<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wcbstv.com/politics/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>New York News, Weather, Sports &amp; Traffic - WCBSTV.com</title><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics</link><description><![CDATA[New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:42:21 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[BlogWatch: What The Blogs Are Saying]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/blogwatch.blog.politics.2.1025596.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/blogwatch.blog.politics.2.1025596.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Blogosphere is a virtual community of millions of web logs - websites run by everyday people from around the world, posting their opinions on a litany of topics online. And it is a vibrant one, with bloggers of a great variety of backgrounds, educations, and specializations. It is within this community that college professors and soldiers, musicians and engineers, teachers and journalists, and others meet and discuss political news every day. Here's what the bloggers are talking about.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:46:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test Vote Set For Senate Health Care Bill]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/health.care.reform.2.1323961.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.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://wcbstv.com/politics/roland.burris.ethics.2.1324395.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.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[Moody's: Inaction On Deficit Could Hurt NY Rating]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/nys.budget.crisis.2.1324743.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/nys.budget.crisis.2.1324743.html</link><description><![CDATA[New York's stable credit rating could be hurt if the Legislature fails to heed Gov. David Paterson's calls to cut spending and eliminate a $3.2 billion deficit, Moody's Investors Service said Friday. The warning by the credit-analysis firm came as Paterson and lawmakers continued to negotiate how to address the deepening budget gap, an issue they have been discussing since September. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:19:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giuliani Eyes Senate Run]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/giuliani.senate.run.2.1323989.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/giuliani.senate.run.2.1323989.html</link><description><![CDATA[Rudy Giuliani may be seeking a new title, and it's not governor. For Giuliani, the decision to forgo the governor's race and run against Kirsten Gillibrand in 2010 was a no-brainer. Sources tell CBS 2 that Rudy is more interested in national issues. He's been one of the most outspoken Republicans railing against the decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammad and four other accused terrorists in New York City. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:29:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'M SORRY, MR. PRESIDENT]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/john.brek.president.2.1322547.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/john.brek.president.2.1322547.html</link><description><![CDATA[Fresh off a month at the Essex County Jail and fired from his job for what appear to have been misconstrued comments about President Barack Obama, John Brek was free about 15 minutes when CBS 2 HD spoke with him at his attorney's office Thursday afternoon. The new suit he was wearing was a sharp contrast to the drab jailhouse fatigues he wore in court that morning. In the exclusive interview, the 50-year-old Linden bachelor twitched and seemed visibly distressed as he described life in protective custody at the county jail in Newark. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:14:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sources: Giuliani To Run For Senate, Not Governor]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/rudy.giuliani.senate.2.1322945.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/rudy.giuliani.senate.2.1322945.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 2 on Thursday.Giuliani apparently took a look at the governor's race and decided he'd have to have his head examined to get involved in that circus. Instead, he's set his sights on running for the United States Senate, sources said.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[$3M For NY Businesses Near Closed Champlain Bridge]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/ny.champlain.bridge.2.1322783.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/ny.champlain.bridge.2.1322783.html</link><description><![CDATA[New York officials say nearly $3 million has been allocated to help businesses hurt by the closing of the Lake Champlain Bridge to Vermont. Gov. David Paterson says the program will include grants and loans to small businesses for payroll and other expenses. There's also money for farms and manufacturers to cover increased travel costs. 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:36:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NJ Apartment Owners Pay To Settle Bias Complaint]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/apartment.bias.complaint.2.1322732.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/apartment.bias.complaint.2.1322732.html</link><description><![CDATA[The owners of a Somerset County apartment complex have agreed to pay $30,000 to settle charges of racial and other types of discrimination in dealing with prospective tenants. The owners of Kimberwyck Village acknowledged no wrongdoing in the settlement agreement announced Thursday by the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights. 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:16:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NY Lawmakers Headed Home, No Deal On Deficit]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/politics/nys.budget.crisis.2.1322501.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/politics/nys.budget.crisis.2.1322501.html</link><description><![CDATA[New York lawmakers are heading home without agreement on how to address the state's fiscal crisis. The Legislature was in session all week -- at a cost of about $70,000 a day -- but couldn't agree on how to close this fiscal year's $3.2 billion deficit. The Assembly, Senate and Gov. David Paterson have been talking about steps that would likely have to include cuts in spending on schools and health care, both protected by powerful special interests. 
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