<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://kdka.com/politics/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>KDKA - Pittsburgh's Source for Breaking News, Weather and Sports</title><link>http://kdka.com/politics</link><description><![CDATA[KDKA - Pittsburgh's Source for Breaking News, Weather and Sports]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:35:52 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Test Vote Set For Senate Health Care Bill]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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://kdka.com/politics/roland.burris.ethics.2.1324395.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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[Sources: Giuliani To Run For Senate, Not Governor]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/rudy.giuliani.senate.2.1323053.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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://kdka.com/politics/reid.health.care.2.1319997.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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[City Council Considers Alternative To Tuition Tax]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/Pittsburgh.tuition.tax.2.1321279.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/politics/Pittsburgh.tuition.tax.2.1321279.html</link><description><![CDATA[The proposed tax on tuition payments in Pittsburgh isn't dead yet, even
after a state oversight committee rejected the city's proposed budget
for 2010. But Pittsburgh City Council is still looking into a possible alternative for that tax.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:52:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Byrd Shatters Record For Congressional Service]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/robert.byrd.senate.2.1321238.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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[Ethics Panel: S.C. Gov. Should Face Charges]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/mark.sanford.ethics.2.1321126.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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 />
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:04:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gates Names Official To Review Fort Hood]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/pentagon.review.fort.2.1321255.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/politics/pentagon.review.fort.2.1321255.html</link><description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tapped a former senior defense official to lead a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings, The Associated Press has learned. Gates will announce Thursday that the unified review will involve a number of components, and will call for a quick, short-term report, followed by a longer, more extensive study, according to an administration official.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:46:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls For Corbett To Step Down Growing In Number]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/tom.corbett.governor.2.1320396.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/politics/tom.corbett.governor.2.1320396.html</link><description><![CDATA[There are more calls for Attorney General Tom Corbett to step down as attorney general while he's running for governor.&nbsp; Some say it's a conflict of interest, but Corbett denies those claims
because he is not the first attorney general to run for governor.
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:04:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinton In Afghanistan For Karzai Inauguration ]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/clinton.afghanistan.karzair.2.1319859.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/politics/clinton.afghanistan.karzair.2.1319859.html</link><description><![CDATA[Hillary Rodham Clinton, on her first trip to Afghanistan as U.S.
secretary of state, said Wednesday that President Hamid Karzai's
inauguration provides an opportunity for him to improve government
accountability and make a difference in the lives of Afghans. Karzai is under stiff pressure from the U.S. and other nations to fight
pervasive corruption in his government and many hope he will make a
concrete commitment to reform in his inauguration speech Thursday,
helping the country move past a fraud-tainted election that undermined
trust in the government.<br />
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