<?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>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:18 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Test Vote Set For Senate Health Care Bill]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.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[No Punishment For Sen. Burris' False Statements ]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/roland.burris.ethics.2.1324395.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/roland.burris.ethics.2.1324395.html</link><description><![CDATA[The 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.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:11:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palin's Book Tour To Include Fort Hood Stop]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/Palin.Fort.Hood.2.1324207.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/Palin.Fort.Hood.2.1324207.html</link><description><![CDATA[Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at
Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their
families. An updated schedule for the 2008 Republican vice
presidential nominee and former Alaska governor includes a Dec. 4 visit
to the sprawling Texas post where an Army psychiatrist is accused of
killing 13 people and wounding more than 30.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tarrant County Eyeing Ways To Cut Costs In Burials]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/tarrant.county.paupers.2.1323609.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/tarrant.county.paupers.2.1323609.html</link><description><![CDATA[<span>Tarrant
County spent $440,000 this fiscal year for paupers' burials. </span><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span>That's
$50,000 less than they spent the previous year</span><span>.&nbsp; </span><span>Still, County Commissioners</span><span> </span><span>are looking for ways to trim the budget</span><span>.&nbsp; </span><span>One
solution</span><span> </span><span>they're looking into</span><span>? </span><span>Cremation for every pauper's</span><span> </span><span>burial. </span>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:46:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perry Rejects Clemency Recommendation]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/texas.death.row.2.1323270.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/texas.death.row.2.1323270.html</link><description><![CDATA[Texas Governor Rick Perry has rejected a rare recommendation from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to spare the life of a condemned man.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:33:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sources: Giuliani To Run For Senate, Not Governor]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/rudy.giuliani.senate.2.1323053.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.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://cbs11tv.com/politics/reid.health.care.2.1319997.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.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[Byrd Shatters Record For Congressional Service]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/robert.byrd.senate.2.1321238.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.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[Laura Bush Unveils Presidential Library Plan]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/Bush.library.George.2.1320671.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/Bush.library.George.2.1320671.html</link><description><![CDATA[After all the debate over land and traffic control around the SMU area,
Former First Lady Laura Bush unveiled the design for the George W. Bush
Presidential Center.
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:28:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethics Panel: S.C. Gov. Should Face Charges]]></title><guid>http://cbs11tv.com/politics/mark.sanford.ethics.2.1321126.html</guid><link>http://cbs11tv.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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