list This is a data file meant to be read by an RSS reader. See http://www.thebostonchannel.com/rss/index.html for more information. Politics news from Boston Politics http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/index.html en-us Copyright 2009, Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc Politics news from Boston TheBostonChannel.com 60 http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/21569878/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21569878 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2009/1027/21435369.jpg Former Massachusetts first lady Kitty Dukakis is backing Rep. Michael Capuano in the race to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:27:03 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/21560659/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21561722 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2009/0925/21117256.jpg Click here for the latest Commitment 2009 political news on Massachusetts U.S. Senate race. Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:21:55 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/21568580/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21568580 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2009/0416/19195138.jpg President Barack Obama plans to honor the 13 people slain in a shooting rampage by remembering what they left behind, offering personal stories about the lives they touched and the service they provided to their country. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:58:39 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/21573827/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21573827 U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch has helped two substance abuse programs with which is wife is affiliated land more than $1.6 million in federal earmarks. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:29:05 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/21561616/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21561616 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2009/1023/21402229.jpg U.S. Senate candidate Martha Coakley says she wouldn't have voted for the health care bill that passed the House over the weekend because of an amendment restricting abortion funding. Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:18:58 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/21562270/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21562270 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2009/1022/21395958.jpg Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be in the hospital for at least four days following knee surgery after a fall at his Hyde Park home Sunday night. Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:37:05 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/21558999/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21558999 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2009/1005/21209686.jpg Two Republicans and three Democrats vying to replace Sen. Edward Kennedy exchanged barbs over the federal stimulus, Afghanistan, and universal health care at a candidate forum Sunday night. Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:34:52 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/21556502/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21556502 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2009/1106/21538074.jpg Massachusetts House and Senate lawmakers are hoping to wrap up debate on a final version of a veterans benefits bill. Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:01:59 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/health/21558757/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21558757 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2007/1010/14312664.jpg Former President Bill Clinton knows just how high the political stakes are in the fight to overhaul America's health care system. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:07:49 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/21566798/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21566798 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2008/1022/17777105.jpg Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says she's back on Twitter. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:24:05 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/21565853/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21566145 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2009/0102/18397788.jpg President Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though not quite the 40,000 sought by a general, a source says. Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:57:22 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/21554993/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21554993 Iraq's electoral commission on Monday submitted a proposal to hold national elections on Jan. 21, five days after the previously scheduled date. Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:30:39 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/21558429/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21558429 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2009/1109/21558479.jpg The world remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall, long a symbol of oppression and bloodshed. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:32:00 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/21556241/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21556241 The White House announced Sunday that President Barack Obama would be meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israeli prime minister's trip to Washington to address Jewish groups, ending days of uncertainty. Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:43:09 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/21555399/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21555399 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2009/0416/19195138.jpg President Barack Obama says it's now up to the Senate to take the baton from the House and pass a bill aimed at overhauling the nation's health care system. Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:31:03 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/21541744/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21541744 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2009/1105/21535506.jpg 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. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:20:39 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/health/21541940/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21541940 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2009/0305/18864374.jpg President Barack Obama still expects to have a health care overhaul bill to sign by year's end and plans to personally lobby for it in a visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday, the White House said. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:47:13 EST http://www.thebostonchannel.com/money/21527761/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:21527761 true http://www.thebostonchannel.com/2005/0802/4799989.jpg Voters' memo to politicians: We're angry and fearful, mostly about jobs and the economy. We want tangible solutions, not bickering or spats. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:50:58 EST