Articles filed under Political Figures
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Editorial: Why we can't cynically undermine our courtsFeb 11, 2017 1:00 pm - It strikes us as somewhat appropriate that we would write on the topic of uncivil debate on this, the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln, viewed almost universally as ...
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CEOs trying to navigate stormy political watersFeb 11, 2017 6:18 am - Business leaders across America have been navigating a new world of trade-offs since Donald Trump became president last month. But perhaps no major chief executive has w...
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7 takeaways from ruling on Trump's controversial immigration orderFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - A federal appeals court panel on Thursday ruled to maintain the freeze on President Donald Trump's controversial immigration order, meaning previously barred refugees an...
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Axelrod knocks Clinton and Trump at Aurora University appearanceFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - Donald Trump's ability to be authentic and a showman simultaneously is what won him the presidency. Hillary Clinton's inability to demonstrate either of those qualities ...
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White House: Conway has been 'counseled' after touting Ivanka Trump's productsFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Trump's official counselor, Kellyanne Conway, was "counseled" after she told TV audiences to "go buy Ivanka's stuff," the White House said Thursda...
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Trump attacks McCain for questioning success of deadly Yemen raidFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Thursday, saying that the senator's negative assessment of a deadly raid in Yemen last mo...
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Pence casts deciding vote to confirm DeVos as education secretaryFeb 07, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as education secretary Tuesday after opponents failed amid a groundswell of oppositi...
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Duckworth, Durbin wary of new education secretaryFeb 07, 2017 12:00 am - Illinois' two senators cast "no" votes against President Trump's pick of Betsy DeVos as education secretary although Republicans prevailed Tuesday with an assist from Vi...
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How a Chicago man posts hundreds of pro-Trump tweets each dayFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - Daniel John Sobieski, 68, climbed the stairs in his modest brick home and settled into a worn leather chair for another busy day of tweeting. But he needn't have bothere...
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Uncertainty at O'Hare as temporary travel ban hangs in the balanceFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - Hours from a judicial showdown that could shake U.S. travel rules once again, some families at O'Hare International Airport reunited joyfully while others waited anxious...