Articles filed under Politics
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Elizabeth Warren apologizes to Cherokee Nation chief for DNA testFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has apologized to Cherokee Nation after releasing DNA test results in October indicating she had Native American ancestry, a tribe spokes...
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Virginia attorney general now says he wore blackface in collegeFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - RICHMOND - Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, D, said Wednesday he dressed in blackface during college, elevating the Capitol's scandals to a new level that engulfe...
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Naperville leader calls for Stava-Murray's resignation over 'white supremacist policies' commentsFeb 05, 2019 12:00 am - Several council members and public speakers in Naperville rose in defense of their hometown Tuesday after state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray described Naperville as a city wit...
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The banality of evil, 2019Feb 05, 2019 12:00 am - C.S. Lewis was only partly right when he wrote: The greatest evil ... is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, carried and minuted) in clean, carpeted, warmed and well...
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The rise of the disruptersFeb 05, 2019 12:00 am - Howard Schultz, the former head of Starbucks, and Larry Hogan, the governor of Maryland, could seriously disrupt the political landscape if they decide to run for presid...
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Should boat sizes be limited on the Chain, Fox? Owners, waterway agency disagree with state senator's plan for a capFeb 04, 2019 4:30 am - An Illinois state senator whose nephew was killed in a tragic boating crash in 2012 is pushing legislation to limit boat sizes on the Chain O' Lakes. Sen. Julie Morriso...
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Schools, pool, roads and fire protection on April ballot in DuPage CountyFeb 04, 2019 4:00 am - From plans to renovate buildings in one school district to a proposal to lower property taxes in another, DuPage County voters will weigh in on a list of referendum ques...
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Contrary to popular belief, manufacturing is boomingFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - Rumors of the death of U.S. manufacturing have been greatly exaggerated. Everyone from Sen. Bernie Sanders to Tucker Carlson laments the supposed demise of U.S. manufact...
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What great legislators have in commonFeb 03, 2019 12:00 am - Each of the great politicians and legislators I've known over the course of my career in Congress was very different. They were masters of the rules, or unassailably kno...
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Howard Schultz and the Frappuccino SyndromeFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - Holy Chestnut Praline Latte! There was Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO, making a case Wednesday for why Americans would flock to him if he decides to run for pr...