<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wcco.com/politics/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Minneapolis/St. Paul Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic and Sports for Minnesota from WCCO-TV</title><link>http://wcco.com/politics</link><description><![CDATA[Minneapolis/St. Paul Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic and Sports for Minnesota from WCCO-TV]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:59:02 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedy: I'm Barred From Communion Due To Abortion]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/Patrick.Kennedy.Communion.2.1327483.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/politics/Patrick.Kennedy.Communion.2.1327483.html</link><description><![CDATA[Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from
receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode
Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights,
Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Sunday.
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:44:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Issues Report on Thomson Prison Deal]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/thomson.correctional.facility.2.1328030.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/politics/thomson.correctional.facility.2.1328030.html</link><description><![CDATA[A White House analysis says a deal to house Guantanamo Bay detainees at the prison in Thomson, Ill., could bring nearly 3,000 jobs to the area.
Residents from the seven-county area surrounding the Thomson, Ill, prison would be "excellent candidates" for up to 1,400 of the jobs generated in the deal's first year, according to the report by the president's Council of Economic Advisers.
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:25:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Democrats At Odds Over Health Bill]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/health.care.senate.2.1327355.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/politics/health.care.senate.2.1327355.html</link><description><![CDATA[Senate Democrats on Sunday sparred with each other over how to fix the
nation's troubled health care system, the moderates threatening to
scuttle legislation if their demands weren't met and the more liberal
members warning their party leaders not to bend.
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:44:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Votes To Move Health Care Debate Forward]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/senate.vote.health.2.1326019.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/politics/senate.vote.health.2.1326019.html</link><description><![CDATA[Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday
night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle
over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat
on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. The
60-39 vote cleared the way for a bruising, full-scale debate beginning
after Thanksgiving on the legislation, which is designed to extend
coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down on insurance
company practices that deny or dilute benefits and curtail the growth
of spending on medical care nationally.<br />
<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pawlenty To Inaugurate India Business Chamber]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/india.business.pawlenty.2.1326064.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/politics/india.business.pawlenty.2.1326064.html</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Tim Pawlenty led a state trade mission to India two years ago. Now he's helping launch the India Chamber of Commerce.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:32:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moderate Dems Swayed Ahead Of Health Bill Vote]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/health.care.vote.2.1325557.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/politics/health.care.vote.2.1325557.html</link><description><![CDATA[With the first critical vote for the Senate health care bill slated for
Saturday night, both advocates and opponents of Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid's bill are putting pressure on the few key Democratic
senators who may or may not hold up the measure.&nbsp; A handful of conservative Democrats have expressed reservations about
supporting the bill, for various reasons, and two have not yet
disclosed whether they will vote in favor of moving the debate forward
on Saturday: Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.).<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:04:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vikings Stadium Funding A Tough Political Football]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/vikings.stadium.funding.2.1325453.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/politics/vikings.stadium.funding.2.1325453.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Vikings say they are prepared to "move on" if the state cannot build a new ballpark for them. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:53:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minn. House Tells Court Pawlenty Abused Budget Law]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/pawlenty.cuts.law.2.1325322.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/politics/pawlenty.cuts.law.2.1325322.html</link><description><![CDATA[Lawyers for the Minnesota House spell out in a 34-page brief why they believe Gov. Tim Pawlenty misused a state law to enact budget cuts without legislative consent. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:10:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sources: Former NY Mayor Giuliani Eyes Senate Seat]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/giuliani.senate.run.2.1325198.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/politics/giuliani.senate.run.2.1325198.html</link><description><![CDATA[Rudy Giuliani may be seeking a new title, and it's not governor. For Giuliani, the decision to forgo the governor's race and run against Kirsten Gillibrand in 2010 was a no-brainer. Sources tell CBS 2 that Rudy is more interested in national issues. He's been one of the most outspoken Republicans railing against the decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammad and four other accused terrorists in New York City.
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:42:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test Vote Set For Senate Health Care Bill]]></title><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</guid><link>http://wcco.com/politics/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</link><description><![CDATA[A wavering centrist Democrat said Friday he'd stand with Senate
Democratic leaders on a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping
health care bill amid indications other moderates would fall in line. The
announcement from Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., came as Senate leaders
pushed ahead toward the make-or-break vote with no margin for rebellion
on President Obama's signature issue.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:25 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>