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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>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx</link><description>From NBC's Mark MurraySome other news today... Former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey (D)&amp;nbsp;endorsed Clinton. Nebraska, of course, borders Iowa, so the endorsement could help Clinton in the western part of the Hawkeye State. On the other hand, the Kerrey</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520123</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:50:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520123</guid><dc:creator>dave, san mateo, ca</dc:creator><description>how come no info on ron paul 2008 tea party or blimp? &amp;nbsp;Is this the usual liberal media? YES IT IS! </description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520127</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:52:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520127</guid><dc:creator>john</dc:creator><description>Ron Paul has raised 15 million so far and still going ...</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520128</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:54:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520128</guid><dc:creator>Bob C</dc:creator><description> You mentioned Ron Paul had raised $13.5 million...look again the number is uh a bit higher.&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;Time to notice the elephant in the room yet or are we still pretending Ron Paul has no support?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Wise up and get out of the way your news station, Mitt Romney, Huckster, Guliani and the rest of the &lt;br&gt;bought media is about to get hit with a Tidal Wave...it's called liberty and it won't be stopped even if you continue to pretend it doesn't exist.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520133</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:01:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520133</guid><dc:creator>Nick, Atlanta, GA</dc:creator><description>You guys are way behind! Ron Paul's campaign has just passed $15 million for the quarter. By the end of the day, he should be in the 17 to 18 million dollar range. Looks like the revolution is happening to fast for the media to keep up.</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520135</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:01:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520135</guid><dc:creator>Brian, Staten Island, NY</dc:creator><description>Yep, we're at $15 million already, and we should get another $3M or so by midnight.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Let us know when you wake up to the reality of our campaign. This is no odd or end, this is the end. The end of an era of tolerating treason in Washington.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Welcome in President Ron Paul</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520139</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:05:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520139</guid><dc:creator>Jim Brown, Kingsport, TN</dc:creator><description>Ron Paul has raised 15.1 million at 4:00 PM EST. 3.5 million for the day so far.</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520144</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:12:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520144</guid><dc:creator>Josh Hedlund</dc:creator><description>Might wanna update that Paul blurb... he's pulling in about $300K an hour right now and he's up to $15.1 million... His 104,000 donors for the quarter is even more than Clinton's 100K from last quarter.</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520146</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:14:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520146</guid><dc:creator>William. D. Banning Ca</dc:creator><description>Heads up. &amp;nbsp;It's only been 23 minutes or so since this piece was posted. &amp;nbsp;However, Dr. Paul is now up to $15,094,317 and some change. &amp;nbsp;Of course that will continue to go up all throughout the day so posting numbers before will make it hard to be accurate.&lt;br&gt;Be patient and you'll have a real number by the end of the day.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ron Paul roxxers ur boxxerz in 08</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520152</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:22:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520152</guid><dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator><description>Ron Paul is already up to 15.1 Million.&lt;br&gt;Watch the donations pour in live:&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://paulcash.slact.net/"&gt;http://paulcash.slact.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Or, better yet add to the total!</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520157</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:26:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520157</guid><dc:creator>Josh Hartman, Folsom, CA</dc:creator><description>13 million for Ron Paul is now over 15 million and counting. Wow!</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520158</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:26:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520158</guid><dc:creator>Jeff S.</dc:creator><description>Boston Tea Party 2007 is NOW!! Give NOW to Ron Paul 2008!!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Google: &amp;quot;Ron Paul 2008 Donate&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Watch the money pile up in real time at &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://paulcash.slact.net/?save_the_republic=true"&gt;http://paulcash.slact.net/?save_the_republic=true&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520159</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:26:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520159</guid><dc:creator>John, Portland</dc:creator><description>You can still be part of the movement today! Ron Paul will break all records. &amp;nbsp;Join us in taking back this country. &amp;nbsp;Donate to Ron Paul today! You have a few hours left!</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520161</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:29:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520161</guid><dc:creator>Joseph Swenson</dc:creator><description>Make that $15 million for Ron Paul as of 4:10 EST.</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520168</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:42:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520168</guid><dc:creator>Patrick Krott</dc:creator><description>Ron Paul is really starting to suprise me. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Perhaps I should take a look at this views. </description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520171</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:49:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520171</guid><dc:creator>Pumaz</dc:creator><description>I love how this incredible story is relegated to one sentence in the &amp;quot;odds and ends&amp;quot; section. &amp;nbsp;Could the bias be anymore obvious. &amp;nbsp;I guess Ron Paul is still not &amp;quot;top tier&amp;quot; material eventhough over 100,000 people with well over 15,000,000 (4th quarter only) feel differently.</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520179</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:01:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520179</guid><dc:creator>Daniel Kirsner</dc:creator><description>Very sad to see Bob Kerry endorsing Hitlery. I thought better of him, once. Disagreed with him, but thought him honest and decent. No longer.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;www.ronpaul2008.com&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520192</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:11:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520192</guid><dc:creator>Jennifer O.</dc:creator><description>Ron Paul is breaking his own record for the largest online fundraising day in history.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How is this not front page news?</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520194</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:14:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520194</guid><dc:creator>Michael, Orlando, Fl.</dc:creator><description>Ron Paul has raised almost $4 million TODAY and you have an entire paragraph devoted to CRIS DODD?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wow...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You do nothing but make yourselves look more like a bunch of asses...</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520295</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:40:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520295</guid><dc:creator>The Grinch, Vallejo,CA</dc:creator><description>Ron, take that money and run as fast as you can to parts unknown! You don't have a snowman's chance in hell of winning in Iowa,New Hampshire, either of the Carolinas, or Fla. etc.</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520300</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:51:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520300</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous, Atlanta, Ga</dc:creator><description>The reason it says $13.5 million is because that is the number the Ron Paul campaign included in their press release, which is exactly what First Read used for their Odds and Ends update. &amp;nbsp;They didn't go to the site and get a number, they got an email press release and included it. &amp;nbsp;The release also included a $1.9 million for today so far (as of 11am) number. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So while it is nice to get an updated number, etc, they are just going by what the press release said and will probably post a story when the day is over/tomorrow.</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520318</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:14:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520318</guid><dc:creator>MarkD, Washinton DC</dc:creator><description>Next Sunday Ron Paul gets the full hour with Tim Russert on Meet the Press. It will be the first time many will see him and I expect his popularity to rise dramatically. The internet crowd has been sold now we need the TV audience.</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520323</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:24:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520323</guid><dc:creator>Jeff S.</dc:creator><description>Make that $16.3 Million as of 8:24pm ET. &amp;nbsp;You can still donate today! &amp;nbsp;Just Google &amp;quot;Ron Paul 2008 Donate&amp;quot;</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520399</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:56:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520399</guid><dc:creator>Andrew, NJ</dc:creator><description>the number is just a wee bit higher: $17,503,353.70</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520408</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:15:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520408</guid><dc:creator>Tess</dc:creator><description>The Decemeber 16th donation drive for Ron Paul is now over 17 million, and still climbing. &amp;nbsp;It is 8:00 pm Pacific time, so we still have 4 more hours to give more on the west coast. &amp;nbsp;I am amazed MSNBC even mentioned this at all, so thank you. Ron Paul will be on Glenn Beck's show on Tuesday, Dec. 18th, don't miss it. Please remember to vote in your Primaries.</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520439</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:42:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520439</guid><dc:creator>Greg    Austin TX</dc:creator><description>were not just the internet!&lt;br&gt;RP 08 the revolution is NOW.</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520455</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:34:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520455</guid><dc:creator>Ryan, Shelton, WA</dc:creator><description>Ron now has over 18 million and pulled in over 6 yesterday alone. I don't see that as an &amp;quot;odd or end&amp;quot; but as a &amp;quot;holy crap this guy raised a crap load of money.... AGAIN&amp;quot;</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520480</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:40:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520480</guid><dc:creator>Oliver, Berkeley, CA</dc:creator><description>The Participate link on the MTP website does not work, but I wanted to thank the show for having Ron Paul on the Meet the Candidates segment on December 23. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I would like Russert to ask Dr. Paul how he would address global problems if he believes the US should withdraw from the United Nations. Some problems, including disease control, human trafficking, pollution, etc. are issues that require international effort. I believe that RP would improve our relations with other nations, making it easier to work together, but under his foreign policy of peace, wouldn't the UN be an ideal forum for negotiating solutions to the problems that face the entire world?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you could fix the email link so that I could send this directly to MTP, I would greatly appreciate it.</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520523</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:38:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520523</guid><dc:creator>Pez Locher</dc:creator><description>It's been almost a day, and Ron Paul now has all the money in the world!!! </description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520540</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:26:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520540</guid><dc:creator>Timmons, Charleston, SC</dc:creator><description>He's passed $18m, and will lead the GOP in Q4 fundraising. &amp;nbsp;Not to mention the fact that he SHATTERED Kerry's 1-day record. &amp;nbsp;Still no article on this site about it, not even a piece in First Read? &amp;nbsp;Even CNN beat you to it, which is rare these days. &amp;nbsp;Get on the ball, MSNBC!!</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520586</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:00:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520586</guid><dc:creator>Rich Phillips</dc:creator><description>This is my first experience in seeing the media's truly awesome power to ignore an incredible story. I hope to see MORE articles, in terms of quantity and more OBJECTIVE articles, in terms of quality, from this news source about the record breaking fund raising that has just taken place - record breaking without media exposure, record breaking from GRASSROOTS support only! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ron Paul has something to say that resonates with us as Americans. He echoes what we as citizens are crying out for - FREEDOM! He talks about issues and concepts that none of the other candidates even come close to talking about. Our money system is based on fiat money which historically has been the downfall of advanced Western civilizations throughout history. We are on this path!!!! Let's change our direction. Google this set of facts - it's imperative that we as citizens understand this stuff! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He talks about the IL-legality of &amp;quot;income&amp;quot; tax. Check out the definition of &amp;quot;income&amp;quot; in Black's Law Dictionary - guess what? Your paycheck doesn't fall under that descriptor. Your paycheck is &amp;quot;compensation&amp;quot; which is NOT TO BE TAXED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION!!! Ron talks about this. Please, check me out on this stuff - Google it, research it in libraries, where ever! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wake up, people, and take back your country for your own sakes and to show others around the world that we are not a has-been citizenry who are willing to lay down and die when the times are tough. Check out Ron Paul, the honest to goodness &amp;quot;really DOES have a chance to WIN!&amp;quot; CANDIDATE. (note: I called him a CANDIDATE and did not say &amp;quot;dark-horse hopeful&amp;quot; or other such terms that shows a bias AGAINST the person as the media seems to love to do. Beware of the underlying assumptions of statements that are made - they say a lot about the writers of those statements.)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Vote your heart and don't let opinion polls sway you. Vote for freedom. Vote for Ron Paul.</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#520656</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:31:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:520656</guid><dc:creator>Alice Tucker, Albany NY</dc:creator><description>Has Dodd pulled his family out of Iowa yet? If not, how much abuse can those people take?</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#521185</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:34:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:521185</guid><dc:creator>Rachel Farer, Newark, DE</dc:creator><description>I will not spend time on this post because MSNBC chose to ignore my previous one. &amp;nbsp;I asked if the media was afraid Ron Paul, who still polls in single digits, might actually win.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It may be more accurate to ask if the Democrats, who everyone expects to win, are threatening the media with unfavorable legislation should the media promote a real alternative to the openly liberal agenda of the Democrats and the liberal agenda veiled in conservative-speak of the Republicans.</description></item><item><title>Sunday odds and ends</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/16/520117.aspx#523318</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:52:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:523318</guid><dc:creator>Jason B, York PA</dc:creator><description>RON PAUL is the only choice. &amp;nbsp;Money talks and MSM walks. &amp;nbsp;Lets see a comparison of all campaigns donation totals, R and D, side by side. &amp;nbsp;Excluding the candidates own donations and all federal matching money.&lt;br&gt;Ron Paul is the real peoples choice and not an underdog at the bottom of a paid/skewed poll.&lt;br&gt;An amazing occurrence is happening all across the USA. &amp;nbsp;Let FREEDOM RING.... &lt;br&gt;WAKE UP!!!!!&lt;br&gt;6.3 million dollars in 1 day. &amp;nbsp;THATS A HEADLINE.</description></item></channel></rss>