Articles filed under Politics
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Why aren't we talking about how to end abortion?Jun 12, 2019 1:00 am - The abortion issue is more divisive than ever, thanks to extreme anti-abortion legislation recently passed in some states and, lately, to Democratic presidential candida...
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Say no to taxes, taxes and more taxesJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - "I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." - Winston Churchill G...
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Former Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus joins the NavyJun 11, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Reince Priebus, President Donald Trump's former chief of staff, has officially joined the Navy. At a commissioning ceremony Monday morning, Vice President M...
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Court's voice needed to stem problems gerrymandering is causingJun 11, 2019 1:00 am - Gerrymandering has always been part of American politics. After all, the term was coined in 1812 after Massachusetts governor and Founding Father Elbridge Gerry endorsed...
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Constable: How a baseball coach from Hoffman Estates ended up teaching in CubaJun 10, 2019 1:00 am - The relationship between the United States and Cuba became strained last week when the Trump administration banned U.S. cruise ships from sailing to the island nation an...
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As Illinois expands gambling, it will also try to determine how many gambling addicts it hasJun 10, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story is a collaboration between ProPublica Illinois and WBEZ Chicago. ProPublica Illinois is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces in...
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A century of promoting everyone's right to vote, not just womenJun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - Today, we proudly celebrate the 100th anniversary of Illinois' ratification of the 19th Amendment, which prohibited the denial of the right to vote on the basis of sex. ...
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America's lunch bill could go up $875M thanks to global trade warJun 09, 2019 6:20 am - The growing threat of an all-out global trade war means Americans may have to fork out more cash at lunchtime. Firehouse Subs will likely bump sandwich prices by 10 cent...
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Trump is destroying three decades of hard work with MexicoJun 09, 2019 1:00 am - Whatever the ultimate outcome of Donald Trump's conflict with Mexico, one consequence is already clear. He has undermined one of the most impressive American foreign pol...
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Civility doesn't just make our system function, it also makes it nobleJun 09, 2019 1:00 am - In his influential 1984 book, "The Naked Public Square," Richard John Neuhaus recalled attending an event featuring the late Jerry Falwell Sr., who delivered an angry ex...