Articles filed under Politics
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Duckworth returns to Iraq for 1st time since being shot downApr 29, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth has returned to Iraq for the first time since the helicopter she was piloting was shot down during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004. The Hoffman...
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How billionaires are battling capitalism's criticsApr 28, 2019 6:10 am - =PALO ALTO, Calif. - A perfect California day. The sun was shining, a gentle breeze was blowing and, at a Silicon Valley coffee shop, Rep. Ro Khanna was sitting across f...
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An impeachment circus will only help Trump, not defeat himApr 28, 2019 1:00 am - Consider, for a moment, what the growing talk of impeachment among Democrats sounds like to the tens of millions of people who voted for Donald Trump. Many of them suppo...
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A collision of two public-policy crises resulted in A.J.'s deathApr 28, 2019 1:00 am - Monsters are real. And sometimes, when grownups don't act, the monsters hurt children. The nation watched in horror as a story about a missing Illinois 5-year-old turned...
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Analysis: On 5G, the US is building Betamax while China builds VHSApr 27, 2019 6:17 am - When President Donald Trump unveiled his administration's plan for "winning the race" to 5G, he neglected to mention that the United States is building its network using...
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Krishnamoorthi's front-seat role in national politics' tumultuous springApr 27, 2019 1:00 am - It's Dec. 9, and U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is assessing James Comey's testimony to Congress on Fox News, saying the former FBI director "came across as consistent, c...
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Purists pose the greatest threat to Democrats' chances in 2020Apr 26, 2019 1:00 am - Two Democratic candidates for president pose a distinct threat to their party's chances of defeating Donald Trump next year. One is Bernie Sanders, and the other is Eliz...
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'Community' flourishes on the porchApr 26, 2019 1:00 am - CAMDEN, S.C. - With the arrival of spring and the advance of summer, American life shifts toward the porch - at least for those lucky enough to have a sheltered outdoor ...
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The personal cost of the Trump-Russia probeApr 25, 2019 1:00 am - Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is over, but the reverberations of the Trump-Russia affair live on. One such aftereffect is the reluctance of some importa...
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Licensing fee emerges as issue in sports betting legislationApr 25, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - With five plans being considered, it's anyone guess what legalized sports gambling will look like in Illinois if the legislature approves a bill this sprin...