<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>Major Stories from Newser</title>
<description>Newser - Major Stories</description>
<link>http://www.newser.com/</link>
<copyright>2007 - Newser</copyright>
<language>en-us</language>
<generator>Newser Feed Generator</generator>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 17:40:14 CDT </pubDate>

    <item>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">  http://www.newser.com/story/26915.html?rss=y </guid>
        <title><![CDATA[  Sundance   Abuzz With   Bug Porn ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[For those unclear about the birds and the bees (the actual ones), the Sundance Channel is screening &ldquo;green porno videos&rdquo; on its website, reports Mother Jones blogger Jen Phillips. The series features Isabella Rossellini, breaking out of her usual indie cocoon, carrying out the mating rituals of the snail, bee, and praying mantis, among others.]]></description>
        <link> http://www.newser.com/story/26915.html?rss=y </link>
        <pubDate> Sun, 11 May 2008 13:35:08 CDT  </pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">  http://www.newser.com/story/27177.html?rss=y </guid>
        <title><![CDATA[ Red Cross Aid Boat Sinks in Burma]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A Red Cross aid boat delivering desperately needed supplies to the survivors of Cyclone Nargis hit a submerged tree and sank in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta today, reports CNN. All those on board survived, but the 500 bags of rice, 5,000 liters of drinking water, and other critical cargo were all lost.]]></description>
        <link> http://www.newser.com/story/27177.html?rss=y </link>
        <pubDate> Sun, 11 May 2008 12:00:00 CDT  </pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">  http://www.newser.com/story/27159.html?rss=y </guid>
        <title><![CDATA[ Honor Killing Dad: 'Daughter Deserved Death']]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Iraqi father who suffocated and stabbed his 17-year-old daughter has only one regret over her honor killing: That he didn't murder her &quot;the instant her mother delivered her.&quot; &quot;Speaking with a foreign solider, she lost what is the most precious thing for any woman,&quot; Abdel-Qader Ali tells the Guardian.]]></description>
        <link> http://www.newser.com/story/27159.html?rss=y </link>
        <pubDate> Sun, 11 May 2008 11:11:42 CDT  </pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">  http://www.newser.com/story/27144.html?rss=y </guid>
        <title><![CDATA[  Storms Kill 19 in Missouri, Okla. ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Tornadoes ripped through nation's heartland today, killing at least 19 people in Oklahoma and Missouri and leaving a wide swath of destruction, AP reports. Seven people were killed in the small mining town of Picher, Okla., and another 12 were killed in southwest Missouri, officials said. Oklahoma rescuers were working to free people trapped in their wrecked homes. Tornadoes also struck Arkansas, but no deaths have been reported.]]></description>
        <link> http://www.newser.com/story/27144.html?rss=y </link>
        <pubDate> Sat, 10 May 2008 21:39:40 CDT  </pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">  http://www.newser.com/story/27143.html?rss=y </guid>
        <title><![CDATA[ Jenna Bush Gets Married at Dad's Ranch]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[First daughter Jenna Bush wed longtime boyfriend Henry Hager today at the presidential ranch in Crawford, Texas, the Fort-Worth Telegram reports. About 200 guests attended, but the press was not on the invitation list. In Crawford, one San Antonio woman reveled in the moment despite her distance from the 1,600-acre ranch. &quot;Even though you can't see it, you can breathe the same air they are breathing,&quot; she said.]]></description>
        <link> http://www.newser.com/story/27143.html?rss=y </link>
        <pubDate> Sat, 10 May 2008 20:29:25 CDT  </pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">  http://www.newser.com/story/27134.html?rss=y </guid>
        <title><![CDATA[  Analysts Urge   Washington to   Invade Burma ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Analysts and aid workers appalled by Burma&rsquo;s attitude to foreign aid are urging Washington to invade, Time reports. One observer has called for the US to airlift food regardless of the junta&rsquo;s restrictions; a retired general wants China to pacify Burma about US aid, or Thailand to paint their colors on US aircraft to help aid get through.]]></description>
        <link> http://www.newser.com/story/27134.html?rss=y </link>
        <pubDate> Sat, 10 May 2008 16:49:37 CDT  </pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">  http://www.newser.com/story/27119.html?rss=y </guid>
        <title><![CDATA[ Pentagon Emails Detail TV Propaganda Plans]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Need more proof that the Pentagon coached ostensibly impartial military analysts about what to say on TV? In Salon, Glenn Greenwald reveals emails from one top defense staffer who suggested developing a core group of insiders who are &ldquo;most reliably friendly&rdquo; and that &ldquo;we can count on to carry our water.&rdquo; A Rumseld aide agreed, adding, &quot;We're already doing a lot of this.&quot; The allegations first surfaced in a New York Times investigative piece.]]></description>
        <link> http://www.newser.com/story/27119.html?rss=y </link>
        <pubDate> Sat, 10 May 2008 16:23:55 CDT  </pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">  http://www.newser.com/story/27130.html?rss=y </guid>
        <title><![CDATA[ OJ 'Confessed To Me,' Says Souvenir Dealer]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[A memorabilia merchant who has sold items for O.J. Simpson says the former football phenom got high on drugs and confessed to killing Nicole Brown Simpson, the AP reports. In his new book, How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder, Mike Gilbert also claims that he helped Simpson bloat his hands so his gloves wouldn't fit on trial.]]></description>
        <link> http://www.newser.com/story/27130.html?rss=y </link>
        <pubDate> Sat, 10 May 2008 15:18:34 CDT  </pubDate>
    </item>
    <item>
        <guid isPermaLink="true">  http://www.newser.com/story/27124.html?rss=y </guid>
        <title><![CDATA[  Murdoch Drops Newsday Bid ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Rupert Murdoch has dropped his $580 million bid for Newsday. Cable operator Cablevision has offered $650 million for the Long Island daily, and Murdoch&rsquo;s News Corp. said a higher bid would be &ldquo;uneconomical.&rdquo; The media tycoon&rsquo;s dropout was unexpected, Reuters says, considering Murdoch recently told investors a deal was nearly done. A $580 million bid from Mortimer Zuckerman, owner of the rival Daily News, remains on the table.]]></description>
        <link> http://www.newser.com/story/27124.html?rss=y </link>
        <pubDate> Sat, 10 May 2008 13:44:08 CDT  </pubDate>
    </item>
</channel>
</rss>
