Articles filed under Political Figures
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Socks, mugs and Trump-scented candles selling at inaugurationJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - There are Donald Trump-shaped cookie cutters, "Drain the swamp" sweatshirts and candles meant to smell like the new president - a combination of "all of the...
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Trump inauguration shaping up to be Washington's smallest party in yearsJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - The Arkansas State Society has a grand tradition of throwing elegant inaugural affairs. In 1953, when President Dwight Eisenhower was sworn in, it hosted a ball, a recep...
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How Donald Trump came up with 'Make America Great Again'Jan 19, 2017 12:00 am - "Make America Great Again." The four words that would help propel Donald Trump to the White House were an inspiration born years before, when hardly anyone but Trump him...
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'God Bless the U.S.A.': The (apparently) apolitical origins of a GOP inauguration favoriteJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - It's been more than three decades since country music star Lee Greenwood released "God Bless the U.S.A.," one of the most recognizable patriotic anthems in all of pop mu...
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When Donald Trump gets sworn in, the White House is in line for a decorating updateJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - On the afternoon of Inauguration Day in 2009, the Obamas' designer, Michael Smith, made his way to the Oval Office, stepping into it for the very first time...
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History, humor unite as Obama honors Chicago CubsJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - In the grand scheme of things, maybe sports don't mean all that much. But in a world that seems to grow weightier by the day, sports do lighten the load a ...
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Rauner to sign bill requiring lead testing in schoolsJan 15, 2017 7:00 pm - A bill requiring all Illinois schools to test drinking water for lead contamination is expected to be signed Monday by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The bill, which was approved by...
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Editorial: CNN, Trump and unfair claims of 'fake news'Jan 14, 2017 1:00 pm - Let's start with as factual a description of CNN's reporting on last week's intelligence blockbuster as we can muster: Last Tuesday night, the cable news network broke ...
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10 times Donald Trump's Cabinet picks directly disputed himJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Three days of hearings, seven Cabinet nominees, countless contradictions of their boss-to-be's trail promises. No two people are going to agree on everythin...
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Carol Stream man accused of threatening governor, sheriffJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - A Carol Stream man who is a registered sex offender has been charged with threatening violence against the governor and the DuPage County sheriff, DuPage officials said....