Articles filed under Political Figures
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What does Donald Trump's victory mean for Supreme Court?Nov 09, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The political earthquake that hit Tuesday night has enormous consequences for the Supreme Court, swallowing up Judge Merrick Garland's ill-fated nomination ...
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Thousands in Chicago protest Trump's electionNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - A day after Donald Trump's election to the presidency, campaign divisions appeared to widen as many thousands of demonstrators — some with signs declaring "NOT MY PRESI...
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How Trump won: The revenge of working-class whitesNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - For the past 40 years, America's economy has raked blue-collar white men over the coals. It whittled their paychecks. It devalued the type of work they did best. It shut...
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Editorial: For Donald Trump, Godspeed: for the nation, let us healNov 08, 2016 10:00 pm - We have, as we expressed in this space two weeks ago, strong reservations about Donald J. Trump. Today, we hope we've been wrong. Today, we wish him Godspeed. He will be...
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Madigan, Democrats losing House supermajorityNov 08, 2016 6:00 pm - The Democrats' supermajority in the state House is on its way out. That means Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner doesn't have to worry about the Democrats overriding his vetoe...
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FBI chief: No charges for Clinton after new emails reviewedNov 06, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Director James Comey told Congress in a letter sent Sunday that a review of newly discovered Hillary Clinton emails has "not changed our conclusion...
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Hacked email: Clinton miffed by Pelosi's 'non-answer'?Nov 06, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A hacked email released by WikiLeaks on Sunday suggests Hillary Clinton was miffed by Nancy Pelosi's initial refusal to endorse her during the Democrat...
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Editorial: Trump, Clinton, acrimony and an echo of RFKNov 05, 2016 3:00 pm - As Campaign 2016 winds down, we conclude it in exhaustion from the spirit of acrimony that has spread across our political landscape. A radio personality talks about "gr...
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Where Trump, Clinton stand on the environmentNov 05, 2016 7:00 am - Despite headlines about lead in Michigan drinking water, the environment hasn't made much noise in the presidential race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican ...
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Race tightening, Clinton leans on retooled Obama coalitionNov 05, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - With Hillary Clinton's lead narrowing recently, the Democrat's path to the Oval Office appears to rest where it did at the outset - a retooled version of ...