<?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/politics/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM</title><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics</link><description><![CDATA[Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:00:08 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[House Begins Health Care Bill Debate]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</link><description><![CDATA[The House has opened debate on President Barack Obama's landmark health
care overhaul that would extend insurance to tens of millions of
Americans and enact dramatic changes to the country's medical system. In the opening moments of debate, Democrats hailed the legislation as
an advance for the nation's social fabric and a moral and economic
imperative.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:53:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dems Fear Not Enough Health Bill Votes For Sat.]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/democrats.health.bill.2.1296461.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.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://cbs2chicago.com/politics/obama.jobs.homes.2.1295866.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.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[Police Consultant At Center Of City Lawsuit]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/police.consultant.lawsuit.2.1296240.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/police.consultant.lawsuit.2.1296240.html</link><description><![CDATA[A $100,000 no-bid Chicago Police Department contract with Charles Bowen -- the former Cook County commissioner who spent more than 15 years as Mayor Richard M. Daley's chief liaison to black ministers -- is at the center of an unprecedented legal battle between City Hall and the inspector general's office. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:07:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[W.H.: Obama Will Extend Homebuyer's Tax Credit]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/congress.jobs.homebuyers.2.1293300.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.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[Restraining Order Issued On Abortion Law]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/abortion.notification.law.2.1291323.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/abortion.notification.law.2.1291323.html</link><description><![CDATA[A judge has issued a temporary restraining order delaying enforcement of a law requiring doctors to notify parents of teens seeking an abortion.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:21:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands Protest Health Care Bill At Capitol]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/protest.health.care.2.1294094.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.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://cbs2chicago.com/politics/climate.change.senate.2.1293641.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.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[Axelrod: Obamas Regret Not Visiting Chicago More]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/axelrod.obama.family.2.1292460.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/axelrod.obama.family.2.1292460.html</link><description><![CDATA[It was exactly one year ago tonight that a smiling Obama family took the stage in Grant Park and declared victory in the 2008 presidential election. Since winning the White House, President Barack Obama has returned just three times to his old hometown; only once with his wife and children. Senior presidential advisor David Axelrod said the president regrets that. <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:14:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysis: Election Lessons Will Shape '10 Campaign]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/election.virginia.new.2.1292866.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.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 />
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