<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://cbs2chicago.com/national/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM</title><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/national</link><description><![CDATA[Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMX, CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:38:42 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[U.S., Afghan Forces Dig In For Taliban Offensive]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/us.afghan.offensive.2.1482999.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/us.afghan.offensive.2.1482999.html</link><description><![CDATA[U.S. and Afghan forces pushed Tuesday to the edge of the southern
Afghan town of Marjah, poised to seize the major Taliban supply and
drug-smuggling stronghold in hopes of building public support by
providing aid and services once the insurgents are gone.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:54:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Blizzard Heading For Mid-Atlantic Region]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/snow.storm.atlantic.2.1481304.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/snow.storm.atlantic.2.1481304.html</link><description><![CDATA[Snow blew across the Midwest Tuesday on track for the hard-hit
Mid-Atlantic region, where federal government offices were closed for a
second straight day and utility workers struggled to restore power
knocked out by a weekend blizzard. Some spots along the east coast can expect up to 2 feet of snow and 30
mph winds, CBS "Early Show" weather anchor Dave Price says.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:37:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haiti Raises Quake Death Toll To 230,000]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/haiti.deaht.toll.2.1482801.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/haiti.deaht.toll.2.1482801.html</link><description><![CDATA[Haiti's government has raised the death toll for the Jan. 12 earthquake
to 230,000 from 212,000 and says more bodies remain uncounted. The
government initially estimated 150,000 dead on Jan. 24, apparently from
bodies being recovered in the rubble of collapsed buildings in
Port-au-Prince, the capital that was near the epicenter.
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:00:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[500,000 Cribs Recalled After Baby Deaths]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/crib.recall.consumer.2.1482878.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/crib.recall.consumer.2.1482878.html</link><description><![CDATA[Government safety officials Tuesday announced a recall of more than
500,000 drop-side cribs sold at Buy Buy Baby, Kmart, Wal-Mart and other
stores after the death of three infants.
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:21:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gibbs Pokes Fun At Palin's Palmed Crib Sheet]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/Robert.Gibbs.Sarah.2.1482540.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/Robert.Gibbs.Sarah.2.1482540.html</link><description><![CDATA[The White House's chief spokesman took a little jab at former GOP Vice
Presidential nominee Sarah Palin during a press briefing Wednesday. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was discussing
the politics of the day when reporters noticed something on the inside
of his left hand.
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:15:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerrigan Family Rejects Homicide Report ]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/Nancy.Kerrigan.father.2.1481991.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/Nancy.Kerrigan.father.2.1481991.html</link><description><![CDATA[The family of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan has criticized an autopsy
report about her father's death and insists it was not a homicide. A Kerrigan family attorney calls the medical examiner's finding that
Daniel Kerrigan died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight with his
son both "premature and inaccurate." The family says it was
disappointed the medical examiner would release a cause of death
"without having all of the relevant facts."
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:50:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Urges Bipartisanship On Major Legislature]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/Republicans.doubt.Obama.2.1482052.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/Republicans.doubt.Obama.2.1482052.html</link><description><![CDATA[Appealing for bipartisanship in a town where it's hard to find,
President Barack Obama sat down with Democrats and Republicans Tuesday
to spur cooperation on job creation, deficit reduction and health care
overhaul. He promised to do his part -- but warned he would take
Republicans to task if they don't do the same. <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:50:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dow Surges Above 10,000 After Monday Slump]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/stocks.market.dow.2.1457475.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/stocks.market.dow.2.1457475.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Dow Jones industrial average climbed back above 10,000 on hope that
the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden. The Dow was up more than 200 points Tuesday after closing below 10,000 on Monday for the first time in three months.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:51:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evacuations Ordered For Mud-Ravaged LA Foothills]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/rain.storm.watch.2.1481969.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/rain.storm.watch.2.1481969.html</link><description><![CDATA[Homeowners in mud-ravaged foothill towns packed their cars and fled Tuesday as evacuation orders took hold and a new winter storm approached.
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:53:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[December Wholesale Inventories Cut 0.8 Percent]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/wholesale.inventories.cut.2.1481744.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/national/wholesale.inventories.cut.2.1481744.html</link><description><![CDATA[Businesses slashed wholesale inventories sharply in December, a much weaker showing than expected and a troubling sign that companies are still too pessimistic about the economy to begin restocking shelves on a sustained basis. Economists believe that the country won't be in a sustained recovery until businesses begin restocking their depleted shelves which will mean higher orders to factories and increased demand for manufacturing workers.
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