Articles filed under Political Figures
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib profanely promises to impeach Trump, and she's not sorryJan 04, 2019 12:00 am - Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, made history Thursday afternoon for being the first Palestinian-American woman sworn into Congress. Hours later, she made headli...
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Burke accused of trying to extort Burger KingJan 03, 2019 12:00 am - Chicago Alderman Edward M. Burke tried to leverage Burger King executives to give his law firm business to clear the way for a remodeling project at one of their fast-fo...
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Preckwinkle admits receiving $10K contribution linked to shakedownJan 03, 2019 12:00 am - Toni Preckwinkle's mayoral campaign acknowledged Thursday that Preckwinkle received a $10,000 campaign contribution that Alderman Edward Burke is alleged to have muscled...
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'I won big, and he didn't': Trump answers criticism from RomneyJan 02, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump fired back at incoming Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Wednesday, urging him to be a "TEAM player" hours after the publication of a scat...
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EPA targets Obama crackdown on mercury from coal plantsDec 28, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Friday targeted an Obama-era regulation credited with helping dramatically reduce toxic mercury pollution from coal-fired p...
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Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker picks Arlington Heights Republican for administrationDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - While Republican state Rep. David Harris of Arlington Heights is retiring from that post next month, he's expected to remain in Springfield as part of Democratic Gov.-el...
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Analysis: Trump values both unpredictability and rising markets; he can't have bothDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - The Dow has been swinging hard lately. The widely watched industrial average fell by more than 350 points for three consecutive days to end last week, and dropped 653 po...
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Whiff of extinction blows in bull market that outlived them allDec 26, 2018 12:00 am - It's been derided as a house of cards, a gift to the one-percent, an experiment in monetary policy taken way too far. Now a bull market that for 10 years has confounded ...
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With Trump preaching buy the dip, stocks look cheapest in yearsDec 26, 2018 12:00 am - The flip side of what's been the third-worst month for American stocks in the postwar era is that prices are a whole lot cheaper than they were before the rout. While it...
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In Iraq, Trump defends decision to withdraw from SyriaDec 26, 2018 12:00 am - AL-ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq - In a surprise trip to Iraq, President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria where they have been hel...