<?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/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - Gillian Gaynair's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://ap-1004991.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - Gillian Gaynair's Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2010</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:24:09 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:01:31 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Arrest has former DC Mayor Barry back in spotlight</title><description><![CDATA[For many Washingtonians, it's yet another episode in the long-running drama of former Mayor Marion Barry: there's the attractive ex-girlfriend, accusations that he stalked her and a matter of questionable use of public funds.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gillian Gaynair, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/15/3027311-arrest-has-former-dc-mayor-barry-back-in-spotlight</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/15/3027311-arrest-has-former-dc-mayor-barry-back-in-spotlight</guid><category>us</category><category>barry</category><category>politics</category><category>still</category><category>us-news</category><category>marion-barry</category><category>mayor-marion-barry</category><category>standing</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:24:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/146efbda-362a-415e-af10-f7d2328f98c4.jpg" width="75" height="111" /></item><item><title>1st Americans killed in Vietnam War are honored</title><description><![CDATA[It was July 1959 and Stanley Karnow, Time magazine's chief correspondent in Asia, was on his first trip to Saigon when he heard about an attack at an Army base about 20 miles north of the city.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gillian Gaynair, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/08/3009193-1st-americans-killed-in-vietnam-war-are-honored</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/08/3009193-1st-americans-killed-in-vietnam-war-are-honored</guid><category>us</category><category>first</category><category>politics</category><category>war</category><category>casualties</category><category>vietnam-war</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Jul 2009 20:50:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>DC pride festival honors gay rights pioneer Kameny</title><description><![CDATA[Fresh off his doctorate from Harvard, Franklin Kameny had been a government astronomer for just five months when he was asked to meet with federal investigators. 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He was promptly fired.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gillian Gaynair, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/08/2907469-dc-pride-festival-honors-gay-rights-pioneer-kameny</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/08/2907469-dc-pride-festival-honors-gay-rights-pioneer-kameny</guid><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>capital-pride</category><category>franklin-kameny</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Jun 2009 09:47:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/5d02af2c-8f92-4302-9e49-6af8dbba0950.jpg" width="75" height="50" /></item><item><title>White House invites gay families to Easter event</title><description><![CDATA[The White House is allocating tickets for the upcoming Easter Egg Roll to gay and lesbian parents as part of the Obama administration's outreach to diverse communities.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gillian Gaynair, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/07/2652594-white-house-invites-gay-families-to-easter-event</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/07/2652594-white-house-invites-gay-families-to-easter-event</guid><category>white-house</category><category>politics</category><category>families</category><category>egg-roll</category><category>easter-egg-roll</category><category>gay-families</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:23:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/fab71c4c-11d4-4661-a37e-01a85b8c7d4d.jpg" width="75" height="50" /></item><item><title>Special Olympics fights use of word 'retard'</title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8212; The Special Olympics launched a campaign Tuesday to banish the word "retard," a casual insult that derives from an out-of-favor medical term and has long been considered inappropriate.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gillian Gaynair, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/31/2624052-special-olympics-fights-use-of-word-retard</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/31/2624052-special-olympics-fights-use-of-word-retard</guid><category>word</category><category>us-news</category><category>special-olympics</category><category>r-word</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:50:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/bc2cfe0c-09da-43a9-a639-a53a4a5a1379.jpg" width="75" height="48" /></item><item><title>Japanese enka star performs at DC festival</title><description><![CDATA[As a boy, Jerome White Jr. often spent weekends at his grandparents' house, where a melodramatic genre of Japanese music called enka would waft in the background.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gillian Gaynair, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/28/2612089-japanese-enka-star-performs-at-dc-festival</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/28/2612089-japanese-enka-star-performs-at-dc-festival</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>music</category><category>enka-star</category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:28:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/5a477f02-5049-4f3f-8d43-ea34b23ee62e.jpg" width="75" height="50" /></item><item><title>Gays and lesbians recreate prom at weekend fete</title><description><![CDATA[Back in his small Iowa hometown, Tate attended his high school senior prom by himself, dressed in slacks and a tie.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gillian Gaynair, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/07/2516063-gays-and-lesbians-recreate-prom-at-weekend-fete</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/07/2516063-gays-and-lesbians-recreate-prom-at-weekend-fete</guid><category>prom</category><category>us-news</category><category>queer-prom</category><pubDate>Sat, 7 Mar 2009 08:16:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/9afc72fd-a655-46e9-9c5c-ed2568323571.jpg" width="75" height="50" /></item><item><title>Report: ICE agents pressured to meet arrest quotas</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 24 Hispanics at a convenience store in Baltimore two years ago after their supervisor told them to "bring more bodies" because they were behind their annual quota of 1,000 arrests per team, according to an ICE report released Wednesday.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gillian Gaynair, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/18/2451170-report-ice-agents-pressured-to-meet-arrest-quotas</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/18/2451170-report-ice-agents-pressured-to-meet-arrest-quotas</guid><category>us-news</category><category>ice</category><category>raids</category><category>customs-enforcement</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:04:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Father sues DC water authority for $200 million</title><description><![CDATA[A single father is suing the D.C. 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Combing through the display tables, she added silver pumps, a beaded choker and earrings. 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Hairdresser Keith Harley uploaded his resume to President-elect Barack Obama's Web site. And salon owner Nicole Cober-Blake plans to get her name in by sending a welcome basket with bath gels, hair products and a robe.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gillian Gaynair, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/22/2237438-hairdressers-want-chance-to-style-first-lady</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/22/2237438-hairdressers-want-chance-to-style-first-lady</guid><category>politics</category><category>hair</category><category>obama</category><category>michelle-obama</category><category>president-elect-barack-obama</category><category>barry-fletcher</category><category>hairdresser-keith-harley</category><category>nicole-cober-blake</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:05:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/6b202b5f-feba-4bc9-a94e-1c490e378de4.jpg" width="75" height="55" /></item><item><title>Humane Society sues retailers, designers over fur</title><description><![CDATA[The Humane Society of the United States filed a lawsuit Monday against six major retailers and fashion designers alleging they falsely advertise and label fur garments.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gillian Gaynair, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/24/2146741-humane-society-sues-retailers-designers-over-fur</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/24/2146741-humane-society-sues-retailers-designers-over-fur</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>united-states</category><category>humane-society</category><category>fur</category><category>na</category><category>mislabeled-fur</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:00:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Humane Society sues retailers, designers over fur</title><description><![CDATA[The Humane Society of the United States filed a lawsuit Monday against six major retailers and fashion designers alleging that they falsely advertise and label fur garments.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gillian Gaynair, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/24/2146669-humane-society-sues-retailers-designers-over-fur</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/24/2146669-humane-society-sues-retailers-designers-over-fur</guid><category>business</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>united-states</category><category>us-news</category><category>humane-society</category><category>fur</category><category>mislabeled-fur</category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:28:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Americans rush plans for Obama inauguration</title><description><![CDATA[Pattie Brew, daughter of a North Carolina sharecropper, had let almost a century go by without casting a vote for president or joining the inaugural crowds only three miles from her home in the nation's capital.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gillian Gaynair, Associated Press Writer]]></dc:creator><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/24/2144132-americans-rush-plans-for-obama-inauguration</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/24/2144132-americans-rush-plans-for-obama-inauguration</guid><category>politics</category><category>american</category><category>north-carolina</category><category>stories</category><category>inauguration</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:23:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:thumbnail medium="image" url="http://www.polls.newsvine.comhttp://www.polls.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/tn/14bde32f-01d4-408c-98af-127999000be1.jpg" width="75" height="77" /></item><item><title>Liberal DC suburb faces minority voting questions</title><description><![CDATA[In the racially diverse Washington suburb of Greenbelt, the term "progressive" is a badge of honor. 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