Articles filed under Politics
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Prospect Heights group forms to support home rule referendumSep 27, 2018 1:00 am - A group of citizens of Prospect Heights have formed a committee, Citizens of Prospect Heights for Home Rule, to advocate for a "yes" vote for home rule in the Nov. 6 ele...
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Kavanaugh circus includes plenty of sideshowsSep 27, 2018 1:00 am - If the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process has revealed anything, it is that there's an antidote for disaffection toward Republicans: Give Democrats the upper hand for ...
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Forgotten Iran-Iraq war was precursor to turmoil of todaySep 27, 2018 1:00 am - This week marked the anniversary of a war most Americans scarcely remember, but which definitively influenced our times. Most of the rest of the world has forgotten abou...
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Kavanaugh nomination: Third woman comes forward with sexual misconduct allegationSep 26, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A third woman came forward Wednesday to accuse Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, saying he was physically abusive toward gir...
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Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford releases sworn declarations from husband, three friendsSep 26, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who says Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when both were teenagers, have sent four sworn decla...
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Christine Blasey Ford's family has been nearly silent amid outpouring of supportSep 26, 2018 1:00 am - The letters appeared within days of Christine Blasey Ford's name becoming public. One was from her high school classmates. One was from her colleagues at Stanford Univer...
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Kavanaugh's 'choir boy' image on Fox interview rankles former Yale classmatesSep 26, 2018 1:00 am - On Monday night, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said in a nationally televised interview that in his younger years, he was focused on sports, academics and "servi...
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Media ignores Trump's economySep 26, 2018 1:00 am - It's surprising that a White House incapable of organizing a two-car funeral - if you believe the mainstream liberal media - is presiding over the most robust economy th...
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This is not politics as usual -- it is political pyromaniaSep 25, 2018 1:00 am - One of the dubious advantages of a Supreme Court nomination battle is how it brings into the open some of the vicious, ideological arguments that are normally hidden by ...
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The best and worst of America seen in immigration issuesSep 25, 2018 1:00 am - Here is America at its best: Faith-based organizations across the country are volunteering to help resettle refugee families in their communities. In the Maryland suburb...