Articles filed under Politics
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There are no moderates in the Republican raceJul 16, 2023 1:00 am - The race to beat former President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination for president is not, much as some of us might wish, a race to the middle, but a race to the...
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Jesse Jackson to step down as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSHJul 14, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to step down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded in 1971, his son's congress...
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Time to end affirmative action for males in college admissions?Jul 14, 2023 1:00 am - Last month in the case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed use of race as a factor in college admissions decisions. Isn't it time, t...
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Chicago man who took photo from Pelosi's office during riot sent to prisonJul 14, 2023 1:00 am - A Chicago man who stole a prized photograph from then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in...
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Lake County forest district might ask votes for $155 million next yearJul 14, 2023 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve system could ask voters for about $155 million to fund an array of projects and needs, according to an initial recommendation. The sugges...
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Cocaine in the White HouseJul 14, 2023 1:00 am - In his memoir "Beautiful Things," Hunter Biden writes about the time he left his wallet in a rental car where he also left drug paraphernalia and white-powder residue. A...
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Biden proclaims NATO alliance 'more united than ever' as he celebrates new member FinlandJul 13, 2023 1:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - President Joe Biden said he and other NATO leaders showed the world that the military alliance remains "more united than ever," as he on Thursday capped ...
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Columnist Jim Slusher: What would have happened at Northwestern without those news reports?Jul 13, 2023 1:00 am - By Jim Slusher jslusher@dailyherald.com It is indisputable that publicity complicates leaders' decision making, but that doesn't have to mean it leads to bad decisions. ...
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Supreme Court rejects liberal arguments based on liesJul 13, 2023 1:00 am - "This is not a normal court." So said President Joe Biden as the Supreme Court was handing down its rulings in big cases decided since its current term began last Octobe...
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When life is real as rentJul 12, 2023 1:00 am - You don't know anything about poor, working and middle-class America until you try to rent an apartment. I'm not talking about renting an apartment for yourself. I'm tal...