Articles filed under Politics
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Commenting online? Great. But remember who may be readingJan 24, 2019 12:00 am - Imagine a family in mourning. A beloved 12-year-old child - their daughter, granddaughter, sister, cousin - has just died in a tragic accident. What kind of person would...
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Longtime chairman of the DuPage Democratic Party resignsJan 24, 2019 12:00 am - The longtime chairman of the Democratic Party of DuPage County has resigned and will be replaced next month in a vote of precinct committeemen, Robert Peickert of Elmhur...
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It's ten o'clock, do you know where your cell-phone signal is?Jan 23, 2019 12:00 am - Have you noticed strange-looking antenna-like structures being erected on city streets, or hung on traffic lights or telephone poles? They might be stealing your digital...
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Fact check: Trump casts asylum restrictions as humanitarian reliefJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - "Our plan includes critical measures to protect migrant children from exploitation and abuse. This includes a new system to allow Central American minors to apply for as...
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Trump says he'll postpone State of Union address until shutdown endsJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday night that he is postponing his State of the Union address until the partial government shutdown ends, yielding after a weeklong...
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Kentucky town reels from fallout over viral National Mall faceoffJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - PARK HILLS, Ky. - Residents of this affluent northern Kentucky town emerged from a turbulent holiday weekend with a question: How did a viral video showing local student...
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With dueling bills unlikely to fly, Durbin optimistic about compromise to reopen governmentJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has long supported giving legal status to "Dreamers," migrant children brought into the U.S. as children. But he rejected attempts to sweeten a Rep...
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Catholic school teen in controversial video: 'Now I wish I would have walked away'Jan 23, 2019 12:00 am - Nick Sandmann, the Kentucky high school student whose face became widely known after he stood in front of a drum-banging Native American elder on the Mall in Washington,...
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Trump may prove not to be benefactor to pro-life movement he seemsJan 22, 2019 12:00 am - Through a blooming diversity of investigations, we will soon discover if the world that has always surrounded Donald Trump - the sleazy fixers, the disposable women, the...
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Practicing politics at a high levelJan 22, 2019 12:00 am - Over a lifetime in politics, I've met a lot of interesting, impressive politicians. But those I truly admired were men and women who were adept at the arts both of polit...