Articles filed under Politics
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Bringing foreign policy home is a mixed bag for DemocratsMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - Why aren't Democratic presidential candidates talking more about foreign policy? Are they being shrewd in playing down a divisive concern that is not at the front of vot...
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Lives of honor and courageMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - Let us now praise two almost-famous men who served in the Senate for a combined total of 74 years and died recently within three weeks of each other. Richard Lugar, a Re...
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Fact check: President Trump's claim that Puerto Rico 'has been given' $91BMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - "Puerto Rico has been given more money by Congress for Hurricane Disaster Relief, 91 Billion Dollars, than any State in the history of the U.S." - President Donald Trump...
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Analysis: The government move that threatens to keep Americans trapped in debtMay 05, 2019 6:00 am - In November 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a rule requiring payday lenders to assess a borrower's ability to repay before making a loan. Th...
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The Barr hearing was much ado about nothingMay 05, 2019 1:00 am - If Shakespeare had titled Attorney General William Barr's appearance on Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, he would have called it "Much Ado About Nothing....
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Editorial: Beyond taxing and spendingMay 05, 2019 1:00 am - With an ambitious new governor in Springfield and Democrats in absolute control of the machinery of government, there's been a lot of talk this legislative session about...
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Hoffman Estates among beneficiaries as state resumes park grantsMay 04, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Residents of the northern part of Hoffman Estates were thrilled when they heard a local park would be renovated. It had been 20 years since a playground, a...
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Marijuana vs. beer: The new divide in Canadian politicsMay 03, 2019 1:00 am - OTTAWA -Canada drew global attention last year - and plenty of weed-seeking tourists - when it became the world's first advanced economy to legalize cannabis, an electio...
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Mueller should stick to the job he was appointed to doMay 03, 2019 1:00 am - What's the matter with Washington? Where should we start? The Senate Judiciary Committee put on a three-ring circus last week where the spotlight was fixed on Attorney G...
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In Barr, Trump has found a sycophant with principleMay 03, 2019 1:00 am - In the normal course of events, the successful demagogue demands and receives cringing deference. But how about a little empathy now and then? Everyone loves heroic diss...