<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"  xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>WCCO-TV - Minnesota's Breaking News, Video, Weather, Traffic and Sports</title><link>http://wcco.com/politics</link><description><![CDATA[WCCO-TV - Minnesota's Breaking News, Video, Weather, Traffic and Sports]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 19:54:55 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><atom:link href="http://wcco.com/politics/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers Take A Break To Celebrate MN's Birthday]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/politics/minnesota.birthday.150.2.726487.html</link><description><![CDATA[Top legislators and Gov. Tim Pawlenty took a break from budget talks Saturday afternoon to mark Minnesota's 150th birthday.]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/minnesota.birthday.150.2.726487.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 19:44:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[After 4-Month Grind, Minn. Lawmakers Ready For End]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/politics/lawmakers.session.bills.2.726380.html</link><description><![CDATA[Top legislators and Gov. Tim Pawlenty stepped out of their budget talks and onto the Capitol steps Saturday, breaking to mark Minnesota's 150th birthday even though they still haven't resolved all their differences on a session-ending budget deal. ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/lawmakers.session.bills.2.726380.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 19:39:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DFL Senate Candidates Head To Alexandria]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/politics/dfl.candidates.alexandria.2.726412.html</link><description><![CDATA[ The DFL candidates for U.S. Senate are stumping for support in Alexandria.									]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/dfl.candidates.alexandria.2.726412.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 15:24:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Fires Back At McCain, Bush On Foreign Policy]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/politics/obama.bush.appeasement.2.725787.html</link><description><![CDATA[Barack Obama laid into John McCain on Friday for advancing a tough-guy foreign policy that he called "naive and irresponsible," serving notice that he's ready to launch a full-throttle challenge to the Republican presidential contender on international relations in the general election campaign. <br />]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/obama.bush.appeasement.2.725787.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 15:01:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pawlenty Vetoes 4 More Bills]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/politics/pawlenty.veto.bill.2.726371.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Governor Pawlenty has added to his growing veto tally with four more strikes.									]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/pawlenty.veto.bill.2.726371.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 13:41:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Speaker: Session Ends Before Sunrise Sunday]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/politics/end.of.session.2.723666.html</link><description><![CDATA[Minnesota leaders said Friday evening they were on the brink of a session-ending deal that would mean curbs on local property taxes, extra dollars for schools and the elimination of a nearly $1 billion budget deficit. ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/end.of.session.2.723666.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 13:30:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[McCain Will Only Go So Far To Woo Young Voters]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/politics/mccain.snl.appearance.2.726315.html</link><description><![CDATA[Republican presidential contender Sen. John McCain said
he hopes to use his appearance this week on "Saturday Night Live" to
reach out for the youth vote, but he won't follow in former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani's footsteps by cross-dressing on the popular comedy sketch show.									]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/mccain.snl.appearance.2.726315.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 04:45:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pawlenty Has 'No Designs' On Being VP]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/politics/pawlenty.designs.vp.2.726220.html</link><description><![CDATA[Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, frequently mentioned as a possible running mate for Republican John McCain, said Friday he doesn't have "any motivations or designs" of doing anything more than volunteering on behalf of the presidential candidate. ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/pawlenty.designs.vp.2.726220.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 02:07:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA['Abigail Taylor' Pool Safety Bill Becomes Law]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/politics/abigail.taylor.law.2.726218.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Abigail Taylor pool safety bill is now law in Minnesota. ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/abigail.taylor.law.2.726218.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 01:06:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pawlenty Vetoes 2 More Bills]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/politics/pawlenty.veto.bills.2.726213.html</link><description><![CDATA[Governor Pawlenty has added to his growing veto tally with two more strikes. ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/politics/pawlenty.veto.bills.2.726213.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 01:01:14 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>