidental-marijuana-ingestion-by-children-in-colo</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18588400-study-finds-rise-in-accidental-marijuana-ingestion-by-children-in-colo</guid><category>children</category><category>politics</category><category>marijuana</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 18:02:27 +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>Wonkbook: The GOP's dangerous Obamacare strategy</title>
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In today&rsquo;s New York Times, Jonathan Weisman and Robert Pear report on a peculiar problem faced by the Affordable Care Act: Republicans who&rsquo;re unable to repeal it also refuse to permit any tweaks or technical correction that would help it work better. In fact, they&r&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/28/18556949-wonkbook-the-gops-dangerous-obamacare-strategy</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/28/18556949-wonkbook-the-gops-dangerous-obamacare-strategy</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>obstruction</category><category>aca</category><category>obamacare</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 13:40:31 +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=mentalshiftE399633C-A7E8-292C-A059-007B463D9872.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshiftE399633C-A7E8-292C-A059-007B463D9872.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>Chinese hackers access major weapons systems: Washington Post</title>
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Chinese hackers have gained access to designs of more than two dozen major U.S. weapons systems, a U.S. report said on Monday, as Australian media said Chinese hackers had stolen the blueprints for Australia's new spy headquarters.
Citing a report prepared for the Defense Depa&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/28/18556877-chinese-hackers-access-major-weapons-systems-washington-post</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/28/18556877-chinese-hackers-access-major-weapons-systems-washington-post</guid><category>china</category><category>politics</category><category>military</category><category>hack</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 13:33:28 +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=mentalshift994FD9E4-323C-516A-8FB3-6E3164126AC5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="87" width="130" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshift994FD9E4-323C-516A-8FB3-6E3164126AC5.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>Texas legislature passes tax cuts for businesses</title>
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Texas lawmakers sent Governor Rick Perry more than $1 billion in proposed business tax cuts shortly before the end of the biennial legislative session on Monday.
The tax-cut package - the final piece of which was approved by the House and Senate late on Sunday - includes an ex&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/28/18556797-texas-legislature-passes-tax-cuts-for-businesses</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/28/18556797-texas-legislature-passes-tax-cuts-for-businesses</guid><category>texas</category><category>budget</category><category>politics</category><category>rick-perry</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 13:21:00 +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=mentalshiftB6057CBB-3D42-00D3-06FE-F0F8E8A10EF5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="88" width="130" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshiftB6057CBB-3D42-00D3-06FE-F0F8E8A10EF5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Some Groups Targeted By IRS May Have Violated Election Law </title>
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New York Times reported on Sunday that some of the targeted groups may have used most of their resources to engage in political activity and backed Republican candidates for office, potentially violating the terms of the &ldquo;social welfare&rdquo; designation. Under the law, &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/28/18556665-some-groups-targeted-by-irs-may-have-violated-election-law</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/28/18556665-some-groups-targeted-by-irs-may-have-violated-election-law</guid><category>politics</category><category>irs</category><category>tax-exemption</category><category>tea-party</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 13:15:13 +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=mentalshift16BD477E-AC8A-3E19-CB9C-78A5D411D6CA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="168" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshift16BD477E-AC8A-3E19-CB9C-78A5D411D6CA.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>Oklahoma Senator Won't Support Tornado Relief Without Budget Cuts</title>
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Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), who has long objected to federal funds being spent on everything from veterans benefits to relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, is already insisting that any additional appropriations should be paid for with cuts elsewhere. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s alw&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18400501-oklahoma-senator-wont-support-tornado-relief-without-budget-cuts</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18400501-oklahoma-senator-wont-support-tornado-relief-without-budget-cuts</guid><category>oklahoma</category><category>politics</category><category>tornado</category><category>disaster-relief</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:09:03 +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=mentalshift50D60BAC-84A0-8C7C-102E-43D2241541EF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshift50D60BAC-84A0-8C7C-102E-43D2241541EF.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>Opinion: If democracy dies, we will have killed it</title>
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A recent nonpartisan Pew Research Poll finds our knee-jerk partisanship has increased dramatically. This road we're on will lead us step-by-step to an extreme: either an autocratic government that functions, or a dysfunctional anarchy. The petty squabbles, bilge in the name of &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18400367-opinion-if-democracy-dies-we-will-have-killed-it</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18400367-opinion-if-democracy-dies-we-will-have-killed-it</guid><category>ap</category><category>politics</category><category>controversy</category><category>irs</category><category>benghazi</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:45 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshiftB627825C-06E0-69AE-07D1-B0CC1ED58ED8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshiftB627825C-06E0-69AE-07D1-B0CC1ED58ED8.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>Canadian Government Pursuing Aggressive Lobbying Push On Keystone XL</title>
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The Canadian government has nearly doubled its spending to promote the Keystone XL pipeline to $16.5 million, up from $9 million a year ago. This dramatic spending increase is a result of an increased lobbying effort the government is planning, which includes high-profile ad bu&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18377685-canadian-government-pursuing-aggressive-lobbying-push-on-keystone-xl</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18377685-canadian-government-pursuing-aggressive-lobbying-push-on-keystone-xl</guid><category>canada</category><category>pipeline</category><category>politics</category><category>lobby</category><category>keystone</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:33:40 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshift5DC0F06E-DCBD-2BF4-E391-F1E2DFAA238A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="230" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshift5DC0F06E-DCBD-2BF4-E391-F1E2DFAA238A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Yet Another Piece Of Evidence That Obamacare Is Already Positively Impacting The Health Sector</title>
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There&rsquo;s new evidence to suggest that Obamacare is impacting the health industry for the better by successfully encouraging a greater emphasis on primary care. Ensuring that Americans are receiving regular preventative care is an important tenant of the health law, since i&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18377634-yet-another-piece-of-evidence-that-obamacare-is-already-positively-impacting-the-health-sector</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18377634-yet-another-piece-of-evidence-that-obamacare-is-already-positively-impacting-the-health-sector</guid><category>politics</category><category>health-insurance</category><category>primary-care</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:28:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshiftD3455BF2-D396-CD2E-BCFC-3DA51BAABADC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshiftD3455BF2-D396-CD2E-BCFC-3DA51BAABADC.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>Virginia GOP Nominee For Attorney General Would Force Women To Report Their Miscarriages To Police</title>
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If a woman in Virginia has a miscarriage without a doctor present, they must report it within 24 hours to the police or risk going to jail for a full year. At least, that&rsquo;s what would have happened if a bill introduced by Virginia state Sen. Mark Obenshain (R) had become &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18377576-virginia-gop-nominee-for-attorney-general-would-force-women-to-report-their-miscarriages-to-police</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18377576-virginia-gop-nominee-for-attorney-general-would-force-women-to-report-their-miscarriages-to-police</guid><category>politics</category><category>nominee</category><category>virginia</category><category>gop</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:22:21 +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=mentalshiftABF2FED5-7E06-3340-BB7C-DA8069A200E9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="186" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshiftABF2FED5-7E06-3340-BB7C-DA8069A200E9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="56" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fellow Progressives: The IRS 'Scandal' Is a Crock and You Should Fight Back</title>
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Here&rsquo;s what the IRS has been looking for. The biggest political farce on earth is the extraordinarily na&iuml;ve perception that a Tea Party 501 (c) (3), the right-wing entity that sprung up nationwide, fully nurtured and politicized in a matter of weeks, hasn&rsquo;t bee&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18273130-fellow-progressives-the-irs-scandal-is-a-crock-and-you-should-fight-back</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18273130-fellow-progressives-the-irs-scandal-is-a-crock-and-you-should-fight-back</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>irs</category><category>tea-party</category><category>501c4</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:21:21 +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></item><item><title>The IRS 'Scandal' Disintegrates into Wild and Unproven Republican Accusations</title>
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The press is reporting both that IRS chief (the Bush appointee) who was running the IRS in May of 2012 knew about what the IRS was doing in their Ohio office and that the now acting commissioner also knew in May.
This narrative presumes that the IRS was guilty of targeting con&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18272829-the-irs-scandal-disintegrates-into-wild-and-unproven-republican-accusations</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18272829-the-irs-scandal-disintegrates-into-wild-and-unproven-republican-accusations</guid><category>politics</category><category>irs</category><category>tea-party</category><category>502c4</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:58:38 +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></item><item><title>USDA Sticks It to Monsanto and Dow—at Least Temporarily | Mother Jones</title>
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Back in early 2012, the US Department of Agriculture seemed on the verge of approving new genetically modified crops from agrichemical giants Monsanto and Dow. The two companies were pushing new corn and soy varieties that would respond to the ever-expanding problem of herbicid&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/14/18249804-usda-sticks-it-to-monsanto-and-dowat-least-temporarily-mother-jones</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/14/18249804-usda-sticks-it-to-monsanto-and-dowat-least-temporarily-mother-jones</guid><category>politics</category><category>monsanto</category><category>usda</category><category>gmo</category><category>herbicide</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:26:17 +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=mentalshiftA37A8888-3814-8786-EB25-522366BDB31E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshiftA37A8888-3814-8786-EB25-522366BDB31E.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>A New Progressive Voice From New Mexico Joins the Senate</title>
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When Martin Heinrich was in seventh grade, he learned a lesson about labor relations. His mother worked in a non-union auto-supply factory; when management informed the workers that their hours were going to shift from five days a week to six, there wasn&rsquo;t much they could&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/14/18249699-a-new-progressive-voice-from-new-mexico-joins-the-senate</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/14/18249699-a-new-progressive-voice-from-new-mexico-joins-the-senate</guid><category>senate</category><category>politics</category><category>progressive</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:22:14 +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=mentalshift29D0C676-8C79-6985-9CC6-477B0BD575CF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshift29D0C676-8C79-6985-9CC6-477B0BD575CF.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>Medicaid Opinions: Several State Leaders Come In For Heat For Not Moving Toward Expansion</title>
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Editorials and columnists in several papers around the country pressed officials toward accepting a Medicaid expansion and offered suggestions about implementation. Also, comments continued about a recent study on Medicaid.
Los Angeles Times: A Public Health Compromise For Cal&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/14/18249400-medicaid-opinions-several-state-leaders-come-in-for-heat-for-not-moving-toward-expansion</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/14/18249400-medicaid-opinions-several-state-leaders-come-in-for-heat-for-not-moving-toward-expansion</guid><category>politics</category><category>medicaid</category><category>aca</category><category>obamacare</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:11:10 +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></item><item><title>State Department Forces Texas Law Student to Take Down Instructions for 3-D-Printed Guns</title>
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Defense Distributed, the Texas-based company specializing in 3-D-printed plastic firearms, took down its downloadable files on Thursday at the request of the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Control Compliance. The company posted a blueprint for the first fully-o&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/13/18227159-state-department-forces-texas-law-student-to-take-down-instructions-for-3-d-printed-guns</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/13/18227159-state-department-forces-texas-law-student-to-take-down-instructions-for-3-d-printed-guns</guid><category>politics</category><category>guns</category><category>state-department</category><category>3d-printing</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:39:55 +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=mentalshift3A97E1EE-567E-4884-A9A9-0FE3C263C318.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="302" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshift3A97E1EE-567E-4884-A9A9-0FE3C263C318.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>Rand Paul Wants to Loosen Laws on Offshore Tax Evasion</title>
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Late Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) introduced a bill that would repeal part of a law aimed at fighting offshore tax evasion.
The law, called the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, was passed in 2010 and is supposed to go into effect on January 1, 2014. It requires foreign f&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/13/18227053-rand-paul-wants-to-loosen-laws-on-offshore-tax-evasion</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/13/18227053-rand-paul-wants-to-loosen-laws-on-offshore-tax-evasion</guid><category>tax</category><category>politics</category><category>offshore</category><category>evasion</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:17:40 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshift1626B115-A58B-8A23-AE2B-AD948AC32FEE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="302" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshift1626B115-A58B-8A23-AE2B-AD948AC32FEE.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>St. Louis Is Burning | St. Louis Landfill Fire</title>
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The story of West Lake's radioactive waste goes back to April 1942, when a St. Louis company called Mallinckrodt Chemical Works began purifying tens of thousands of tons of uranium for the University of Chicago as part of the Manhattan Project. Mallinckrodt's workers did not re&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Andre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[James Andre]]></source><link>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/13/18226874-st-louis-is-burning-st-louis-landfill-fire</link><guid>http://mentalshift.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/13/18226874-st-louis-is-burning-st-louis-landfill-fire</guid><category>politics</category><category>landfill</category><category>radioactive</category><category>leach</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:16:26 +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=mentalshift15C37BD9-118D-8ECC-5A30-40D9F6DBB5DD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="306" width="306" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mentalshift15C37BD9-118D-8ECC-5A30-40D9F6DBB5DD.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></channel></rss>