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The tiny Iowa town of Elk Horn will have plenty of electric charging stations and no wait -- if you can get there.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[luckydog]]></dc:creator><link>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/20/3525568-tiny-elk-horn-iowa-has-the-electric-charging-stations-ready-and-waiting-for-electric-vehicles</link><guid>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/20/3525568-tiny-elk-horn-iowa-has-the-electric-charging-stations-ready-and-waiting-for-electric-vehicles</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:21 +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>NORAD may ground costly 9/11 air defense system</title><description><![CDATA[The government is to review an air defense system established after the September 11, 2001 attacks to determine whether the costly program is still necessary, the New York Times reported Friday.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[luckydog]]></dc:creator><link>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/20/3525694-norad-may-ground-costly-911-air-defense-system</link><guid>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/20/3525694-norad-may-ground-costly-911-air-defense-system</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:55:26 +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></item><item><title>Some Lawmakers Send Few Minorities to Military Academies</title><description><![CDATA[ANNAPOLIS, Md. 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Blue Dogs</title><description><![CDATA[The Obama administration promised to reform the financial system and make it safe for the rest of us, but recent Congressional action is more likely to reset the fuse for another explosive calamity. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[luckydog]]></dc:creator><link>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3509244-the-money-mans-best-friend-blue-dogs</link><guid>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3509244-the-money-mans-best-friend-blue-dogs</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:37:48 +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></item><item><title>Overdue library books returned half century later - Nets library $1000</title><description><![CDATA[PHOENIX – A high school librarian in Phoenix says a former student at the school returned two overdue books checked out 51 years ago along with a $1,000 money order to cover the fines.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[luckydog]]></dc:creator><link>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3509222-overdue-library-books-returned-half-century-later-nets-library-1000</link><guid>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3509222-overdue-library-books-returned-half-century-later-nets-library-1000</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:28:04 +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>Drilling for Scotch whiskey on frozen continent</title><description><![CDATA[WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A beverage company has asked a team to drill through Antarctica's ice for a lost cache of some vintage Scotch whiskey that has been on the rocks since a century ago.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[luckydog]]></dc:creator><link>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3509205-drilling-for-scotch-whiskey-on-frozen-continent</link><guid>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3509205-drilling-for-scotch-whiskey-on-frozen-continent</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:21:15 +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></item><item><title>Study - Injured Uninsured Almost Twice as Likely to Die in ER</title><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (AP) -- Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance, according to a troubling new study.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[luckydog]]></dc:creator><link>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3509122-study-injured-uninsured-almost-twice-as-likely-to-die-in-er</link><guid>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3509122-study-injured-uninsured-almost-twice-as-likely-to-die-in-er</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:38:34 +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>Nov. 16, 1904: Vacuum Tube Heralds Birth of Modern Electronics</title><description><![CDATA[1904: British engineer John Ambrose Fleming invents and patents the thermionic valve, the first vacuum tube. 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More than 95 percent of Americans have received or purchased gift cards, the Fed said.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[luckydog]]></dc:creator><link>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3507275-fed-cracks-down-on-gift-card-abuses</link><guid>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3507275-fed-cracks-down-on-gift-card-abuses</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:29:15 +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></item><item><title>British Prime Minister Apologizes for Thousands of Kids Shipped From Britain to Austrailia</title><description><![CDATA[CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized Monday to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia in past centuries with the promise of a better life, only to suffer abuse and neglect thousands of miles from home.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[luckydog]]></dc:creator><link>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/15/3505081-british-prime-minister-apologizes-for-thousands-of-kids-shipped-from-britain-to-austrailia</link><guid>http://luckydog.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/15/3505081-british-prime-minister-apologizes-for-thousands-of-kids-shipped-from-britain-to-austrailia</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:01:22 +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></item></channel></rss>