<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

    
    
<rss version="2.0">
    <channel>
        <title>NBC3 - Political News</title>
        <link>http://www.cnycentral.com/news/contents.aspx?id=~\News\Lists\Politics</link>
        <description>The latest politcal news from CNYcentral.com</description>
        <ttl>15</ttl>
        <language>en-us</language>
        <copyright>Copyright 2009 by Barrington Broadcasting Group, LLC</copyright>
        
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Ethics committee ends Burris probe]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=380214]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- Manu Raju -]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=380214]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-20T16:40:31 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Senate Ethics Committee closed its investigation into the controversial appointment of Roland Burris to the Illinois Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Palin asks: 'Rationed care' already?]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=380156]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- Andy Barr -]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=380156]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-20T14:42:28 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin early Friday morning asked if bureaucratic panels were already rationing care.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[GOP advisers: Giuliani leans toward a Senate race]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379823]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- MICHAEL GORMLEY -]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379823]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-19T21:24:52 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Republican advisers say Giuliani leaning toward Senate bid instead of governor's race]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Sen. Kerry's daughter arrested in LA on DUI]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379655]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- AP -]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379655]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-19T18:01:15 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Sen. John Kerry's eldest daughter arrested in Hollywood for allegedly driving drunk]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Stimulus watchdog: Job creation data flawed]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379654]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- AP -]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379654]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-19T18:00:27 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Stimulus watchdog: White House overplayed jobs data, should've acknowledged uncertainty, flaws]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Karzai makes big promises in Afghan inaugural]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379653]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379653]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-19T17:59:08 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Afghan President Karzai makes big promises in inaugural address; critics cautiously hopeful]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers headed home without deal on state deficit]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379627]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379627]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-19T17:08:11 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[New York lawmakers are heading home without agreement on how to address the state's fiscal crisis.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Palin and fans irked by cover shot in shorts]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379585]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379585]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-19T16:06:46 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Of all the adjectives one might use to describe Newsweek's current Sarah Palin cover, "unflattering" probably isn't one of them.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Finger pointing, but no deal on NY's deficit]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379397]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379397]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-19T10:20:20 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A day after the latest missed deadline to act on a worsening $3.2 billion deficit, New York lawmakers found no agreement.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[AP source: Reid's health bill to cover 31 million]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379153]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- DAVID ESPO -]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379153]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T21:13:55 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[AP Source: Health care bill will leave 94 percent of eligibles covered]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[State strikes deal to reform authorities]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379056]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=379056]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T19:38:20 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Two state officials said Wednesday that the Legislature and Gov. David Paterson have agreed to landmark reforms of public authorities after years of failed attempts to force greater accountability on the entities that have been involved in some of New York's biggest scandals.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Poll: NYers worry about deficit, blame lawmakers]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378994]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378994]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T17:28:00 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A new poll shows New Yorkers are worried about the state's growing deficit.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[SC ethics panel weighing Gov. Sanford charges]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378992]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- AP -]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378992]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T17:26:17 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SC commission hearing details on whether Gov. Sanford's travel merits prosecution]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Byrd becomes longest-serving Congress member]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378833]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378833]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T13:51:24 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[W.Va. Sen. Robert Byrd at 56 years, 320 days becomes longest-serving member of Congress ever]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Obama: Professed 9/11 mastermind will be convicted]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378832]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- DEVLIN BARRETT -]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378832]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T13:50:40 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Obama predicts conviction of professed 9/11 mastermind; Holder defends prosecution strategy]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What should Syracuse's new police chief be like?]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378653]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Brandon Roth]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378653]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T03:20:08 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[News that Syracuse Police Chief Gary Miguel is retiring was met with mixed reaction in Syracuse.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Gov. Paterson criticizes inaction in Legislature]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378652]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378652]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T03:03:04 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[An angry Gov. David Paterson said Tuesday night that the Legislature is failing its duty to New York because they aren't negotiating a fiscally sound plan to reduce a $3.2 billion deficit.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Hoffman's 'unconceding' strategy]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378544]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Laura Hand]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378544]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T22:21:22 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Why has Doug Hoffman now decided to not concede the 23rd District Congressional race?]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA['Going Rogue' is going fast]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378543]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Alex Dunbar]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378543]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T22:19:03 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Whether people love her or hate her, it was hard to find anyone who was merely apathetic about Sarah Palin.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Illinois GOP seeks to block Gitmo transfers]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378540]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- Jake Sherman -]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378540]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T22:15:51 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[An Illinois Republican has introduced legislation to block federal funds from transporting Guantanamo detainees to a northwestern Illinois facility]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Gay couples blast federal Defense of Marriage Act]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378488]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378488]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T21:08:07 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Same-sex couples say 'no legitimate' reason for excluding them from feds marriage definition]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Senators say no deal on state budget deficit]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378388]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378388]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T18:22:28 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Senate Conference Leader John Sampson says a closed-door leaders meeting hasn't resulted in a deal to address New York's $3.2 billion deficit, only a commitment to keep talking for perhaps several more days.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Hoffman withdraws 23rd District concession]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378310]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378310]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T15:24:18 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Doug Hoffman has withdrawn his concession in the close 23rd District Congressional race as election officials begin counting paper ballots.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[When a hug becomes a kiss of death]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378297]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- Carol E. Lee -]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378297]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T14:52:34 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is being bombarded with images of him hugging President Barack Obama.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Obama, Hu vow cooperation but produce few deals]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378259]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378259]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T13:53:37 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle climate change, nuclear disarmament and other global troubles yet emerged from their first full-blown summit Tuesday with scant progress beyond goodwill.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Palin rules out 2012 run, but keeps door open]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378209]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378209]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T12:36:10 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that a 2012 presidential bid is "not on my radar," but wouldn't rule out playing some role in the next presidential election.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Assembly agrees with tough DWI law]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378090]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378090]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T03:13:33 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said Monday the chamber's Democratic majority is agreeing to a version of a law that will make it a felony to drive while intoxicated when a child under age 15 is in the car.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Paterson says deficit deal is doubtful]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378017]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=378017]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-16T23:14:48 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Gov. David Paterson, who had sought legislative action on a $3.2 billion deficit for weeks, now says he doesn't expect any action on Tuesday, the latest target date.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Millions will have to repay part of tax credit]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=377875]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=377875]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-16T20:04:12 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[More than 15 million taxpayers could unexpectedly owe taxes because the government was too generous with their new Making Work Pay tax credit.]]></description>
        </item>
	
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Paterson: I'm too busy to worry about opponents]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=377872]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[]]></author>
            <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=377872]]></guid>
            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-16T19:54:55 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Gov. David Paterson says he doesn't feel undermined by any potential competitor in next year's governor's race as he tries to deal with the state's fiscal woes.]]></description>
        </item>
	
    </channel>
</rss>

