<?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/realitycheck</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 15:21:20 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><atom:link href="http://wcco.com/realitycheck/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check: New Way To Set Lawmakers' Pay]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/paying.minnesota.lawmakers.2.724252.html</link><description><![CDATA[
		<span>Minnesota's part-time lawmakers don't make a lot of money, and their salaries haven't gone up in <a href="http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/issinfo/sseloffcomp.htm#Q3" target="_blank">nine years</a>. However, they also don't want to vote to give themselves a pay raise.</span> ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/paying.minnesota.lawmakers.2.724252.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 04:33:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check: Who's To Blame For High Gas Prices?]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/rising.gas.prices.2.718490.html</link><description><![CDATA[
		<span>All consumers are looking at ways to save on gasoline. Record high prices are one of America's biggest worries. So who's to blame? A new Minnesota Republican TV ad says it's the Democrats' fault.</span> ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/rising.gas.prices.2.718490.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 04:36:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check: Al Franken's Tax Issue]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/al.franken.taxes.2.712757.html</link><description><![CDATA[Al Franken says his accountant made a mistake, a mistake that left $70,000 in unpaid taxes in other states. So how does that happen?]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/al.franken.taxes.2.712757.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 04:21:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check: Where's Carol Molnau?]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/where.carol.molnau.2.707065.html</link><description><![CDATA[
		<span>Minnesota</span> <span>got a new transportation commissioner this week, and Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he consulted with Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau before making the pick.</span> ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/where.carol.molnau.2.707065.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:09:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check: Prescription Pot Fight]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/medical.marijuana.lawmakers.2.701675.html</link><description><![CDATA[
		<span>Any day now Minnesota lawmakers could vote on a landmark law to legalize marijuana for medicinal use. The fight over it is pitting law enforcement against doctors and patients.</span> ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/medical.marijuana.lawmakers.2.701675.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:16:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check: How The Merger Could Affect Airfare]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/merger.airfare.affect.2.700643.html</link><description><![CDATA[Airline executives, union members and lawmakers clearly don't agree on what changes are in the air for travelers with the merger of Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines. ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/merger.airfare.affect.2.700643.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:57:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check: NWA's Obligations To Minnesota]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/nwa.reality.check.2.700535.html</link><description><![CDATA[
		<span>A Minnesota lawmaker wants there to be a special session to talk about the impact of the Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines deal could have on the state's economy.</span> ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/nwa.reality.check.2.700535.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:15:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check: Bonding Vetoes, Politics Or Policy?]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/bonding.bill.vetoes.2.696134.html</link><description><![CDATA[
		<span>Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty left Minnesota Democrats sputtering in anger this week after he <a title="blocked::http://www.governor.state.mn.us/stellent/groups/public/documents/web_content/prod008798.pdf" href="http://static.cbslocal.com/station/wcco/news/local/08_407_governortimpawlenty_line-itemveto_projects.pdf">vetoed $200 million</a> of their favorite construction projects. So was the governor's veto about politics or policy?</span> ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/bonding.bill.vetoes.2.696134.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:06:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check: Ventura's New Book: Fact Or Fiction]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/ventura.new.book.2.690847.html</link><description><![CDATA[
		<span>As always Minnesota's former governor Jesse Ventura has a lot of intriguing things to say. His new book called "Don't Start the Revolution Without Me" went on sale in stores on Wednesday. But does it belong in the fact or fiction section?</span> ]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/ventura.new.book.2.690847.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:08:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check: How Independent Is Sen. Coleman?]]></title><link>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/reality.check.coleman.2.685649.html</link><description><![CDATA[Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman kicked off his re-election campaign as a Republican who is independent of his party and his politics.]]></description><guid>http://wcco.com/realitycheck/reality.check.coleman.2.685649.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:03:39 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>