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<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 06:47:38 CDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council fights Senate bill - Kevin Robillard - POLITICO.com]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=national-citizenship-and-immigration-services-council-fights-senate-bill-kevin-robillard-politico-com</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fstory%2F2013%2F05%2Fimmigration-bill-opposition-91605.html"><![CDATA[National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council fights Senate bill - Kevin Robillard - POLITICO.com]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[A union of more than 12,000 immigration agents is opposing the Senate’s version of comprehensive immigration reform, the beginning of a week in which supporters hoped the bill could pass the Senate Judiciary Committee. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 06:47:38 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>greg</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=national-citizenship-and-immigration-services-council-fights-senate-bill-kevin-robillard-politico-com</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[North Korea Test-Fires 4th Short-Range Missile]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=north-korea-test-fires-4th-short-range-missile</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.voanews.com%2Fcontent%2Fnorth-korea-testfires-4th-shortrange-missile%2F1664124.html"><![CDATA[North Korea Test-Fires 4th Short-Range Missile]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[North Korea fired its fourth short-range missile in the past two days into waters off its east coast on Sunday, despite calls for restraint from South Korea and other countries in the region, as wel... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:26:19 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>rodi</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=north-korea-test-fires-4th-short-range-missile</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Tinker, Taylor, Compass, Wig: Russia’s Amusing American Spy Scandal · Global Voices]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=tinker-taylor-compass-wig-russia%E2%80%99s-amusing-american-spy-scandal-%C2%B7-global-voices</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fglobalvoicesonline.org%2F2013%2F05%2F18%2Ftinker-taylor-compass-wig-runet-amused-by-spy-scandal%2F"><![CDATA[Tinker, Taylor, Compass, Wig: Russia’s Amusing American Spy Scandal · Global Voices]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The Cold War may have ended over twenty years ago, but it's an open secret that the US and Russia continue to spy on each other. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:10 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>rocko</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>7</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=tinker-taylor-compass-wig-russia%E2%80%99s-amusing-american-spy-scandal-%C2%B7-global-voices</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Europe can survive without Britain, says François Hollande - Telegraph]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=europe-can-survive-without-britain-says-francois-hollande-telegraph</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworldnews%2Ffrancois-hollande%2F10062935%2FEurope-can-survive-without-Britain-says-Francois-Hollande.html"><![CDATA[Europe can survive without Britain, says François Hollande - Telegraph]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Francois Hollande launched a three-pronged attack on Britain saying that Europe would survive without the UK, while claiming David Cameron risked splintering the EU and that his austerity policies were failing. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:50:11 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>Adam</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>9</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=europe-can-survive-without-britain-says-francois-hollande-telegraph</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Nigerians Welcome and Fear Emergency Rule in North]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=nigerians-welcome-and-fear-emergency-rule-in-north</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.voanews.com%2Fcontent%2Fnigerians-welcome-and-fear-emergency-rule-in-north-to-fight-boko-haram%2F1661564.html"><![CDATA[Nigerians Welcome and Fear Emergency Rule in North]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The day after Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan declared emergency rule in some of the country's most volatile regions, some locals have high hopes the move will end the nearly fou... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:27:37 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>Boby</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=nigerians-welcome-and-fear-emergency-rule-in-north</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[New IRS scandal revives past allegations against agency | Fox News]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=new-irs-scandal-revives-past-allegations-against-agency-%7C-fox-news</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2F2013%2F05%2F14%2Fnew-irs-scandal-echoes-agency-problems-past%2F"><![CDATA[New IRS scandal revives past allegations against agency | Fox News]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The IRS’s admission it targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny has drawn political condemnation but it isn’t the first, second or third time the agency has been accused of playing fast and loose with the law. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 11:18:33 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>rodi</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=new-irs-scandal-revives-past-allegations-against-agency-%7C-fox-news</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Should Schools Have Vending Machines?]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=should-schools-have-vending-machines</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amequipmentsales.com%2Fblog%2Fshould-schools-have-vending-machines%2F"><![CDATA[Should Schools Have Vending Machines?]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, Congress has been debating legislature to regulate vending machines in all K-12 schools to require that vending machines provide only healthy options. The debate is rather interesting… ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 08:16:40 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>tomshark</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>7</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=should-schools-have-vending-machines</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[‘Syria Untold’: The Storytelling of the Syrian Revolution · Global Voices]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=%E2%80%98syria-untold%E2%80%99-the-storytelling-of-the-syrian-revolution-%C2%B7-global-voices</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fglobalvoicesonline.org%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2Fsyria-untold-the-storytelling-of-the-syrian-revolution%2F"><![CDATA[‘Syria Untold’: The Storytelling of the Syrian Revolution · Global Voices]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[More than two years into the Syrian uprising as the battle continues on the ground, ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:57:52 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>Boby</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=%E2%80%98syria-untold%E2%80%99-the-storytelling-of-the-syrian-revolution-%C2%B7-global-voices</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Pakistan elections to be covered by citizen journalists for the first time - Channel NewsAsia]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=pakistan-elections-to-be-covered-by-citizen-journalists-for-the-first-time-channel-newsasia</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.channelnewsasia.com%2Fnews%2Fasiapacific%2Fpakistan-elections-to-be-covered-by-citi%2F669504.html"><![CDATA[Pakistan elections to be covered by citizen journalists for the first time - Channel NewsAsia]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Pakistan will go the polls on 11 May. In recent years, the online population in the country has surged. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:05:37 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>Alex</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>5</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=pakistan-elections-to-be-covered-by-citizen-journalists-for-the-first-time-channel-newsasia</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Voters use social media to slam rigging - thenews.com.pk]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=voters-use-social-media-to-slam-rigging-thenews-com-pk</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenews.com.pk%2FTodays-News-4-176831-Voters-use-social-media-to-slam-rigging"><![CDATA[Voters use social media to slam rigging - thenews.com.pk]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Live updates on the general elections appearing on popular social networking websites are an indication of how smartphones and the rising power of social media hav ... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 08:32:54 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>Boby</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>9</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=voters-use-social-media-to-slam-rigging-thenews-com-pk</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Interfaith Groups: Stop Religious Violence in Myanmar · Global Voices]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=interfaith-groups-stop-religious-violence-in-myanmar-%C2%B7-global-voices</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fglobalvoicesonline.org%2F2013%2F05%2F11%2Finterfaith-groups-stop-religious-violence-in-myanmar%2F"><![CDATA[Interfaith Groups: Stop Religious Violence in Myanmar · Global Voices]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Social media hate comments and propaganda also played a role in inciting violence on the eve of the conflicts. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 15:24:51 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>Alex</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>7</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=interfaith-groups-stop-religious-violence-in-myanmar-%C2%B7-global-voices</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[US, Britain Withdraw Some Diplomats from Libya]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=us-britain-withdraw-some-diplomats-from-libya</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.voanews.com%2Fcontent%2Fus-and-britain-withdraw-some-diplomats-from-libya%2F1658460.html"><![CDATA[US, Britain Withdraw Some Diplomats from Libya]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The United States and Britain are withdrawing some of the staff from their embassies in Tripoli, Libya because of a standoff between the government and heavily armed militias blockading parts of th... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 20:17:17 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>Stivi</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>8</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=us-britain-withdraw-some-diplomats-from-libya</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Deep Divisions Surface After Landmark Malaysian Elections]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=deep-divisions-surface-after-landmark-malaysian-elections</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.voanews.com%2Fcontent%2Fdeep-divisions-surface-after-landmark-malaysian-elections%2F1657937.html"><![CDATA[Deep Divisions Surface After Landmark Malaysian Elections]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[After this week's closest election in Malaysia's history, the ruling National Front returned to power with a majority in parliament. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:32:40 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>Brian</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>8</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=deep-divisions-surface-after-landmark-malaysian-elections</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Watchdog Social Media Monitor Pakistan’s Historic Elections  · Global Voices]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=watchdog-social-media-monitor-pakistan%E2%80%99s-historic-elections-%C2%B7-global-voices</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fglobalvoicesonline.org%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fwatchdog-social-media-monitor-pakistans-historic-elections%2F"><![CDATA[Watchdog Social Media Monitor Pakistan’s Historic Elections  · Global Voices]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[It is an initiative that aims to highlight the voice of ordinary citizens through citizen media to generate ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 12:01:14 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>smith</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>7</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=watchdog-social-media-monitor-pakistan%E2%80%99s-historic-elections-%C2%B7-global-voices</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[US Invitation to Sudanese Official Draws Wide Condemnation · Global Voices]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=us-invitation-to-sudanese-official-draws-wide-condemnation-%C2%B7-global-voices</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fglobalvoicesonline.org%2F2013%2F05%2F07%2Fus-invitation-to-sudanese-official-draws-wide-condemnation%2F"><![CDATA[US Invitation to Sudanese Official Draws Wide Condemnation · Global Voices]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[The United States government faced a wave of criticism when news surfaced about an official invitation it has extended to a senior delegation of the Sudanese government, ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:10:29 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>Adam</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=us-invitation-to-sudanese-official-draws-wide-condemnation-%C2%B7-global-voices</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[German politicians discover social media | Germany | DW.DE | 08.05.2013]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=german-politicians-discover-social-media-%7C-germany-%7C-dw-de-%7C-08-05-2013</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dw.de%2Fgerman-politicians-discover-social-media%2Fa-16798607"><![CDATA[German politicians discover social media | Germany | DW.DE | 08.05.2013]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[German politicians are discovering the benefits and advantages of social media in the run-up to the federal election this fall, even though their campaigning is still taking place largely offline. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 09:52:24 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>jon</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>8</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=german-politicians-discover-social-media-%7C-germany-%7C-dw-de-%7C-08-05-2013</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Iraq’s media crackdown: hypocrisy and futility - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=iraq%E2%80%99s-media-crackdown-hypocrisy-and-futility-alarabiya-net-english-%7C-front-page</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fenglish.alarabiya.net%2Fen%2Fviews%2Fnews%2Fmiddle-east%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2FIraq-s-media-crackdown-hypocrisy-and-futility.html"><![CDATA[Iraq’s media crackdown: hypocrisy and futility - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[A freer media was one of the few tangible benefits that proponents of the invasion of Iraq could subsequently cite to justify their stance (as if the  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:53:45 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>jon</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>7</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=iraq%E2%80%99s-media-crackdown-hypocrisy-and-futility-alarabiya-net-english-%7C-front-page</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[''No Sovereign Government Has the Right to Oppress Its Own People'' - Qantara.de]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=no-sovereign-government-has-the-right-to-oppress-its-own-people-qantara-de</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fen.qantara.de%2FNo-Sovereign-Government-Has-the-Right-to-Oppress-Its-Own-People%2F21028c23346i0p77%2F"><![CDATA[''No Sovereign Government Has the Right to Oppress Its Own People'' - Qantara.de]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[In this interview with Samira Sammer, Sharif Nashashibi, co-founder and chairman of Arab Media Watch, discusses the difficulties of reporting on ... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:47:10 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>jon</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=no-sovereign-government-has-the-right-to-oppress-its-own-people-qantara-de</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[In Malaysia, online election battles take a nasty turn - Technology on NBCNews.com]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=in-malaysia-online-election-battles-take-a-nasty-turn-technology-on-nbcnews-com</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Ftechnology%2Ftechnolog%2Fmalaysia-online-election-battles-take-nasty-turn-6C9783842"><![CDATA[In Malaysia, online election battles take a nasty turn - Technology on NBCNews.com]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Ahead of Malaysia's elections on Sunday, independent online media say they were targeted in Internet attacks which filter content and thrott... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 17:03:44 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>Brad</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>7</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=in-malaysia-online-election-battles-take-a-nasty-turn-technology-on-nbcnews-com</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[#Repression: China’s manipulation of social media | The Oxford Student]]></title>
	<link>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=repression-china%E2%80%99s-manipulation-of-social-media-%7C-the-oxford-student</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Foxfordstudent.com%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2Frepression-chinas-manipulation-of-social-media%2F"><![CDATA[#Repression: China’s manipulation of social media | The Oxford Student]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[A recent scandal involving a minor party official has shown the new strategy being adopted to deal with ‘citizen journalism’.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 19:52:25 CDT</pubDate>
	<author>jon</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>6</votes>
	<guid>http://www.newsmeback.com/story.php?title=repression-china%E2%80%99s-manipulation-of-social-media-%7C-the-oxford-student</guid>
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