I've tried submitting the googlenews.xml sitemap to Google Webmaster, and it has been rejected twice now.

The error i am currently recieving is;

Missing XML tag
This required tag is missing. Please add it and resubmit.

Details
Parent tag: urlset
Tag: url
Problem detected on: Dec 16, 2011

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DamienMcKenna
Location NH, USA
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Category: bug » support
Status: Active » Fixed

That error happens when there is nothing in the feed, i.e. there is no new content available from the past 48 hours.

DamienMcKenna’s picture

DamienMcKenna
Location NH, USA
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Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)
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This is happening to my website too, although it passes feed validation tests elsewhere.

This is the link >> http://thealamedan.org/googlenews.xml