Articles filed under Politics
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No, America is not 'full'\Apr 16, 2019 1:00 am - President Trump recently traveled to the Mexican border and delivered one of the most foolish and fallacious statements of his entire presidency. Speaking to the surge o...
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Underwood gets to work on prescription drug cost reliefApr 16, 2019 1:00 am - Constituents don't call congresswoman Lauren Underwood's West Chicago office to ask what she's doing to get the Mueller report released. They call because their prescrip...
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The Julian Assange problemApr 16, 2019 1:00 am - They say that guests are like fish; after three days they become a bit whiffy. By this measure, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange smelled like an overladen fishing vessel...
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Leaders seek more flexibility on spending hotel tax revenue in DuPage CountyApr 15, 2019 5:33 am - State lawmakers from DuPage are pushing legislation that would give the county's municipalities without home rule the ability to spend some of their hotel tax dollars on...
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Guest View: Teachers union head backs Pritzker's 'fair tax'Apr 15, 2019 1:00 am - In my nearly 20 years of teaching English in a suburban Chicago high school, I had students from all backgrounds. The vast majority came from lower income and working-c...
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Hamilton: Hamilton: How our national politics has changedApr 14, 2019 1:00 am - By Lee H. Hamilton I became active in politics in the late 1950s, got elected to Congress in 1964, and have remained engaged in one way or another every year since then....
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Zakaria: Liberals miss the strength of nationalism's appealApr 14, 2019 1:00 am - NEW YORK - There are many explanations for Benjamin Netanyahu's victory in last week's elections that have to do with Israel's particular situation - its economic boom, ...
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Editorial: Pritzker shouldn't use tax money to sell referendumApr 13, 2019 2:00 pm - If a school district - or any local government, for that matter - overtly promoted a bond issue that required voter approval, it would be drawn and quartered. That's aga...
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'Dark patterns' - the manipulative Web design trick you've never heard ofApr 13, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Two U.S. senators unveiled new legislation Tuesday targeting what they say are deceptive tricks, employed by websites and tech companies, that are designed ...
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McHenry County Fair is taking heat for booking Ted Nugent, but it hasn't hurt salesApr 13, 2019 1:00 am - McHenry County Fair is taking heat for booking Ted Nugent, but tickets sure sold