Index: NewRSSPortlet.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-jetspeed/src/java/org/apache/jetspeed/portal/portlets/NewRSSPortlet.java,v
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.17 NewRSSPortlet.java
--- NewRSSPortlet.java	7 Nov 2002 20:22:45 -0000	1.17
+++ NewRSSPortlet.java	22 Apr 2003 20:25:59 -0000
@@ -197,7 +197,10 @@
         Node dn = getNode( channel, "description" );
 
         if ( dn != null ) {
-            description = dn.getFirstChild().getNodeValue();
+            Node txt = dn.getFirstChild();
+            if ( txt != null ) {
+                description = txt.getNodeValue();
+            }    
         }
 
         this.setTitle( title );