<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://faves.com/xsl/rss.xsl"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><bd:feedUrl xmlns:bd="http://faves.com/syndication">http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/rss?st=user%3aSonicsuns++tag%3a%22government%22</bd:feedUrl><title>Faves: Sonicsuns</title><link>http://faves.com/</link><description>Your community view of the Web.</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:40:17 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:40:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>Faves RSS Generator</generator><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Faves Logo</title><url>http://faves.com/images/logo_login.gif</url><link>http://faves.com/</link><width>140</width><height>30</height></image><item><title>The Raw Story | Afghans burn Obama effigy over civilian deaths</title><description>&lt;img src="http://i.faves.com/01/d0/2d2d/3e9a1959/aef2906a534d181bde_5.jpg" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/168391387259"&gt;Comment at Faves&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://faves.com/Out.ashx?u=http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Afghans_burn_Obama_effigy_over_civi_12302009.html&amp;amp;d=168391387259&amp;amp;t=government,obama&amp;amp;ls=rss"&gt;View original page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/168391387259</link><guid isPermaLink="false">40067.168391387259</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:23:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sonicsuns</dc:creator><dc:subject>government,obama</dc:subject><media:content url="http://i.faves.com/01/d0/2d2d/3e9a1959/aef2906a534d181bde_5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="125" height="65" /><media:thumbnail url="http://i.faves.com/01/d0/2d2d/3e9a1959/aef2906a534d181bde_1.jpg" width="30" height="16" /></item><item><title>Google Talks Transparency, But Hides Surveillance Stats | Threat Level | Wired.com</title><description>&lt;img src="http://i.faves.com/01/fe/bd5e/7b399800/67b9c38db6bd54b0e2_5.jpg" /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quoted: Google likes to trumpet transparency and free expression, especially when it concerns the internet, part of its commitment to the corporate motto, Don't Be&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/167191197705"&gt;Comment at Faves&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://faves.com/Out.ashx?u=http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/12/google-talks-out-its-portal/&amp;amp;d=167191197705&amp;amp;t=google,government,internet&amp;amp;ls=rss"&gt;View original page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/167191197705</link><guid isPermaLink="false">40067.167191197705</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:59:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sonicsuns</dc:creator><dc:subject>google,government,internet</dc:subject><media:content url="http://i.faves.com/01/fe/bd5e/7b399800/67b9c38db6bd54b0e2_5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="125" height="123" /><media:thumbnail url="http://i.faves.com/01/fe/bd5e/7b399800/67b9c38db6bd54b0e2_1.jpg" width="30" height="30" /></item><item><title>Cenk Uygur: Why I Changed My Mind On Afghanistan</title><description>&lt;img src="http://i.faves.com/01/03/b62f/f054b0c0/044bf6fa6703a27abd_5.jpg" /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quoted: We don&amp;amp;#39;t have a viable partner in Afghanistan and we don&amp;amp;#39;t have the legitimacy that is essential to rebuilding the country. The Afghans don&amp;amp;#39;t view us as their saviors. They view us as the latest intruder in their valley.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/166003231031"&gt;Comment at Faves&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://faves.com/Out.ashx?u=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/why-i-changed-my-mind-on_b_374937.html&amp;amp;d=166003231031&amp;amp;t=health,government,war&amp;amp;ls=rss"&gt;View original page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/166003231031</link><guid isPermaLink="false">40067.166003231031</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:00:31 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sonicsuns</dc:creator><dc:subject>health,government,war</dc:subject><media:content url="http://i.faves.com/01/03/b62f/f054b0c0/044bf6fa6703a27abd_5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="77" height="64" /><media:thumbnail url="http://i.faves.com/01/03/b62f/f054b0c0/044bf6fa6703a27abd_1.jpg" width="30" height="25" /></item><item><title>Britain's new Internet law -- as bad as everyone's been saying, and worse. Much, much worse.  - Boing Boing</title><description>&lt;img src="http://i.faves.com/01/13/d771/cf0b9981/8aa62abbd93894f583_5.jpg" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/165847596010"&gt;Comment at Faves&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://faves.com/Out.ashx?u=http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/20/britains-new-interne.html&amp;amp;d=165847596010&amp;amp;t=government,internet,copyright&amp;amp;ls=rss"&gt;View original page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/165847596010</link><guid isPermaLink="false">40067.165847596010</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:46:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sonicsuns</dc:creator><dc:subject>government,internet,copyright</dc:subject><media:content url="http://i.faves.com/01/13/d771/cf0b9981/8aa62abbd93894f583_5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="125" height="82" /><media:thumbnail url="http://i.faves.com/01/13/d771/cf0b9981/8aa62abbd93894f583_1.jpg" width="30" height="20" /></item><item><title>Fed’s Choices ‘Severely Limited’ Savings on AIG, Watchdog Says  - Bloomberg.com</title><description>&lt;img src="http://i.faves.com/01/95/9d53/e2f5ef37/3db6cbac2b69c4a614_5.jpg" /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quoted:  The [bn:URL=http://www.newyorkfed.org/] Federal Reserve Bank [] of New York gave up efforts to save taxpayer money on [bn:WBTKR=AIG:US] American International Group Inc. []’s rescue after the insurer’s biggest trading partners refused to make concessions, said a Treasury watchdog.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/164442939688"&gt;Comment at Faves&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://faves.com/Out.ashx?u=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&amp;amp;sid=aodUvpb3L0LE&amp;amp;d=164442939688&amp;amp;t=government,news&amp;amp;ls=rss"&gt;View original page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/164442939688</link><guid isPermaLink="false">40067.164442939688</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:35:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sonicsuns</dc:creator><dc:subject>government,news</dc:subject><media:content url="http://i.faves.com/01/95/9d53/e2f5ef37/3db6cbac2b69c4a614_5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="125" height="44" /><media:thumbnail url="http://i.faves.com/01/95/9d53/e2f5ef37/3db6cbac2b69c4a614_1.jpg" width="30" height="11" /></item><item><title>Republican Party - Salon.com</title><description>&lt;img src="http://i.faves.com/01/e9/d126/a81c0b0f/fae2d51bb3f1ce693f_5.jpg" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/164322675391"&gt;Comment at Faves&lt;/a&gt; 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| &lt;a href="http://faves.com/Out.ashx?u=http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/12/mpaa-shuts-down-enti.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;amp;d=164256282672&amp;amp;t=internet,government,video&amp;amp;ls=rss"&gt;View original page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/164256282672</link><guid isPermaLink="false">40067.164256282672</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:44:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sonicsuns</dc:creator><dc:subject>internet,government,video</dc:subject><media:content url="http://i.faves.com/01/13/d771/cf0b9981/8aa62abbd93894f583_5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="125" height="82" /><media:thumbnail url="http://i.faves.com/01/13/d771/cf0b9981/8aa62abbd93894f583_1.jpg" width="30" height="20" /></item><item><title>Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be | The Onion - America's Finest News Source</title><description>&lt;img src="http://i.faves.com/01/49/7b3d/2177173b/29f3b87a9ac82ea86b_5.jpg" /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quoted: ESCONDIDO, CA—Provoked by a presidential administration he believes is guilty of numerous transgressions, self-described American patriot Kyle Mortensen, 46, has become a vehement defender of ideas he seems to think are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and principles that brave men have fought and died for solely in his head.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/164247912047"&gt;Comment at Faves&lt;/a&gt; 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| &lt;a href="http://faves.com/Out.ashx?u=http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/blog/2009/11/bill_moyers_essay_restoring_ac.html&amp;amp;d=163979865610&amp;amp;t=war,money,government&amp;amp;ls=rss"&gt;View original page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/163979865610</link><guid isPermaLink="false">40067.163979865610</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:57:45 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sonicsuns</dc:creator><dc:subject>war,money,government</dc:subject><media:content url="http://i.faves.com/01/41/3803/71aa70c5/35f35c2486ea74ff7d_5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="125" height="84" /><media:thumbnail url="http://i.faves.com/01/41/3803/71aa70c5/35f35c2486ea74ff7d_1.jpg" width="30" height="20" /></item><item><title>Bill Moyers Journal: WEB EXCLUSIVE: Glenn Greenwald</title><description>&lt;img src="http://i.faves.com/01/41/3803/71aa70c5/35f35c2486ea74ff7d_5.jpg" /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://faves.com/users/Sonicsuns/dot/163976114409"&gt;Comment at Faves&lt;/a&gt; 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