Articles filed under Politics
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Trust, leaks and the worries about indicting AssangeApr 21, 2019 1:00 am - Legendary journalist Walter Lippmann had sources in the highest places in Washington. Some evenings would find Lippmann seated opposite President Franklin Roosevelt in t...
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Mueller Report raises fundamental constitutional issues we must pursueApr 21, 2019 1:00 am - As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, one of my most important duties is to protect the integrity of our democratic process. And the most important aspect of...
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Populist assault on central banks could have long-lasting costsApr 21, 2019 1:00 am - Around the democratic world, there is a power struggle taking place that might end up being the most damaging and long-lasting consequence of this era of populism. Elect...
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Editorial: A foreboding decline in the United States' press freedom rankingApr 20, 2019 1:00 am - We tend to take for granted that the press in the United States is free. Truth be told, press freedoms here are increasingly under assault. Truth be told, press freedom ...
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Consortium organizes to battle Pritzker's graduated income tax planApr 20, 2019 1:00 am - This story has been updated to clarify state Rep. David McSweeney's spending cuts proposal. Several conservative groups are banding together along with Barrington H...
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There is no vindication for Donald TrumpApr 19, 2019 1:00 am - Donald Trump's claim of vindication by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report depends on some creative thinking. The president, it seems, is not guilty of conspiracy wi...
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Editorial: Mueller fallout: Address election flaws, demand better from President TrumpApr 18, 2019 11:00 pm - The television lights were still warm at the Department of Justice from Attorney General William Barr's Mueller Report press conference and the report itself had yet to ...
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Mueller report confirms Russians tried to hack Illinois election websiteApr 18, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Mueller report confirms the Russians tried to hack the Illinois Board of Elections website in 2016. "In one instance in approximately June 2016, the GRU...
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Two questions, one answer on reportingApr 18, 2019 1:00 am - Two very different questions were directed to me at a recent panel discussion on journalism. One questioner sought to know why we weren't reporting more details about a...
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Notre Dame and tankers of waterApr 18, 2019 1:00 am - At least he recognized the urgency. As the world gasped in horror at the sight of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral burning in a cataclysmic moment, the president of the Unite...