<?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>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:28:07 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Health Care Debate Clears Major Obstacle]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/politics/health.care.vote.2.1298108.html</link><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama's health care initiative has cleared its first big hurdle in the House, with lawmakers voting to advance the debate. The House voted 242-192 in favor of a must-pass procedural measure setting the terms for the debate. All 177 Republicans, joined by Democrats, voted to block the debate. With Obama urging them on in a rare personal visit to Capitol Hill, Democrats pushed toward a final vote late Saturday on the bill, which would reshape the U.S. health care system and extend coverage to millions of the uninsured.<br />
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]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:16:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Praises Fort Hood Victims As Heroes]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/obama.fort.hood.2.1298440.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/politics/obama.fort.hood.2.1298440.html</link><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama said Saturday that the training designed to keep
U.S. forces safe abroad prevented further deaths and ended the rampage
at Fort Hood.&nbsp; He praised those who serve or have served in
uniform and reminded the public of their diversity -- a move designed
to calm tensions around the suspected shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:17:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[President Expands Home Buyer Tax Credit]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/Homeowner.tax.credit.2.1297559.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/politics/Homeowner.tax.credit.2.1297559.html</link><description><![CDATA[Miss out on the very popular Cash For Clunkers program?  Don't worry -- this recession is spawning still another way to get you to spend your money.  <br />
It's a brand new tax credit for lots of people -- not just first-time home buyers -- if you sell your current home and buy another one over the next six months. 
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:46:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dems Fear Not Enough Health Bill Votes For Sat.]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/democrats.health.bill.2.1296461.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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://kdka.com/politics/obama.jobs.homes.2.1295866.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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[Ex-Lawmaker Accuses AG Of Political Prosecution]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/Frank.LaGrotta.Bonusgate.2.1295242.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/politics/Frank.LaGrotta.Bonusgate.2.1295242.html</link><description><![CDATA[Former PA Rep. Frank LaGrotta says he's innocent even though he pled guilty to two conflict of interest ethics charges.  But he reserves his strongest language for Attorney General Tom Corbett, whom he accuses of engaging in prosecutions for political purposes. <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:16:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former State Rep.:  I Didn't Commit A Crime]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/Frank.LaGrotta.Bonusgate.2.1295216.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/politics/Frank.LaGrotta.Bonusgate.2.1295216.html</link><description><![CDATA[In many ways, former PA Rep. Frank LaGrotta is a broken man.  Unable to find work, he is now writing a tell-all book.  Two years ago, he was charged with hiring family members as ghost employees and ultimately pled guilty to a reduced charge. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:05:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[W.H.: Obama Will Extend Homebuyer's Tax Credit]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/congress.jobs.homebuyers.2.1293300.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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[Pgh. Tea Party Speaks Out Against Health Care]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/Pittsburgh.Tea.Party.2.1293624.html</guid><link>http://kdka.com/politics/Pittsburgh.Tea.Party.2.1293624.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Pittsburgh Tea Party movement is visiting Washington D.C. today to take on health care reform. The group boarded four buses early this morning in Ross Township. 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:05:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands Protest Health Care Bill At Capitol]]></title><guid>http://kdka.com/politics/protest.health.care.2.1294094.html</guid><link>http://kdka.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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