Articles filed under Politics
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Twenty years after the U.S. invasion of IraqMar 23, 2023 1:00 am - It's been two decades since, on March 19, 2003, United States forces invaded Iraq. President George W. Bush ordered the invasion to neutralize what he said was the threa...
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State House passes bill prohibiting book bansMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit libraries from banning books or other material because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, pr...
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Ukraine, IMF agree on $15.6 billion loan packageMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany - Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund have agreed on a $15.6 billion loan package aimed at shoring up government finances severely strained by...
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Des Plaines District 62 board member says schools shouldn't celebrate Columbus DayMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 board member who's seeking reelection said educators need to "fix our history books" and stop honoring Christopher Columbus' ...
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Transgender youth: 'Forced outing' bills make schools unsafeMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - TULSA, Okla. - Al Stone-Gebhardt worked hard in school to make sure he graduates in May, and he spent hundreds of dollars on commencement regalia, but he is fully prepar...
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Guest columnist Arthur I. Cyr: Japan, Korea reach an important accordMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - Japan and South Korea, increasingly powerful nations, have reached an important agreement with far-reaching positive implications. On March 16, Prime Ministers Fumio Kis...
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Kansas lawmakers near approval of 'born alive' abortion billMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - TOPEKA, Kan. - A Kansas proposal based on the disputed idea that providers leave infants to die after they're born during abortions is nearing legislative approval, as R...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Wellesley is for womenMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - Wellesley College, my alma mater, is one of only 30 women's colleges left in the country. Should it stay that way? This week, students overwhelmingly passed a non-bindin...
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Federal Reserve raises key rate by quarter-point despite bank turmoilMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve extended its year-long fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point despite concerns that ...
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Yellen says bank situation stabilizing, different from 2008Mar 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen projected calm on Tuesday after recent regional bank collapses but told a gathering of bankers that additional rescue arrang...