<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"  xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New York News, Weather, Sports &amp; Traffic</title><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics</link><description><![CDATA[WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 13:27:49 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><atom:link href="http://wcbstv.com/politics/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Clinton Hopes For Big W.Va. Win; Obama Eyes McCain]]></title><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/west.virginia.primary.2.722460.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Democratic presidential race runs on two tracks now, one snaking through the West Virginia primary Tuesday and the other mapped out by Barack Obama through battleground states in the fall. ]]></description><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/west.virginia.primary.2.722460.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 13:10:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pol: Make Parenting Class Mandatory For Marriage]]></title><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/parenting.class.rockland.2.722318.html</link><description><![CDATA[In this day and age of quickie weddings and high divorce rates, one local legislature is trying to add some gravity to the legal union. A Rockland County lawmaker wants couples to take parenting classes <em>before</em> walking down the aisle.]]></description><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/parenting.class.rockland.2.722318.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 00:17:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troubles Mount For Fossella As Decision Nears]]></title><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/vito.fossella.scandal.2.721574.html</link><description><![CDATA[The troubles continue to mount for embattled Congressman Vito Fossella. Officials are looking into the Staten Island Republican's jet-setting ways after records showed he took trips to Europe without any other lawmakers present. ]]></description><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/vito.fossella.scandal.2.721574.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 23:24:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-State Officials Allege Corruption In Iraq ]]></title><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/bush.administration.iraq.2.721985.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Bush administration repeatedly ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information so as not to undermine its relationship with Baghdad, according to two former State Department employees. <br />]]></description><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/bush.administration.iraq.2.721985.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 21:34:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Superdelegates Put Obama Within Reach Of Goal]]></title><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/obama.superdelegate.math.2.722173.html</link><description><![CDATA[Barack Obama's wave of superdelegate endorsements puts him within reach of the Democratic presidential nomination by the end of the primary season on June 3 &#151; even if he loses half of the remaining six contests. ]]></description><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/obama.superdelegate.math.2.722173.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 03:44:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[McCain Vows To Take On Global Warming]]></title><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/mccain.global.warming.2.721734.html</link><description><![CDATA[Republican John McCain, reaching out to both independents and green-minded social conservatives, argues that global warming is undeniable and the country must take steps to bring it under control while adhering to free-market principles. ]]></description><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/mccain.global.warming.2.721734.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 23:14:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild Weather Threatened Jenna Bush's Wedding]]></title><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/bush.wedding.weather.2.722122.html</link><description><![CDATA[Storms that spawned violent tornadoes over the weekend slammed into President Bush's Texas ranch and threatened to disrupt wedding plans for Jenna Bush and Henry Hager, first lady Laura Bush said Monday. ]]></description><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/bush.wedding.weather.2.722122.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 21:30:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melting Ice Caps May Create New U.S. Breach Points]]></title><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/arctic.border.security.2.722040.html</link><description><![CDATA[As the Arctic ice cap shrinks, the Pentagon is eyeing the expanding navigable waters as possible entry points for security threats that must be monitored more closely, the chief of the U.S. Northern Command told The Associated Press.]]></description><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/arctic.border.security.2.722040.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:09:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.J. Hospitals Rally Against Funding Cuts ]]></title><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/corzine.governor.hospital.2.721907.html</link><description><![CDATA[New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Monday said he's "bound and determined" to right troubled state finances as New Jersey hospitals rallied outside the Statehouse against his plan to cut state hospital aid by 14 percent. ]]></description><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/corzine.governor.hospital.2.721907.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 17:25:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama Vows To Help Veterans, Defends Patriotism]]></title><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/obama.patriotism.veterans.2.722031.html</link><description><![CDATA[Wearing a flag lapel pin, Sen. Barack Obama emphasized his patriotism
and support for a strong and humane military Monday, while Sen. Hillary
Rodham Clinton implored West Virginians to sustain her hopes of somehow
denying him the Democratic presidential nomination.]]></description><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/obama.patriotism.veterans.2.722031.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 22:40:06 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>