<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wbztv.com/politics/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV</title><link>http://wbztv.com/politics</link><description><![CDATA[Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Corporation. All rights reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:30:25 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Health Care Debate Clears Major Obstacle]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/politics/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/politics/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</link><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama's health care initiative has cleared its first big hurdle in the House, with lawmakers voting to advance the debate. The House voted 242-192 in favor of a must-pass procedural measure setting the terms for the debate. All 177 Republicans, joined by Democrats, voted to block the debate. With Obama urging them on in a rare personal visit to Capitol Hill, Democrats pushed toward a final vote late Saturday on the bill, which would reshape the U.S. health care system and extend coverage to millions of the uninsured.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:01:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Praises Fort Hood Victims As Heroes]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/politics/obama.fort.hood.2.1298440.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/politics/obama.fort.hood.2.1298440.html</link><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama said Saturday that the training designed to keep
U.S. forces safe abroad prevented further deaths and ended the rampage
at Fort Hood.&nbsp; He praised those who serve or have served in
uniform and reminded the public of their diversity -- a move designed
to calm tensions around the suspected shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:55:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dems Fear Not Enough Health Bill Votes For Sat.]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/politics/democrats.health.bill.2.1296461.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/politics/democrats.health.bill.2.1296461.html</link><description><![CDATA[House Democrats acknowledged they don't yet have the votes to pass a
sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system, and signaled they
may push back the vote until Sunday or early next week. Majority
Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters in a conference call Friday
that the make-or-break vote on President Barack Obama's top priority
that had been set for Saturday could face delay.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama 'Won't Rest' Until America Prosperous Again]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/politics/obama.jobs.homes.2.1295866.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/politics/obama.jobs.homes.2.1295866.html</link><description><![CDATA[President Obama said new figures released Friday showing
national unemployment has hit the double-digit mark are a sobering
reminder of the challenges still facing the U.S. economy. "I will not rest until all Americans who want work can,"he said during a news conference Friday at the White House.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:35:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[W.H.: Obama Will Extend Homebuyer's Tax Credit]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/politics/congress.jobs.homebuyers.2.1293300.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/politics/congress.jobs.homebuyers.2.1293300.html</link><description><![CDATA[The White House says President Barack Obama on Friday morning will sign a bill that expands a popular homebuyers tax credit and extends unemployment benefits. Congress on Thursday completed work on the $24 billion economic package that seeks to help out the millions who have lost jobs and have been unable to rejoin the workforce. The White House announced Obama's intention to sign the bill shortly after Congress finished the legislation.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:49:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands Protest Health Care Bill At Capitol]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/politics/protest.health.care.2.1294094.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/politics/protest.health.care.2.1294094.html</link><description><![CDATA[Thousands of conservatives are rallying at the Capitol against the Democrats' health care overhaul plan. Protesters
chanted, "Kill the bill," as they awaited speeches by Republican
leaders on Thursday. The campaign-style event kicked off as President Obama lauded the AARP for endorsing the House version of the health care bill, which may get a vote as early as this weekend. <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:08:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotly Contested Climate Bill Pushed Through Panel]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/politics/climate.change.senate.2.1293641.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/politics/climate.change.senate.2.1293641.html</link><description><![CDATA[Ignoring a Republican boycott, Senate Democrats pushed a precedent-setting climate bill through a key committee Thursday. Rep.
Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Senate Environment &amp; Public Works
Committee, had delayed the crucial vote for days because of a
Republican protest over whether the cost of the legislation had been
fully examined.
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:36:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysis: Election Lessons Will Shape '10 Campaign]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/politics/election.virginia.new.2.1292866.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/politics/election.virginia.new.2.1292866.html</link><description><![CDATA[What we learned from the off-year elections: The president's influence is limited, independents rule, incumbents beware, issues trump ideology and, once more, "It's the economy, stupid."<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:17:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former HP CEO Makes Bid For Boxer's Senate Seat]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/politics/Senate.Carly.Fiorina.2.1292114.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/politics/Senate.Carly.Fiorina.2.1292114.html</link><description><![CDATA[Former Silicon Valley executive Carly Fiorina announced Wednesday she is running for the chance to seize liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat, depicting the three-term Democrat as a Capitol Hill do-nothing who penned novels while jobs vanished and government spending soared. <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:36:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Odd Bedfellows Pledge Unity On Climate Change Bill]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/politics/climate.change.senate.2.1292171.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/politics/climate.change.senate.2.1292171.html</link><description><![CDATA[A trio of senators with different political views launched a rescue effort Wednesday for troubled climate legislation. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., together with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., announced that they would work in conjunction with the White House to patch together a bill that could pass the U.S. Senate.<br />
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