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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx</link><description>From NBC's Carrie DannBarack Obama agrees with millions of Americans that they're being cheated out of an opportunity, and a bipartisan group of members of Congress wants to help him fix it. &amp;nbsp;Sound like health care reform? Anti-discrimination legislation?&amp;nbsp;</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx#1696525</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:24:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1696525</guid><dc:creator>greg remington</dc:creator><description>ms sarah palin you are very rude and very unjust by your comments earlier today, please refer to senator obama as president obama, biden has more experience in his pinky than you do in your entire body as to how to run things, i can not wait until your reelection bid win a democrat takes your office, old ways get you noowhere ms palin</description></item><item><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx#1696548</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:53:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1696548</guid><dc:creator>Free  American  Tehachapi Ca.</dc:creator><description>Greg, What in hell does Palen have to do with sports?? Get A life</description></item><item><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx#1696549</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:53:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1696549</guid><dc:creator>Free  American  Tehachapi Ca.</dc:creator><description>Greg, What in hell does Palen have to do with sports?? Get A life</description></item><item><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx#1696556</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:00:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1696556</guid><dc:creator>john, cleveland, ohio</dc:creator><description>what are you talking about? sarah palin isn't mentioned in this article, nor is biden. sheesh. </description></item><item><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx#1696573</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:17:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1696573</guid><dc:creator>Rhemm Martin, Oakland Ca</dc:creator><description>I'm so glad our government has time to spend on &amp;nbsp;something as important as the BCS. With a strong economy, world peace, a strong dollar, and a roaring stock market, our congress certainly now has the time to work out the problems for our college sports.</description></item><item><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx#1696576</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:19:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1696576</guid><dc:creator>Penny Glass</dc:creator><description>ms sarah palin you are very rude and very unjust by your comments earlier today, please refer to senator obama as president obama, biden has more experience in his pinky than you do in your entire body as to how to run things, i can not wait until your reelection bid win a democrat takes your office, old ways get you noowhere ms palin &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;greg remington (Sent Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:24 PM)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The elections are over Sparky, you can call off the dogs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;These guys are just like the Japanese soldiers stranded on the islands after WWII. To dumb to realize the war is over.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx#1696580</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:24:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1696580</guid><dc:creator>Sheila from Texas</dc:creator><description>Just another way President-elect Obama demonstrates that he's in touch with all Americans. &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx#1696581</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:24:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1696581</guid><dc:creator>paul</dc:creator><description>thanks for working late.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;have you seen the exit interview Chaz Gibson had with Bush? INCREDIBLE !!!!!!!!!</description></item><item><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx#1696592</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:35:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1696592</guid><dc:creator>J D Donkey</dc:creator><description>Who can even get into all of the bowl games and supposed championship game the way it is? &amp;nbsp;What the hell? &amp;nbsp;Let Congress and President-Elect Obama see if they can fix it. &amp;nbsp;Then, maybe we can all understand who the real winners and losers are, and be able to follow along.</description></item><item><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx#1696689</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:56:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1696689</guid><dc:creator>Bentley from NY</dc:creator><description>this might make for a nice, quick gesture that would show Obama is a true american to those non-believers in the deep south, so long as it doesn't take too much of his focus off our real problems</description></item><item><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx#1696698</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:29:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1696698</guid><dc:creator>joe</dc:creator><description>pols need to leave my college football alone.</description></item><item><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx#1696736</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:52:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1696736</guid><dc:creator>Rock,Janesville,Wisconsin</dc:creator><description> The biggest penalty flag here is in regards to our failing economy. There should be a penalty flag for &amp;quot;Unsportsman Like Conduct.&amp;quot; Thrown at the Bush-Cheney-McCain economy/tax policies of greed over the last 8 years. There should be a penalty flag thrown, for &amp;quot;Illegal Procedure.&amp;quot; Thrown at the Bush State Department for foreign policy blunders.</description></item><item><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx#1696942</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:52:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1696942</guid><dc:creator>GT</dc:creator><description>I'm not sure what Gov. Palin has to do with the BCS (which seems like it ought to be a lower priority), but Palin is actually affording Mr. Obama more &amp;quot;title&amp;quot; respect that he is due. &amp;nbsp;He is not yet &amp;quot;President&amp;quot; or even &amp;quot;President-Elect&amp;quot; (until electoral college meets and votes). &amp;nbsp;He is no longer a Senator, although can be addressed as one in courtesy. &amp;nbsp;In reality, he is currently, just a &amp;quot;Mr.&amp;quot;</description></item><item><title>Lawmakers throw penalty flag at BCS</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/12/02/1696506.aspx#1697002</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:15:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1697002</guid><dc:creator>Berta Rossany, Johnson City, Texas </dc:creator><description>joe must be a sooner. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;i support obama on this one - I never thought I would say that! </description></item></channel></rss>