<?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>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:31:19 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[State Senator Robbed At His Peoria Bakery]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/state.senator.robbed.2.1325181.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/state.senator.robbed.2.1325181.html</link><description><![CDATA[State Sen. Dave Koehler was attacked by a gunman who wanted more than cash from the Peoria Democrat.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:07:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Law Helps State Get More Federal Money]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/Quinn.New.law.2.1324936.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/Quinn.New.law.2.1324936.html</link><description><![CDATA[A new law will help the state get more federal money to pay hospitals that care for the poor.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:46:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test Vote Set For Senate Health Care Bill]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.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><item><title><![CDATA[Burris Blasted By Senate Ethics Committee]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/burris.ethics.committee.2.1324406.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/burris.ethics.committee.2.1324406.html</link><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;Senate Ethics Committee has concluded that U.S. Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) broke no laws, but blasted him for providing "incorrect, inconsistent, misleading or incomplete information to the public" about his appointment to office.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sources: Giuliani To Run For Senate, Not Governor]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/rudy.giuliani.senate.2.1323053.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/rudy.giuliani.senate.2.1323053.html</link><description><![CDATA[It looks like former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani will be running after all, but it turns out it won't be for governor, sources told CBS station WCBS-TV on Thursday. Giuliani has set his sights on running for the United States Senate, sources said.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:20:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Senate Health Bill To Cost $849B]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/reid.health.care.2.1319997.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/reid.health.care.2.1319997.html</link><description><![CDATA[The political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid launched long-awaited health care legislation Wednesday estimated to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans at a cost of $849 billion. Initial maneuvering on the Senate floor was expected later in the week on the measure, bitterly opposed by Republicans eager to deny President Barack Obama a victory on his top domestic priority.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:05:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief Judge Evans To Receive Prestigious Award]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/judge.timothy.evans.2.1321199.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/judge.timothy.evans.2.1321199.html</link><description><![CDATA[When Cook County's Chief Judge Timothy Evans is honored at the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday, it will be a landmark moment for the once-disgraced local Circuit Court. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports.
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:15:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Byrd Shatters Record For Congressional Service]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/robert.byrd.senate.2.1321238.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/robert.byrd.senate.2.1321238.html</link><description><![CDATA[Sen. Robert C. Byrd became history's longest-serving member of Congress on Wednesday, earning a formal salute from the Senate and President Barack Obama for his nearly 57 years of service. "I've loved every precious minute of it," the frail West Virginia Democrat, who turns 92 on Friday, said during a day of floor tributes to him, and moments before the Senate passed a resolution marking the milestone.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:18:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quinn, Hynes Spar Over Taxes, Health Care]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/Quinn.Hynes.debate.2.1319973.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/Quinn.Hynes.debate.2.1319973.html</link><description><![CDATA[Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes disagreed over the
best way to raise the state income tax but agreed on their support for
a government-run health insurance program during two debates Wednesday
between the rival Democratic candidates for governor.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethics Panel: S.C. Gov. Should Face Charges]]></title><guid>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/mark.sanford.ethics.2.1321126.html</guid><link>http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/mark.sanford.ethics.2.1321126.html</link><description><![CDATA[An ethics panel says South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford should face charges he violated state laws tied to a three-month investigation into his travel and campaign finances. The State Ethics Commission on Wednesday didn't provide details of its decision or the specific charges Sanford would face during a hearing of the panel early next year. <br />
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