Articles filed under Politics
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Editorial: The erosion of public faith in democracyMay 04, 2014 5:01 am - The strength of any system of governance is fundamentally dependent on the public's confidence in the institution. For democracy to thrive, the people have to believe in...
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Rice backs out of Rutgers commencementMay 04, 2014 1:01 am - NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has backed out of delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University following protests by some fa...
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New national brain science building named after former suburban congressmanMay 04, 2014 1:01 am - More than a dozen years after he left his northern suburban congressional seat, the National Institutes of Health has named its major brain science building after former...
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Obamacare to gridlock, all's fair game for Obama's jokesMay 03, 2014 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - From the bungled rollout of "Obamacare" to New Jersey gridlock to the hue of John Boehner's tan, all was fair game for President Barack Obama and his spirit...
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White House reporters to honor black journalistMay 03, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Harry McAlpin was standing outside the Oval Office, moments away from becoming the first black reporter to attend a presidential news conference, when one o...
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Why don't more women propose?May 03, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Steve Paska waited two weeks for Washington's famously fickle cherry blossoms to emerge, then spent two hours searching for the perfect spot beneath the can...
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Senator backs not-yet-candidate ClintonMay 03, 2014 1:01 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - Hillary Rodham Clinton hasn't decided to enter the 2016 presidential race - at least not yet. But Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said Saturday th...
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Useless reports flood CongressMay 03, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Every year, as required by law, the U.S. government prepares an official report to Congress on "Dog and Cat Fur Protection." The task requires at least 15 e...
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Lake County boards could get more firing powerMay 02, 2014 5:30 am - Lake County officials are getting closer to giving county boards a better chance to fire appointees. Why would they want to? Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor poin...
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Obama, Merkel to display unity against RussiaMay 02, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are mounting a display of trans-Atlantic unity against an assertive Russia, even as sanctions imp...