<?xml version="1.0"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-namespace/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss" xmlns:nyt="http://www.nytimes.com/namespaces/rss/2.0" version="2.0">  <channel>    <title>NYT &gt; NYTimes.com Home</title>    <link>http://www.nytimes.com/pages/index.html?partner=rssuserland</link>    <description/>    <language>en-us</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company</copyright>    <lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:48:04 GMT</lastBuildDate>    <image>      <title>NYT &gt; NYTimes.com Home</title>      <url>http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif</url>      <link>http://www.nytimes.com/pages/index.html</link>    </image>    <item>      <title>Adding Sweeteners, Senate Passes Bailout Plan</title>      <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/business/02bailout.html?partner=rssuserland&amp;emc=rss</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/business/02bailout.html</guid>      <description>The Senate strongly endorsed the $700 billion economic bailout plan, leaving backers hopeful that the easy approval, coupled with an array of popular additions, would lead to passage in the House by Friday.</description>      <dc:creator>By CARL HULSE and DAVID M. 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