Articles filed under Politics
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Assaults on meritocracy forebode return to elitism of the pastJul 04, 2018 1:00 am - LONDON - In recent weeks, you might have heard about two seemingly unrelated issues that are actually quite connected. In New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio signaled his des...
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The price of rejecting realityJul 03, 2018 1:00 am - One of President Donald Trump's most persistent and pernicious lies is that immigrants cause an increase in crime. That's not true. So his whole approach to immigration ...
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China to cancel more U.S. soy shipments as extra tariffs loomJul 03, 2018 1:00 am - Chinese companies are expected to cancel most of the remaining soybeans they have committed to buy from the U.S. in the year ending Aug. 31 once the extra tariff on U.S....
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Women candidates find their weapon: A viral ad that captures their 'magic'Jul 03, 2018 1:00 am - MJ Hegar, an Air Force pilot shot down by the Taliban in Afghanistan, was a political unknown until she opened fire with 2018's most effective political weapon: the vira...
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Trump further chastises Harley-Davidson, says he is helping foreign competitors move to U.S.Jul 03, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday further chastised Harley-Davidson over its decision to move some operations overseas, describing the company as slumping a...
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It was too easy to blame President Trump this timeJul 03, 2018 1:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - It was far too easy to assume the worst - that the inevitable, finally, had come to pass. When news broke Thursday afternoon that a shooter had opened ...
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Wirtz delivers a $200K message to Emanuel, but what does it mean?Jul 02, 2018 11:00 pm - Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz was clearly sending a political message to Mayor Rahm Emanuel when he signed $200,000 in checks to challenger Paul Vallas. But what exactly ...
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The attorney general does not represent United MethodistsJul 02, 2018 1:00 am - I'm getting tired of having to explain that I'm not THAT kind of Christian. Typically, I've met someone new and I'm explaining that my church isn't one of those churche...
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Court is chipping away at legitimacy of our electionsJul 01, 2018 1:00 am - The American experiment with democracy rests on the simple premise that voters have a reasonable chance of having their voice heard and represented in the halls of gover...
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Editorial: We must learn to listen to each otherJun 30, 2018 2:00 pm - We have to start somewhere, so we'll start here, although the beginning sadly extends much farther: In the latest of several recent episodes in which President Donald Tr...