Articles filed under Politics
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Keystone Kops capture U.S. economyDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - The Keystone Kops are officially in charge of our economy. Markets have been plunging, with the S&P 500 down 20 percent from its September peak. A lot of factors have dr...
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What politicians should do about Illinois' declining populationDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - It's the same grim story to which Illinoisans have grown accustomed: We're shrinking. And it's getting worse. New numbers released Dec. 19 from the U.S. Census Bureau pa...
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Oil pipeline triggers a winter of frigid protest in MichiganDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - LEVERING, Mich. - By midafternoon, the snow had picked up - tiny, innocuous flecks becoming heavy, wet drops - but no one at Camp Anishinaabek seemed to notice. There we...
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Mattis does his duty - and the world is less safeDec 25, 2018 12:00 am - By Kathleen Parker 'Tis not the season to be jolly, thanks to Donald Trump. His sudden, unilateral decision to withdraw troops from Syria, forcing the resignation of Se...
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The four big stories that defined cybersecurity in 2018Dec 22, 2018 5:09 am - Cybersecurity played a role in most major conflicts of 2018, from U.S. efforts to hold Russia accountable for its attempts to undermine the 2016 election to U.S.-China c...
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Instagram was a bigger Russian election tool than Facebook, Senate report saysDec 22, 2018 5:07 am - Facebook Inc.'s Instagram played a much bigger role in Russia's manipulation of U.S. voters than the company has previously discussed, and will be a key Russian tool in ...
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'A morning of alarm': Mattis departure sends shock waves abroadDec 21, 2018 12:00 am - BERLIN - For two years, as the Trump presidency grew increasingly chaotic, the world invested its hopes for a stable and reliable America in a retired four-star Marine C...
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Michael Gerson: Caring about the lives of prisoners benefits society as a wholeDec 21, 2018 12:00 am - Cleveland has written the latest chapter in the unfolding scandal of the American criminal justice system. A report by the U.S. Marshals Service details a series of fai...
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Elburn seeks OK to raise local sales taxDec 21, 2018 12:00 am - Editor's note: A previous version of this report said Elburn sought to institute a sales tax. The village already taxes sales of general merchandise at 7 percent. E...
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Cokie and Steve Roberts: Media is tougher on Trump because he fabricates more than his predecessors.Dec 21, 2018 12:00 am - "The man doesn't tell the truth." That simple, devastating statement describing Donald Trump was not made by a political foe. It was made by Michael Cohen, Trump's close...