Articles filed under Misc Elections
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Fact-checking Day 1 of the 2024 Democratic National ConventionAug 20, 2024 8:05 am - The first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention featured many attacks on former president Donald Trump, some of which quoted him out of context. Here’s a roundup of a dozen claims that caught our attention, in the order in which they were made.
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Carol Stream Park District board has three seats up for election this springAug 19, 2024 11:16 am - The Carol Stream Park District is inviting residents to run for election of open positions on the board of commissioners. These positions, each with a four-year term, will be up for election on April 1, 2025.
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‘This was a coup’: Trump primes supporters to challenge a Harris winAug 19, 2024 8:33 am - From the moment Vice President Kamala Harris emerged as the surprise Democratic presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump began arguing that she was anointed th...
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Meet the suburban delegates to the Democratic National ConventionAug 16, 2024 10:31 pm - Meet the suburban delegates attending the Democratic National Convention, which opens Monday in Chicago.
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They look like — and link to — real news articles. But they're actually ads from the Harris campaignAug 16, 2024 9:15 am - If you're not looking too closely, some recent Kamala Harris ads may give the false impression that some leading news organizations are taking sides in the campaign for p...
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Harris aims to blunt Trump's economic attacks by proposing new tax breaks in a bid to lower costsAug 16, 2024 6:11 am - Vice President Kamala Harris is promoting a broad set of economic proposals that would offer new tax breaks and lower the cost of living for Americans, aiming to address the financial concerns that are at the top of the mind for voters and that Republican Donald Trump is trying to lay at her doorstep.
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What to know about Tim Walz’s 1995 drunken driving arrest and how he respondedAug 16, 2024 5:55 am - MINNEAPOLIS — Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris ' running mate, his drunken driving arrest from 1995 in Nebraska — long before he entered p...
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Beyond 'childless cat ladies,' JD Vance has long been on a quest to encourage more birthsAug 16, 2024 5:50 am - MIAMI — Five summers ago, Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance — then a 34-year-old memoirist and father of a 2-year-old boy — took the stage at a conservative conference...
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What do marijuana, the death penalty and fracking have in common? Harris shifted positions on themAug 16, 2024 5:47 am - WASHINGTON — As California’s attorney general, Kamala Harris successfully defended the death penalty in court, despite her past crusade against it. As a new senator, she ...
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Trump says he’s ‘entitled to personal attacks’ as he hammers Harris on inflation with grocery propsAug 15, 2024 12:54 pm - BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he thinks he’s “entitled to personal attacks” on his Democratic rival, adding he's “very angry” at Vice Pre...