Articles filed under Politics
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In reversal, Aunt Martha's clinics will accept federal fundsAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Aunt Martha's Health & Wellness, one of Illinois' three family planning organizations, confirmed Friday it will accept federal funds it previously declined...
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Constable: Mass shootings have gone from 'not here' to 'anywhere'Aug 22, 2019 5:30 am - September is the month when Congress and the White House will take on the problem of mass shootings. August simply provided some motivation. Celebrating a loved one's bi...
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Health care is a human right. It's time for a public option.Aug 22, 2019 1:00 am - As voters went to the polls last year, health care was their No. 1 issue, edging out the economy for the first time in more than a decade. In the months since the electi...
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Courts commission agrees DuPage judge lied to police about shootingAug 22, 2019 1:00 am - An Illinois Courts Commission panel says DuPage County Judge Patrick O'Shea behaved in ways "prejudicial to the administration of justice," including lying to police and...
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Why is Joe Walsh threatening to run against Trump in 2020?Aug 22, 2019 1:00 am - Is it a publicity stunt? Is it a cash grab? Does he really think he has a shot? These questions - and several more - were top of mind after former one-term Illinois Repu...
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Editorial: Report is an indictment of a culture, not just one managerAug 21, 2019 11:00 pm - It seems pretty safe to say that Tim Mapes isn't going to give anyone competition for Boss of the Year. An independent investigation of the working conditions in the off...
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Facebook attracts swift blowback from report on anti-conservative biasAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Aspen, Colo. - Facebook is caught in a political tight spot once again after releasing a report aimed at assuaging conservative criticisms that its algorithms and polici...
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The slow burn of Congo's Ebola outbreakAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Meanwhile, in the semitropical vastness of eastern Congo, a killer is loose. The second-largest Ebola outbreak in history has entered its second year. It has taken more...
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Amazon's strategy to win over congressional critics: Tours of its giant warehousesAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - From the White House to the campaign trail for the democratic presidential nomination, politicians have found a popular punching bag in Amazon, accusing the...
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What will they learn at college?Aug 21, 2019 1:00 am - By Walter E. Williams See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...