<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Ben Cardin: News &amp; Videos about Ben Cardin - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ben_Cardin</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Ben Cardin from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:11:33 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Ben Cardin: News &amp; Videos about Ben Cardin - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ben_Cardin</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Ben Cardin from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>1.4 million Americans score $8,000 tax credit</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/17/real_estate/homebuyer_tax_credit_claims_soaring/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/17/real_estate/homebuyer_tax_credit_claims_soaring/index.htm</guid><description>More than 1.4 million Americans have already claimed the new tax credit for first-time home buyers, according to a report from the Internal Revenue Service.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tough questions, frustrations continue in town halls</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/13/town.hall.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/13/town.hall.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Town hall meetings continued Thursday with more members of Congress facing an onslaught of tough questions about health care reform plans.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Maryland senator has boisterous health care town hall</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/12/health.care.cardin/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/12/health.care.cardin/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>There were tears, fears and lots of shouting Wednesday when Democratic Sen. 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