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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/utility/FeedStylesheets/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>The XX Factor : Miley Cyrus, birth control</title><link>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Miley+Cyrus/birth+control/default.aspx</link><description>Tags: Miley Cyrus, birth control</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)</generator><item><title>If Not Her, Who?</title><link>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/07/31/if-not-her-who.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:19:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:3403</guid><dc:creator>Nayeli Rodriguez</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/3403.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3403</wfw:commentRss><description>I'm prepared to take the heat for my controversial opinion that the appearance of Miley Cyrus' cherubic face on the side of a package of condoms would be a positive development and significantly raise the profile of contraception among teens. It's easy...(&lt;a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/07/31/if-not-her-who.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3403" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/birth+control/default.aspx">birth control</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Miley+Cyrus/default.aspx">Miley Cyrus</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/condoms/default.aspx">condoms</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/abstinence/default.aspx">abstinence</category></item><item><title>Miley Cyrus, Sex-Ed Teacher?</title><link>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/07/31/miley-cyrus-sex-ed-teacher.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:3402</guid><dc:creator>Rachael Larimore</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/3402.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3402</wfw:commentRss><description>Nayeli , In regards to LifeStyles offering Miley Cyrus a condom-endorsement deal (talk about a dead-on-arrival proposal), Noreen and Torie made a lot of the points I was going to make, so I won't be redundant. (Except to say I can totally imagine an 8-year-old...(&lt;a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/07/31/miley-cyrus-sex-ed-teacher.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3402" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/birth+control/default.aspx">birth control</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Miley+Cyrus/default.aspx">Miley Cyrus</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/condoms/default.aspx">condoms</category></item><item><title>LifeStyles of the Rich and the Famous</title><link>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/07/31/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-the-famous.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:3398</guid><dc:creator>Noreen Malone</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/3398.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3398</wfw:commentRss><description>Nayeli, maybe I'm just a little more cynical than you are, but I don't read the Miley Cyrus condom non-deal as a "huge loss," but rather a huge gain for both the starlet and LifeStyles. Though of course you're right that it would be wonderful if someone...(&lt;a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/07/31/lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-the-famous.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3398" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/birth+control/default.aspx">birth control</category><category domain="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Miley+Cyrus/default.aspx">Miley Cyrus</category></item></channel></rss>