<?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://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/</link><description>A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. Thomas Jefferson</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 2 Jan 2013 14:30:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 20:50:18 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Columbia, SC -  Editorial: Sign up for credit monitoring, consider other options - Editorial - TheState.com</title>
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Columbia, SC &mdash; WE KNOW, we know: It&rsquo;s been a hectic few months. You&rsquo;ve been busy. And there&rsquo;s still time. But as long as there&rsquo;s time, there&rsquo;s time to forget. So now that the holidays are winding down and you have &mdash; or soon will have &m&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16301829-columbia-sc-editorial-sign-up-for-credit-monitoring-consider-other-options-editorial-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16301829-columbia-sc-editorial-sign-up-for-credit-monitoring-consider-other-options-editorial-thestatecom</guid><category>politics</category><category>social-security</category><category>south-carolina</category><category>special-edition</category><category>will-i</category><category>nikki-haley</category><category>consumer-affairsx2019</category><category>new-yearx2019-s</category><category>identity-theftx201d</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Jan 2013 14:30:47 +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></item><item><title>There Is Barely Any Link Between Video Games And Gun Murders. Even In France.</title>
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The mad dash to blame games or to disprove that they are responsible for violent behavior continues. This time, we've got a study&nbsp;via the Washington Post&nbsp;that analyzes the world's largest video game markets.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/18/15995190-there-is-barely-any-link-between-video-games-and-gun-murders-even-in-france</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/18/15995190-there-is-barely-any-link-between-video-games-and-gun-murders-even-in-france</guid><category>not-news</category><category>launch-trailer</category><category>gifs-clear</category><category>worst-dressed-moments</category><category>ten-cars-that-are-so-bad-they-re</category><category>enhanced-productivity-how</category><category>next-dlc-has-danger</category><category>kanye-west-why</category><category>feel-like-ive</category><category>hack-your-life</category><category>triggers-our-worst-phobias</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:53:15 +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><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=baronvonsteubenE92DE7DD-D5F4-2062-B94D-006F55763902.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=baronvonsteubenE92DE7DD-D5F4-2062-B94D-006F55763902.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>COLUMBIA, SC -  2014 SC Governor&amp;#x2019;s race: Sheheen leads Haley, poll says - SC Politics - TheState.com</title>
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A 2014 rematch for the S.C. governor&rsquo;s mansion between Gov. Nikki Haley and state Sen. Vincent Sheheen could be another close race.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15865116-columbia-sc-2014-sc-governorx2019s-race-sheheen-leads-haley-poll-says-sc-politics-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15865116-columbia-sc-2014-sc-governorx2019s-race-sheheen-leads-haley-poll-says-sc-politics-thestatecom</guid><category>politics</category><category>south-carolina</category><category>public-policy</category><category>mark-sanford</category><category>winthrop-university</category><category>mick-mulvaney</category><category>rob-godfrey</category><category>seneca-republican</category><category>state-treasurer-curtis-loftis</category><category>vincent-sheheen-vincent-sheheen</category><category>mary-ann-chastain</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:49:26 +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>ORANGEBURG, SC -  Accounting error costs SC State nearly $6 million - Education - TheState.com</title>
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&nbsp;S.C. State University will ask trustees Thursday to cut jobs, freeze openings and reduce contracts to trim nearly $5.8 million from the Orangeburg school&rsquo;s current budget.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/05/15699302-orangeburg-sc-accounting-error-costs-sc-state-nearly-6-million-education-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/05/15699302-orangeburg-sc-accounting-error-costs-sc-state-nearly-6-million-education-thestatecom</guid><category>politics</category><category>state-university</category><category>reggie-lloyd</category><category>george-cooper</category><category>will-i</category><category>trustee-patricia-lott</category><category>cynthia-warrick</category><category>reach-shain</category><category>charleston-democrat</category><category>oak-ridge-institute</category><category>walt-tobin</category><pubDate>Wed, 5 Dec 2012 14:43:20 +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>WASHINGTON -  White House to GOP: It's your move - Politics - Wire - TheState.com</title>
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The White House says Republicans should come clean about how much they're willing to raise tax rates on the rich. Republicans counter that President Barack Obama's latest plan is a joke that avoids tough decisions on the nation's biggest entitlement programs, including Medicare&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15645430-washington-white-house-to-gop-its-your-move-politics-wire-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15645430-washington-white-house-to-gop-its-your-move-politics-wire-thestatecom</guid><category>white-house</category><category>politics</category><category>associated-press</category><category>capitol-hill</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>will-i</category><category>scott-applewhite</category><category>house-speaker-john-boehner</category><category>ap-photo-in</category><category>erik-schelzig</category><category>michele-salcedo</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Dec 2012 16:34:32 +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></item><item><title>COLUMBIA, S.C. -  How SC pays $20M tab for hacking response unknown - SC Politics - TheState.com</title>
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South Carolina's tab for handling the hacking of millions of taxpayers' personal data is approaching $20 million, and officials are giving no indications of how they'll pay for it 11 weeks after the theft.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15645247-columbia-sc-how-sc-pays-20m-tab-for-hacking-response-unknown-sc-politics-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15645247-columbia-sc-how-sc-pays-20m-tab-for-hacking-response-unknown-sc-politics-thestatecom</guid><category>politics</category><category>south-carolinas</category><category>will-i</category><category>nikki-haleys</category><category>mark-sanfords</category><category>rob-godfrey</category><category>james-etter</category><category>samantha-cheek</category><category>chernoff-newman</category><category>mandiants-marshall-heilman</category><category>control-board</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Dec 2012 16:23:40 +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></item><item><title>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -  NASA: Closest planet to sun, Mercury, harbors ice - Health &amp; Science - Wire - TheState.com</title>
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Just in time for Christmas, scientists have confirmed a vast amount of ice at the north pole - on Mercury, the closest planet to the sun.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/30/15570464-cape-canaveral-fla-nasa-closest-planet-to-sun-mercury-harbors-ice-health-science-wire-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/30/15570464-cape-canaveral-fla-nasa-closest-planet-to-sun-mercury-harbors-ice-health-science-wire-thestatecom</guid><category>science</category><category>columbia-universitys</category><category>applied-physics-laboratory</category><category>david-lawrence</category><category>will-i</category><category>ap-photo-link</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:30:07 +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>WASHINGTON -  Sen. DeMint leaves door open to White House bid - SC Politics - TheState.com</title>
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Sen. Jim DeMint on Wednesday backed away from his previous ironclad insistence that he had no interest in running for president and was focused only on helping to elect conservatives to the U.S. Senate.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15540927-washington-sen-demint-leaves-door-open-to-white-house-bid-sc-politics-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15540927-washington-sen-demint-leaves-door-open-to-white-house-bid-sc-politics-thestatecom</guid><category>white-house</category><category>politics</category><category>south-carolina</category><category>republican-national-committee</category><category>tea-party</category><category>when-cnn</category><category>pat-toomey</category><category>will-i</category><category>kim-kim-foster-tobin</category><category>should-demint</category><category>senate-conservatives-fund</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:18:37 +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> $25,000 password system could have halted SC hacking - SC Politics Today - TheState.com</title>
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A $25,000 dual password system likely would have prevented hackers from stealing state tax data belonging to 6.4 million consumers and businesses from the S.C. Department of Revenue, a special state Senate subcommittee investigating the breach learned Wednesday.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15540665-25000-password-system-could-have-halted-sc-hacking-sc-politics-today-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15540665-25000-password-system-could-have-halted-sc-hacking-sc-politics-today-thestatecom</guid><category>politics</category><category>social-security</category><category>will-i</category><category>james-etter</category><category>anderson-republican</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:06:17 +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></item><item><title>WASHINGTON -  SC Gov. takes blame for state&amp;#x2019;s data breach - Governor Watch - TheState.com</title>
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Gov. Nikki Haley on Wednesday for the first time accepted personal blame for a massive cyber-attack that stole the Social Security and bank account numbers of millions of South Carolinians, saying she should have done more to ensure the data&rsquo;s security.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15540559-washington-sc-gov-takes-blame-for-statex2019s-data-breach-governor-watch-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15540559-washington-sc-gov-takes-blame-for-statex2019s-data-breach-governor-watch-thestatecom</guid><category>politics</category><category>social-security</category><category>secret-service</category><category>internal-revenue-service</category><category>south-carolina</category><category>bruce-smith</category><category>sc-gov</category><category>nikki-haley</category><category>file-photo</category><category>ap-photo-story</category><category>andrew-shain</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:00:32 +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></item><item><title>LUBBOCK, Texas -  Veterans sue railroad over fatal crash in Texas - SC military news - TheState.com</title>
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Two Army veterans and their wives on Wednesday sued the railroad company whose train hit a truck carrying veterans and their spouses during a parade in Texas.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15540406-lubbock-texas-veterans-sue-railroad-over-fatal-crash-in-texas-sc-military-news-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15540406-lubbock-texas-veterans-sue-railroad-over-fatal-crash-in-texas-sc-military-news-thestatecom</guid><category>associated-press</category><category>union-pacific</category><category>union-pacific-railroad</category><category>us-news</category><category>texas-department</category><category>will-i</category><category>richard-sanchez</category><category>raquel-espinoza-williams</category><category>dale-andrew-hayden</category><category>smith-industries</category><category>todd-king</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:51:59 +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></item><item><title>OXFORD, Miss. -  GOP&amp;#x2019;s future, written in black and white - South Carolina Election 2012 News - TheState.com</title>
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Late on election night, a small melee erupted at the University of Mississippi here when a group of white students frustrated by the re-election of President Obama marched outside and began shouting racial slurs at African-American students. Several hundred people gathered as t&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/26/15454593-oxford-miss-gopx2019s-future-written-in-black-and-white-south-carolina-election-2012-news-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/26/15454593-oxford-miss-gopx2019s-future-written-in-black-and-white-south-carolina-election-2012-news-thestatecom</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>south-carolina</category><category>election-day</category><category>african-american-obama</category><category>will-i</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:26:28 +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> DHEC director aims to unite troops in SC&amp;#x2019;s battle of the bulge - Local / Metro - TheState.com</title>
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Catherine Templeton admits she spoke out on the need to combat obesity in South Carolina before she thoroughly researched the issue &ndash; and she&rsquo;s glad she did.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/26/15454028-dhec-director-aims-to-unite-troops-in-scx2019s-battle-of-the-bulge-local-metro-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/26/15454028-dhec-director-aims-to-unite-troops-in-scx2019s-battle-of-the-bulge-local-metro-thestatecom</guid><category>health</category><category>south-carolinians</category><category>environmental-control</category><category>bluecross-blueshield</category><category>colleton-county</category><category>catherine-templeton</category><category>online-read</category><category>monday-south-carolina</category><category>voice-against-obesityx201d</category><category>amy-splittgerber</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:56:30 +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></item><item><title> Notification of S.C. hacking up against deadlines - Local / Metro - TheState.com</title>
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South Carolina will miss today&rsquo;s deadline set by some states for notifying residents when their personal data has been stolen. Still, security experts note state breach notification laws provide plenty of wiggle room.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/25/15429710-notification-of-sc-hacking-up-against-deadlines-local-metro-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/25/15429710-notification-of-sc-hacking-up-against-deadlines-local-metro-thestatecom</guid><category>politics</category><category>social-security</category><category>secret-service</category><category>south-carolina</category><category>will-i</category><category>nikki-haley</category><category>revenue-departmentx2019-s</category><category>south-carolinax2019-s</category><category>co3-systems</category><pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:12:10 +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></item><item><title>A Brief Statement from an Islamophobe</title>
<description><![CDATA[I have been, in my comments and postings here and elsewhere, a very outspoken critic of Islam. This has led some few lesser minds to label me as an Islamophobe, and while this does little for common discourse, indeed it stops it dead in it's tracks, it does beg a response.
It has&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/25/15429252-a-brief-statement-from-an-islamophobe</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/25/15429252-a-brief-statement-from-an-islamophobe</guid><category>not-news</category><pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:45:52 +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>JERUSALEM -  Israel 'willing partner' in potential cease-fire - World - TheState.com</title>
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Israel's prime minister says Israel would be a "willing partner" in a cease-fire with Gaza's ruling militant group Hamas.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15336698-jerusalem-israel-willing-partner-in-potential-cease-fire-world-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15336698-jerusalem-israel-willing-partner-in-potential-cease-fire-world-thestatecom</guid><category>arab-league</category><category>associated-press</category><category>world-news</category><category>ap-photo-fire</category><category>ap-photo-israeli</category><category>ap-photo-palestinian</category><category>hatem-omar</category><category>ap-photo-rockets</category><category>amin-al-dada</category><category>last-fridays</category><category>majdi-mohammed</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:30:19 +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> SC jobless rate drops to 4 year low - Business - TheState.com</title>
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South Carolina&rsquo;s unemployment rate has sunk to its lowest level in four years &ndash; plunging a full percentage point in the past two months &ndash; even as the national rate climbed slightly.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15335867-sc-jobless-rate-drops-to-4-year-low-business-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15335867-sc-jobless-rate-drops-to-4-year-low-business-thestatecom</guid><category>south-carolina</category><category>us-news</category><category>in-november</category><category>tony-thompson</category><category>allendale-county</category><category>will-i</category><category>south-carolinax2019-s</category><category>richland-county-october</category><category>workforce-video</category><category>lexington-county-october</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:40:59 +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></item><item><title>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -  Big retailers becoming more like Big Brother? - Local / Metro - TheState.com</title>
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Saks associates can let you know your favorite jewelry is on sale, Lowe&rsquo;s can tell you how much garland you bought last year and somewhere underneath it all, computer programs are tracking every purchase and every social media &ldquo;like&rdquo; to build a better profile &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15335175-west-palm-beach-fla-big-retailers-becoming-more-like-big-brother-local-metro-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15335175-west-palm-beach-fla-big-retailers-becoming-more-like-big-brother-local-metro-thestatecom</guid><category>business</category><category>mckinsey-global-institute</category><category>will-i</category><category>kurt-salmon</category><category>natalie-ellis</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:02:00 +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> How the SC. hacking happened - Local / Metro - TheState.com</title>
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Over two months, hackers managed to gain access to the S.C. Department of Revenue computers and steal state tax data belonging to 6.4 million consumers and businesses. Mandiant, a Washington computer forensics firm hired by the state to investigate the incident, offered details&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15335010-how-the-sc-hacking-happened-local-metro-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15335010-how-the-sc-hacking-happened-local-metro-thestatecom</guid><category>politics</category><category>secret-service</category><category>will-i</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:54:35 +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>WASHINGTON -  Doctors back over-the-counter birth control pills - Local / Metro - TheState.com</title>
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No prescription or doctor&rsquo;s exam needed: The nation&rsquo;s largest group of obstetricians and gynecologists says birth control pills should be sold over the counter, like condoms.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15334959-washington-doctors-back-over-the-counter-birth-control-pills-local-metro-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15334959-washington-doctors-back-over-the-counter-birth-control-pills-local-metro-thestatecom</guid><category>politics</category><category>south-carolina</category><category>human-services</category><category>drug-administration</category><category>american-college</category><category>in-washington</category><category>will-i</category><category>associated-press-video</category><category>dan-grossman</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:51:52 +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>Top Swaps for Thanksgiving  | Eat This, Not That</title>
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According to the Calorie Control Council, the average American will consume 4,500 calories and 229 grams of fat on Thanksgiving day, a feat worthy of competitive eating accolades on any other day. But that doesn't mean you can't stuff your face without testing the fortitude of &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15334760-top-swaps-for-thanksgiving-eat-this-not-that</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15334760-top-swaps-for-thanksgiving-eat-this-not-that</guid><category>health</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:44:08 +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>Columbia, SC -  Haley admits state failed to protect its residents - Local / Metro - TheState.com</title>
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As more South Carolinians learned that hackers hold their tax return data, Gov. Nikki Haley admitted Tuesday that the state did not do enough to protect their sensitive financial information and accepted the resignation of the agency director in the middle of the controversy.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15333910-columbia-sc-haley-admits-state-failed-to-protect-its-residents-local-metro-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15333910-columbia-sc-haley-admits-state-failed-to-protect-its-residents-local-metro-thestatecom</guid><category>politics</category><category>secret-service</category><category>south-carolina</category><category>consumer-affairs</category><category>south-carolinians</category><category>will-i</category><category>banking-association</category><category>theft-resources</category><category>sc-department</category><category>timeline-over</category><category>nikki-junker</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:49:28 +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>Columbia, SC -  Scoppe: Is SC computer breach transforming Gov. Nikki Haley? - Cindi Scoppe - TheState.com</title>
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IT&rsquo;S TRUE that there&rsquo;s nothing we could have done to guarantee that our state would never be hacked. It might even be true that nobody should be disciplined, or kicked out of office, for what they did or didn&rsquo;t do that made us vulnerable to the massive securit&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15307202-columbia-sc-scoppe-is-sc-computer-breach-transforming-gov-nikki-haley-cindi-scoppe-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15307202-columbia-sc-scoppe-is-sc-computer-breach-transforming-gov-nikki-haley-cindi-scoppe-thestatecom</guid><category>politics</category><category>social-security</category><category>north-carolina</category><category>motor-vehicles</category><category>south-carolinians</category><category>revenue-department</category><category>nikki-haley</category><category>south-caroliniansx92</category><category>mark-sanfordx92-s</category><category>warren-bolton</category><category>itx92-s-true</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:56:23 +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>LOS ANGELES -  Big banks cut mortgage balances $6.3 billion - Business - TheState.com</title>
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Five of the biggest U.S. banks have cut struggling homeowners&rsquo; mortgage balances by $6.3 billion, part of a total $26.1 billion in home loan relief provided under a landmark settlement over foreclosure abuses.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15306823-los-angeles-big-banks-cut-mortgage-balances-63-billion-business-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15306823-los-angeles-big-banks-cut-mortgage-balances-63-billion-business-thestatecom</guid><category>wells-fargo</category><category>jpmorgan-chase</category><category>los-angeles</category><category>us-news</category><category>shaun-donavan</category><category>will-i</category><category>ally-financial</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:35:02 +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>CAIRO -  Egypt: Israel's Gaza offensive to end Tuesday - World - TheState.com</title>
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Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi says Israel's "aggression" against Gaza will end Tuesday.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Baron von Steuben]]></source><link>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15306690-cairo-egypt-israels-gaza-offensive-to-end-tuesday-world-thestatecom</link><guid>http://baronvonsteuben.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15306690-cairo-egypt-israels-gaza-offensive-to-end-tuesday-world-thestatecom</guid><category>world-news</category><category>nile-delta</category><category>ban-ki-moon</category><category>ibrahim-barzak</category><category>ap-photo-fire</category><category>eyad-baba</category><category>ap-photo-israeli</category><category>ap-photo-palestinian</category><category>bratslav-hasidic</category><category>ap-photo-rockets</category><category>ap-photo-ultra-orthodox-jews</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:27:01 +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>