Articles filed under Politics
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The last defenders of free trade are in AfricaSep 01, 2019 1:00 am - The best word to describe the mood of the global economy these days is gloomy. The pessimism is closely tied to the loss of faith in free markets and free trade, the two...
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The Arctic, melting ice and international challengesSep 01, 2019 1:00 am - "What about the rest of the North?" asked McGeorge Bundy, president of the Ford Foundation, back in the 1970s while considering yet one more grant to help the troubled N...
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Feder: Joe Walsh parts company with Salem MediaAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Presidential candidate Joe Walsh severed all ties with Salem Media Group Friday, officially ending his controversial six-year run as a talk radio host for the conservati...
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Evangelical leaders are tidying up the kitchen while the house burns downAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - Much white evangelical support for Donald Trump is based on a bargain or transaction: political loyalty (and political cover for the president's moral flaws) in return f...
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A world on fireAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - A question for this moment: If the Earth's lungs were on fire and the doctor refused to treat it, would there be cause for a third-party intervention? This is a rhetoric...
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Why don't 2020 Democratic also-rans quit the race?Aug 29, 2019 1:00 am - So far, four Democratic presidential candidates - Eric Swalwell, John Hickenlooper, Seth Moulton and Jay Inslee - have dropped out of the 2020 race. What is amazing is t...
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Attorney general says ex-lawmakers waited too long to seek back payAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois attorney general says two former lawmakers should not receive back pay for frozen cost-of-living increases and forced furlough days because th...
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Trump administration to reverse limits on methane, a powerful greenhouse gasAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency is set to announce Thursday that it will loosen federal rules on methane, a powerful greenhouse gas linked to climate ch...
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Citing $838M deficit, Lightfoot warns of 'hard choices' aheadAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday entered the living rooms of Chicagoans in a televised address to warn of "hard choices" ahead, revealing a staggering deficit of $838 mi...
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Building an inclusive United Nations with Taiwan on boardAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - By Jaushieh Joseph Wu This July, President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China (Taiwan) traveled through New York, an icon of diversity and freedom and home to the Uni...