Articles filed under Politics
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India's experience has lessons for U.S. democracyJan 17, 2021 12:00 am - The frenzied mob trashing the Capitol reminded me instantly of the mob that destroyed a historic mosque, called the Babri Masjid, in the northern Indian city of Ayodhya,...
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Schakowsky will ask House to censure downstate representative over Hitler remarksJan 17, 2021 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky said she plans to introduce a measure in the U.S. House to censure downstate Rep. Mary Miller for comments she made about Adolf Hitler outside t...
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Things I never told Sheldon AdelsonJan 17, 2021 12:00 am - The knives were out for me in January 2017 when I arrived in Washington as the White House correspondent for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. You see, I worked for what sco...
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Stava-Murray restores Facebook page that went dark after 'viral' post on police billJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - A Facebook page maintained by Downers Grove Democratic state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray as a forum for her legislative work that went dark Thursday night has been reactivate...
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Don't hate the political players; hate the political gameJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Many Americans are very upset that President-elect Joe Biden will replace President Donald Trump. For most of them, it's not that they will miss Trump's unconventional a...
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The Radicalization of Kevin Greeson, ex-Obama supporter who died backing Trump at CapitolJan 14, 2021 10:00 pm - ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In 2009, Kevin G...
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Stars return to inauguration, with J.Lo, Lady Gaga set to performJan 14, 2021 10:00 pm - The A-list is back. How A-list? Try Lady Gaga and J. Lo. Inauguration officials announced on Thursday that the glittery duo would appear in person on Jan. 20, with Gaga ...
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To persuade is the highest goal of newspaper editorialsJan 13, 2021 10:00 pm - By Jim Slusher Persuasion has been called a "gentle art." More often, people approach it with a fiery hammer. Gentility may not be exactly what we need in these troubled...
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Source of income discrimination - let's end itJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - In the age of coronavirus and with an economy on the brink of catastrophe, none of us can afford to turn our noses up at government aid. Many were happy to receive those...
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Editorial: After Madigan vote, here's what must be doneJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - Third in an Opinion series. Let's say one person could decide what bills might become law. Let's say that person could be in charge pretty much for life. Let's say he c...