<?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://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/</link><description>~ ~ THE   APACHE   SPIRITS  ~ ~</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:22:57 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:44:25 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>A Trail of Ink: Tracking a &quot;Rare Tattoo-Related Infection&quot; </title>
<description><![CDATA[
The reddish-purple rash, seemingly woven into the tattoo on a 20-year-old New Yorker's forearm, was strange enough to have doctors scratching their heads.
This trail began when the man received a tattoo in Rochester, N.Y. in October 2011. A short while later, he noticed the ra&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13438649-a-trail-of-ink-tracking-a-rare-tattoo-related-infection</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13438649-a-trail-of-ink-tracking-a-rare-tattoo-related-infection</guid><category>new-york</category><category>arizona</category><category>white-house</category><category>phoenix</category><category>us-news</category><category>washington-dc</category><category>top-news</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>rochester</category><category>rare-infection</category><category>tapp-infection</category><category>us-health-alert</category><category>tatto-ink</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:22:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler42E0292D-3B74-CC68-5437-689FC7EB5B0B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler42E0292D-3B74-CC68-5437-689FC7EB5B0B.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>Texas Judge Tom Head  &quot;Warns of Civil War if Obama is Re-elected&quot;</title>
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An elected county judge in Texas is warning that the nation could descend into civil war if President Barack Obama is re-elected, and is calling for a trained, well-equipped force to battle the United Nations troops he says Obama would bring in.
The comments by Lubbock County &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13438300-texas-judge-tom-head-warns-of-civil-war-if-obama-is-re-elected</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13438300-texas-judge-tom-head-warns-of-civil-war-if-obama-is-re-elected</guid><category>texas</category><category>arizona</category><category>white-house</category><category>democrats</category><category>judge</category><category>gop</category><category>phoenix</category><category>civil-war</category><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>washington-dc</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>topnews</category><category>reelection</category><category>2012-election</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:52:03 +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=the-desert-rattlerE3E72680-E962-9D06-39DD-AB4739800F03.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattlerE3E72680-E962-9D06-39DD-AB4739800F03.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>Men Have a Biological Clock, too: Landmark study warns potential dads not to put off fatherhood as they are responsible for majority of faulty genes</title>
<description><![CDATA[Men putting off fatherhood have been told to consider freezing their sperm after a landmark study suggests they also have a rapidly ticking biological clock.
It was thought the woman&rsquo;s age was key to a child&rsquo;s health, but researchers found older fathers pass down the&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13418021-men-have-a-biological-clock-too-landmark-study-warns-potential-dads-not-to-put-off-fatherhood-as-they-are-responsible-for-majority-of-faulty-genes</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13418021-men-have-a-biological-clock-too-landmark-study-warns-potential-dads-not-to-put-off-fatherhood-as-they-are-responsible-for-majority-of-faulty-genes</guid><category>arizona</category><category>children</category><category>phoenix</category><category>world-news</category><category>schizophrenia</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>autism</category><category>off-news</category><category>reproduction</category><category>biological-clock</category><category>female-and-male-reproductive</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:28:41 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattlerA72BD897-0F6B-BEAD-BDC3-02272A2C3D33.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="84" width="87" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattlerA72BD897-0F6B-BEAD-BDC3-02272A2C3D33.jpg&amp;width=120" width="87" height="84" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>In-N-Out Burger &quot;Stops Buying Beef from California Slaughterhouse&quot; after 'disturbing' video</title>
<description><![CDATA[HANFORD, CA - Undercover video showing hundreds of dairy cows being mistreated has led to the closing of a California slaughterhouse.
After federal regulators shut down Central Valley Meat Co. in Hanford, Calif. on Monday, In-N-Out Burger said it&rsquo;s no longer buying beef fr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13417528-in-n-out-burger-stops-buying-beef-from-california-slaughterhouse-after-disturbing-video</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13417528-in-n-out-burger-stops-buying-beef-from-california-slaughterhouse-after-disturbing-video</guid><category>arizona</category><category>hanford</category><category>food</category><category>california</category><category>phoenix</category><category>us-news</category><category>restaurants</category><category>breaking-news</category><category>top-news</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>slaughterhouse</category><category>usda</category><category>bovine</category><category>federal-regulators</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:41:30 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler85CCE70B-DB6A-C831-A2C5-B3C6080DC9D0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler85CCE70B-DB6A-C831-A2C5-B3C6080DC9D0.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>Will Obama Keep Power 'by Any Means Necessary'?</title>
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Let's go there: if Obama thinks he's losing, will he allow safe and fair elections on November 6?&nbsp; And if he does lose, will he peacefully turn over power to Mitt Romney on January 20, 2013?&nbsp; Or will he cling to power "by any means necessary," as a highly placed insid&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/21/13398905-will-obama-keep-power-by-any-means-necessary</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/21/13398905-will-obama-keep-power-by-any-means-necessary</guid><category>washington</category><category>white-house</category><category>democrats</category><category>gop</category><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>romney</category><category>washington-dc</category><category>top-news</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>reelection</category><category>2012-election</category><category>zfticles</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:12:34 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattlerDE3C72FA-D5A7-C47D-F7BA-7559192D9092.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="222" width="175" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattlerDE3C72FA-D5A7-C47D-F7BA-7559192D9092.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="152" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Obama Campaign Taps Cash Reserves, Adds Debt in July</title>
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For the third consecutive month, the Obama campaign spent more than it raised, assumed new debt and substantially depleted its cash-on-hand reserves, according to the organization&rsquo;s Federal Election Commission filing for July. Obama for America collected $49.1 million bet&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/21/13398630-obama-campaign-taps-cash-reserves-adds-debt-in-july</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/21/13398630-obama-campaign-taps-cash-reserves-adds-debt-in-july</guid><category>democrats</category><category>gop</category><category>debt</category><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>romney</category><category>washington-dc</category><category>top-news</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>2012-election</category><category>tap-cash-reserves</category><category>campaigb</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:44:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler0C70BDB0-628A-318A-80DB-65CAFB03102E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler0C70BDB0-628A-318A-80DB-65CAFB03102E.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>Too young? 12-Year-Olds to Get &quot;Condoms&quot; in Massachusetts Schools</title>
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Some parents in Massachusetts will be getting a phone call soon telling them their 12-year-old students can now get condoms -- from the school nurse.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/20/13378555-too-young-12-year-olds-to-get-condoms-in-massachusetts-schools</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/20/13378555-too-young-12-year-olds-to-get-condoms-in-massachusetts-schools</guid><category>odd-news</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:18:58 +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=the-desert-rattler30167163-40B0-D5F7-D568-C4932A713C5F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler30167163-40B0-D5F7-D568-C4932A713C5F.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>GOP Senate Candidate Akin Says Pregnancy 'Rare' in 'Legitimate Rape'</title>
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Missouri Republican Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin, who opposes abortion in most cases, including rape, said in a television interview today that it is &ldquo;really rare&rdquo; that victims of &ldquo;legitimate rape&rdquo; get pregnant. &ldquo;From what I understand from doct&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/20/13378288-gop-senate-candidate-akin-says-pregnancy-rare-in-legitimate-rape</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/20/13378288-gop-senate-candidate-akin-says-pregnancy-rare-in-legitimate-rape</guid><category>human-rights</category><category>arizona</category><category>democrats</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>phoenix</category><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>tape</category><category>washington-dc</category><category>top-news</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>2012-election</category><category>g0</category><category>sexual-abuse-of-women</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:54:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler0302FBE3-F5A9-4D0F-1B2F-0225BF6D8B94.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler0302FBE3-F5A9-4D0F-1B2F-0225BF6D8B94.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>Joe the Plumber Unfiltered: Build a 'Damn Fence' and 'Start Shooting'</title>
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Samuel &ldquo;Joe the Plumber&rdquo; Wurzelbacher is not politically correct and he&rsquo;s proud of it. And to prove it, the Ohio Republican congressional candidate told a crowd of about 125 supporters in Arizona that the government should &ldquo;put a damn fence on the border&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13280809-joe-the-plumber-unfiltered-build-a-damn-fence-and-start-shooting</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13280809-joe-the-plumber-unfiltered-build-a-damn-fence-and-start-shooting</guid><category>arizona</category><category>democrats</category><category>border</category><category>republicans</category><category>phoenix</category><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>romney</category><category>washington-dc</category><category>top-news</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>us-nes</category><category>2012-election</category><category>joe-the-plumber</category><category>build-a-damn-fence</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:39:45 +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=the-desert-rattler6CCA1AA6-0C4D-0180-28E1-8009585A360F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler6CCA1AA6-0C4D-0180-28E1-8009585A360F.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>'Pregnant Man' Wants a Divorce - Faces Roadblock</title>
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PHOENIX - Thomas Beatie, known as the "pregnant man," grabbed headlines worldwide several years ago and the Phoenix resident is now back in the spotlight.
The transgender man married his wife Nancy in 2003, and has since given birth to three children
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13280594-pregnant-man-wants-a-divorce-faces-roadblock</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/14/13280594-pregnant-man-wants-a-divorce-faces-roadblock</guid><category>arizona</category><category>divorce</category><category>odd-news</category><category>phoenix</category><category>pregnancy</category><category>transgender</category><category>lifestyle</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:22:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler2D74593C-3509-F021-9199-F4718A438827.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler2D74593C-3509-F021-9199-F4718A438827.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>&quot;Condom Maker Passes Out 10,000 Vibrators on Streets&quot;</title>
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In an effort to&nbsp;create buzz for its line of Vibrations vibrators, condom maker Trojan is giving&nbsp;away 10,000&nbsp;of&nbsp;the pleasure devices &nbsp;Wednesday and Thursday on the streets of New York City. Tourists and residents alike &nbsp;can&nbsp;pick up &nbsp;their &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/12/13245459-condom-maker-passes-out-10000-vibrators-on-streets</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/12/13245459-condom-maker-passes-out-10000-vibrators-on-streets</guid><category>politics</category><category>odd-news</category><category>new-york-city</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>vibrators</category><category>condom-maker</category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:26:17 +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=the-desert-rattler297138FE-D45C-7F77-D75C-8F814133F6E9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler297138FE-D45C-7F77-D75C-8F814133F6E9.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>Discrimination Lawsuit &quot;Against Napolitano&quot; </title>
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PHOENIX -- Former Arizona Governor and current Homeland Security&nbsp;Secretary Janet Napolitano is facing a discrimination lawsuit from a high-ranking ICE agent.James Hayes filed suit in federal court, accusing Napolitano of running an office full of cronyism, bullying, and se&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/12/13245300-discrimination-lawsuit-against-napolitano</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/12/13245300-discrimination-lawsuit-against-napolitano</guid><category>arizona</category><category>white-house</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>discrimination</category><category>democrats</category><category>homeland-security</category><category>republicans</category><category>phoenix</category><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>romney</category><category>top-news</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>washingtondc</category><category>us-new</category><category>2012-election</category><category>janet-napolitani</category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:01:29 +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=the-desert-rattler25C7F467-A93F-2718-A4FC-42382F5BC72F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="113" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler25C7F467-A93F-2718-A4FC-42382F5BC72F.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>Romney, Obama Launch Dueling 'War on Women'</title>
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In the war on women, the next battlefield has been set.
Days after the Obama campaign released an ad criticizing Romney for wanting to cut Planned Parenthood funding and being "really out of touch with the average woman's health issues," Romney's campaign released an ad today &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/10/13222626-romney-obama-launch-dueling-war-on-women</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/10/13222626-romney-obama-launch-dueling-war-on-women</guid><category>arizona</category><category>white-house</category><category>conservatives</category><category>democrats</category><category>gop</category><category>phoenix</category><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>romney</category><category>washington-dc</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>liberals</category><category>topnews</category><category>election-2012</category><category>war-against-women-ads</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:10:20 +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=the-desert-rattler11F04FA1-DF3E-D89C-BEB8-EB30049654F5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler11F04FA1-DF3E-D89C-BEB8-EB30049654F5.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>Fingernails &quot;Grow All Over Woman's Body&quot;</title>
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A 28-year-old woman has developed an unknown condition where fingernails grow from the hair follicles all over her body, according to a Thursday report
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/10/13222164-fingernails-grow-all-over-womans-body</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/10/13222164-fingernails-grow-all-over-womans-body</guid><category>arizona</category><category>maryland</category><category>odd-news</category><category>phoenix</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>john-hopkins</category><category>rare-medical-condition</category><category>teeth-growing</category><category>dcience</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:23:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattlerCC253F0F-9DCA-F410-081E-C676D6E30949.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattlerCC253F0F-9DCA-F410-081E-C676D6E30949.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>Protesters Want &quot;Dogs Taken Off the Menu&quot;</title>
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SEOUL, South Korea &ndash; A small group of animal rights activists caged themselves in protest against eating dog meat. The protest came on &ldquo;malbok,&rdquo; the last day of summer according to the lunar calendar which is often celebrated in South Korea with &ldquo;bosinta&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13185251-protesters-want-dogs-taken-off-the-menu</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13185251-protesters-want-dogs-taken-off-the-menu</guid><category>food</category><category>protests</category><category>south-korea</category><category>dogs</category><category>world-news</category><category>top-news</category><category>seoul</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>dog-meat</category><category>on-menu</category><category>malbook</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Aug 2012 20:30:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler25BE8D29-9FCF-1658-E9CE-5565BAEC3B5B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler25BE8D29-9FCF-1658-E9CE-5565BAEC3B5B.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>Southern Calif. Shakes From Small Earthquakes</title>
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Yorba inda - Southern California was shaken Wednesday by the second moderate but widely felt earthquake in less than 11 hours, but no harm was reported....
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13184872-southern-calif-shakes-from-small-earthquakes</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13184872-southern-calif-shakes-from-small-earthquakes</guid><category>california</category><category>earthquakes</category><category>phoenix</category><category>us-news</category><category>top-news</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>geology</category><category>yorba-linda</category><category>arizna</category><category>southern-calif</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Aug 2012 19:55:20 +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>Romney's Israel Comments &quot;Anger Palestinian Leader&quot;</title>
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GDANSK, Poland &ndash; A top Palestinian aide accused Mitt Romney today of making a &ldquo;racist statement&rdquo; when comparing the economic vitality of the Israelis and the Palestinians, but the Romney campaign said his remarks were &ldquo;grossly mischaracterized.&rdquo; Ro&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13035865-romneys-israel-comments-anger-palestinian-leader</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13035865-romneys-israel-comments-anger-palestinian-leader</guid><category>israel</category><category>economy</category><category>white-house</category><category>palestinians</category><category>democrats</category><category>poland</category><category>gop</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>obama</category><category>world-news</category><category>top-news</category><category>2012-election</category><category>gdansk</category><category>us-newe</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:03:58 +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=the-desert-rattler53FEA2F6-40CA-BDE8-C0D4-C8F36BA5C992.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="56" width="100" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler53FEA2F6-40CA-BDE8-C0D4-C8F36BA5C992.jpg&amp;width=120" width="100" height="56" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Colorado Shooting Suspect James Holmes &quot;Was Seeing a Psychiatrist&quot;</title>
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Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes was being treated by a psychiatrist, according to a legal document filed by his attorneys.
The documents reveal that Holmes was under the psychiatric care of Dr. Lynne Fenton and it confirms that he mailed a package to his doctors that au&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13010718-colorado-shooting-suspect-james-holmes-was-seeing-a-psychiatrist</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13010718-colorado-shooting-suspect-james-holmes-was-seeing-a-psychiatrist</guid><category>holmes</category><category>colorado</category><category>law</category><category>attorney</category><category>us-news</category><category>top-news</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>psychiatrist</category><category>aurora</category><category>rights-violation</category><category>dark-knight-movie</category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:41:32 +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=the-desert-rattler14A40847-524F-644C-D3C6-ECB84706414B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler14A40847-524F-644C-D3C6-ECB84706414B.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>Beloved Radio Personalities &quot;Tim and Willy Fired&quot;</title>
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PHOENIX - Tim and Willy have been making listeners laugh for over two decades on KMLE. But Thursday, the morning radio morning personalities were fired.
They will no longer be heard on KMLE.
They were on the air from 5 to 9 this morning, but Tim, Willy and Andrea tell me that&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13010349-beloved-radio-personalities-tim-and-willy-fired</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13010349-beloved-radio-personalities-tim-and-willy-fired</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>arizona</category><category>music</category><category>radio</category><category>phoenix</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>watch-video</category><category>kmle</category><category>tim-and-willy-fired</category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 19:50:40 +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=the-desert-rattler62344D4C-B3A6-9265-15F9-D207EE02BDEA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler62344D4C-B3A6-9265-15F9-D207EE02BDEA.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>Researcher: Smaller 'Dead Zone' Recorded in Gulf</title>
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A&nbsp;new report says this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone," an area of low oxygen that develops every spring and summer, is the fourth-smallest since measurements of the zones began in 1985
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13009830-researcher-smaller-dead-zone-recorded-in-gulf</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/28/13009830-researcher-smaller-dead-zone-recorded-in-gulf</guid><category>gulf</category><category>louisiana</category><category>us-news</category><category>top-news</category><category>dead-zone</category><category>gulf-of-mexico</category><category>sealife</category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 18:45:23 +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>White House: Leaving 'No Stone Unturned' Does Not Include New Gun Laws</title>
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From Mary Bruce at the White House and Jon Parkinson and Sunlen Miller on Capitol Hill: One day after President Obama publicly renewed his push to reduce gun violence in America, the White House made clear he has no plans to put new gun legislation...
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/26/12973889-white-house-leaving-no-stone-unturned-does-not-include-new-gun-laws</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/26/12973889-white-house-leaving-no-stone-unturned-does-not-include-new-gun-laws</guid><category>arizona</category><category>white-house</category><category>democrats</category><category>gop</category><category>colorado</category><category>guns</category><category>gun-laws</category><category>law-enforcement</category><category>capitol-hill</category><category>phoenix</category><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>washington-dc</category><category>top-news</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>2012-election</category><category>us-nees</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:41:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler472F4BDF-193C-DCCD-9BCF-8EFB4D382EC0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler472F4BDF-193C-DCCD-9BCF-8EFB4D382EC0.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>Woman calls 911 After Seeing &quot;Stuffed&quot; Mountain Lion</title>
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LAGUNA BEACH, CA - Police and animal control crews rushed to a home after a woman reported seeing a mountain lion in her neighbor's yard. But as it turns out, not everything is what it seems.Beverly Bradham was at home Sunday when she saw what appeared to be a mountain lion sle&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/25/12952363-woman-calls-911-after-seeing-stuffed-mountain-lion</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/25/12952363-woman-calls-911-after-seeing-stuffed-mountain-lion</guid><category>arizona</category><category>bobcats</category><category>california</category><category>odd-news</category><category>phoenix</category><category>panic</category><category>911</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>mountain-lion</category><category>watch-video</category><category>laguana-beach</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:43:42 +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=the-desert-rattler0F043BE8-3751-2542-9A4E-6D4BB0420AA2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler0F043BE8-3751-2542-9A4E-6D4BB0420AA2.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>Is a New Recession Ahead?</title>
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Morning Business Memo: New cracks may be appearing in the economy&rsquo;s fragile recovery. The number to watch this week will be Friday&rsquo;s first estimate of GDP growth for the second quarter. It may drop to under 1.5 percent, after weak 1.9 percent growth for the...
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/25/12951918-is-a-new-recession-ahead</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/25/12951918-is-a-new-recession-ahead</guid><category>economy</category><category>wall-street</category><category>white-house</category><category>money</category><category>democrats</category><category>consumer</category><category>earnings</category><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>romney</category><category>washington-dc</category><category>gdp</category><category>top-news</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>recession</category><category>2012-election</category><category>republiscans</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:06:45 +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=the-desert-rattler304F8403-EE90-EBC3-ADBD-6021B46B6397.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattler304F8403-EE90-EBC3-ADBD-6021B46B6397.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>NASA: &quot;Strange and Sudden Massive Melt in Greenland&quot;</title>
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WASHINGTON &ndash; Nearly all of Greenland's massive ice sheet suddenly started melting a bit this month, a freak event that surprised scientists.
Three satellites show what NASA calls unprecedented melting of the ice sheet that blankets the island, starting on July 8 and last&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/25/12951388-nasa-strange-and-sudden-massive-melt-in-greenland</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/25/12951388-nasa-strange-and-sudden-massive-melt-in-greenland</guid><category>nasa</category><category>climate-change</category><category>world-news</category><category>scientists</category><category>top-news</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>noaa</category><category>greeland</category><category>cie-sheet-melt</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:21:05 +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=the-desert-rattlerEF44E22C-B1CE-F205-9167-1C55DFE001B0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="184" width="245" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattlerEF44E22C-B1CE-F205-9167-1C55DFE001B0.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>House Leaders &quot;Wary of Farm, Postal Bill Showdowns&quot;</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Senate-passed bills to cut farm subsidies and food stamps and overhaul the financially teetering Postal Service have been put on hold by House Republican leaders wary of igniting internal party fights or risking voters' ire three months before the electi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Desert Rattler]]></source><link>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/23/12908340-house-leaders-wary-of-farm-postal-bill-showdowns</link><guid>http://the-desert-rattler.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/23/12908340-house-leaders-wary-of-farm-postal-bill-showdowns</guid><category>senate</category><category>arizona</category><category>house</category><category>phoenix</category><category>us-news</category><category>washington-dc</category><category>top-news</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>farm-bill</category><category>2012-election</category><category>eleection</category><category>postal-bill</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:04:45 +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=the-desert-rattlerDD21D415-F770-7C0C-E5BB-C603773BC6B3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="184" width="245" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=the-desert-rattlerDD21D415-F770-7C0C-E5BB-C603773BC6B3.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></channel></rss>