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Trump boasts of America's might, draws headshakes at UN
Sep 25, 2018 2:06 PM - President Donald Trump delivered a sharp rebuke of global governing at the United Nations on Tuesday, drawing headshakes and even mocking laughter from fellow world leaders as he promoted his aggressive "America First" agenda and boasted of America's economic and military might.
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Gun violence, exodus from Illinois among issues in 29th District Senate race
Sep 25, 2018 4:02 PM - Democratic state Sen. Julie Morrison of Deerfield said she's running for re-election because she remains committed to reducing gun violence, while Republican challenger Barrett Davie of Lake Forest said he wants to stem the tide of buisnesses and residents leaving Illinois. -
The best and worst of America seen in immigration issues
Sep 25, 2018 1:00 AM - Here is America at its best: Faith-based organizations across the country are volunteering to help resettle refugee families in their communities. In the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., where we live, Christian, Jewish and Muslim congregations have formed a partnership called Neighbors to welcome these forlorn foreigners to their new homes. Here is America at its worst: The Trump administration announced that it is slashing the quota of refugees the U.S. will accept in the next fiscal year to 30,000, the lowest total since the modern refugee system was established in 1980. But the actual number will probably fall well below that limit, since the administration is doing everything possible to throttle the refugee program and will admit only about 21,000 in the fiscal year ending this month.
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DuPage clerk candidates don't want to rush election commission merger
Sep 25, 2018 5:30 AM - Both candidates for DuPage County clerk in the Nov. 6 election say they support plans to eliminate the county's election commission and return its duties to the clerk's office. But both Republican incumbent Paul Hinds of Villa Park and Democratic challenger Jean Kaczmarek of Glen Ellyn say they'd prefer to have the changeover take place after the April election to give them more time to prepare. -
This is not politics as usual -- it is political pyromania
Sep 25, 2018 1:00 AM - Columnist Michael Gerson: One of the dubious advantages of a Supreme Court nomination battle is how it brings into the open some of the vicious, ideological arguments that are normally hidden by shame and discretion.
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'I know his heart': Ashley Estes Kavanaugh revives old-fashioned script in new era
Sep 25, 2018 6:35 AM - Like Hillary Clinton before her, she stands by her man in TV interview.
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Trump attacks second Kavanaugh accuser, saying she 'has nothing,' admits she was drunk
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District 73 holding information sessions on upcoming referendumsSep 25, 2018 2:17 PM - The Hawthorn Elementary District 73 school board is hosting five information meetings regarding two referendum questions on the Nov. 6 ballot.
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Kane County sheriff says opponent 'crossed line' with highway searches
Sep 25, 2018 5:45 PM - Kane County Sheriff Don Kramer said his Democratic opponent in the Nov. 6 election, sheriff's Sgt. Ron Hain, "crossed the line" with several roadside searches of motorists in which judges ruled evidence as inadmissible. Hain says he's never been discplined or demoted and Kramer, who is seeking a second term, is trying to have it both ways. -
'How'd you find me?': Mark Judge has been holed up in a beach house amid media firestorm
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