<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://cbs11tv.com/politics/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Dallas / Fort Worth news, weather, sports, traffic and video from cbs11tv.com</title><link>http://cbs11tv.com/politics</link><description><![CDATA[Dallas / Fort Worth news, weather, sports, traffic and video from cbs11tv.com]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Stations Group of Texas L.P. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:44:20 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Landmark Health Care Reform Debate Underway]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</link><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of
history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark
health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of
millions who lack it. After months of struggle capped by a
final wrenching compromise over abortion, Speaker Nancy Pelosi
predicted, "we will pass health care reform," and likened the events to
the creation of Social Security in 1935 and Medicare 30 years later.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:01:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comparing 3 Different Health Bills At Debate]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/health.care.plans.2.1298677.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/health.care.plans.2.1298677.html</link><description><![CDATA[Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress,
including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House
Republicans. In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.,
is finalizing legislation merging the work of two committees and making
other changes. The Senate Democrats' bill has not yet been made public,
so some specifics are unknown.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:59:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dems Fear Not Enough Health Bill Votes For Sat.]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/democrats.health.bill.2.1296461.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.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://cbs11tv.com/politics/obama.jobs.homes.2.1295866.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.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[Perry Traveling To Denton When Briefed On Shooting]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/rick.perry.fort.2.1295122.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/rick.perry.fort.2.1295122.html</link><description><![CDATA[Governor Rick Perry was in Dallas earlier Thursday and on his way to Denton for a campaign event when he heard about Thursday's shooting at Fort Hood. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:23:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Laments 'Horrific Outburst Of Violence']]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/barack.obama.fort.2.1295075.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/barack.obama.fort.2.1295075.html</link><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama on Thursday called a mass shooting at&nbsp;Fort Hood&nbsp;"a horrific outburst of violence."
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:09:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[W.H.: Obama Will Extend Homebuyer's Tax Credit]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/congress.jobs.homebuyers.2.1293300.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.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[Senate Blocks Census Citizenship Question]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/Census.Citizenship.US.2.1294316.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/Census.Citizenship.US.2.1294316.html</link><description><![CDATA[Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a GOP attempt to require next year's census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens.  The proposal was aimed at excluding non-citizens from the population totals that are used to figure the number of congressional representatives for each state.  <span>States such as California and Texas would fare worse than they would under the current way of allocating seats.</span> 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:47:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotly Contested Climate Bill Pushed Through Panel]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/climate.change.senate.2.1293641.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.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[Thousands Protest Health Care Bill At Capitol]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/protest.health.care.2.1294094.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.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 />
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