Ed Murnane
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Rauner's good ideas won't be enough to stave off challenge from a KennedyFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - At this point - 21 months before Election Day 2018 - I'd say that Chris Kennedy has the lead over Bruce Rauner in the race for governor of Illinois. True, there haven't ...
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Immigrant ban shows Trump needs to consider consequences of his actionsFeb 01, 2017 12:00 am - Donald Trump had been president of the United States for eight days before his conduct caused one of the nation's religious leaders to shake his head and suggest that Pr...
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Trump - The view from IrelandJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - I have many relatives in Ireland, and we communicate frequently, although not usually on political topics. Last year was different, as attention on the U.S. presidential...
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Pick your circus - Springfield or WashingtonDec 08, 2016 12:00 am - Springfield or Washington - which will be the best circus to watch? All of us should remember this: we're paying for both circuses - and for all the clowns who will be t...
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Post-election games add to already-discouraging 2016 campaignNov 29, 2016 12:00 am - Of this I am certain: After the dust settles (if it does) on the 2016 presidential election, many Americans - millions - will be turned off by our electoral process, and...
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Trump scores high in first week of transitionNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - One week and a day into his new life, Donald Trump and Republicans seem to be making the right moves - wise moves - as he prepares to assume the presidency, and as new s...
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Trump's Job 1: Show he's up to the taskNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - Donald Trump has just provided Republicans in the U.S. with their greatest unanticipated opportunity since Ronald Reagan's first election in 1980. At the same time, he h...
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An unusual election campaign finally almost overNov 08, 2016 12:00 am - Election Day has arrived. The polls will close within a few hours, and it will be over, finally and thankfully. My prediction here is that most Americans are not going t...
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For first time, this Reagan conservative can't vote for a major partyNov 01, 2016 1:00 am - This will be the 13th U.S. presidential election I have participated in since I turned 21 in 1965. It will be the first one in which I did not vote for one of the two ma...
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Murnane: No visions of sugar plums for Election Day 2016Oct 20, 2016 1:00 am - There was a time when Election Day - especially a Presidential Election Day - was as anxiously awaited as Christmas, or the last day of school, or even a birthday. That'...
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