Articles filed under Politics
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Ready or not, here it comes: The 2023 local election cycle is about to beginNov 21, 2022 4:30 am - Just when you thought campaign season was over and the deluge of political mailers and ads had receded ... get ready for more. Candidates running for mayor and seats on ...
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Poised for another term as speaker, Welch reflects on growing majorityNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, who recently announced he has the support for another term as House speaker, says he looks forward to governi...
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Success or COP-out: How do this year's climate talks rate?Nov 20, 2022 12:00 am - SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) - After two weeks of haggling, officials on Sunday cheered the end of this year's U.N. climate talks in Egypt, which resulted in the creation...
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UN climate deal: Calamity cash, but no new emissions cutsNov 20, 2022 12:00 am - SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - For the first time, the nations of the world decided to help pay for the damage an overheating world is inflicting on poor countries, but they f...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Pull up a chair for coming GOP presidential campaign spectacleNov 20, 2022 12:00 am - A mere mortal would hang his head in shame. It should be lost on no one that this is the third election cycle - 2018, 2020 and now 2022 - that the Democrats have won by ...
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GOP sees slight Latino vote gains, painful candidate lossesNov 20, 2022 12:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Republicans had placed hopes on a roster of Latina candidates around the country as they looked to make gains with Latino voters in a midterm election that ...
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Can new Senate GOP leader Curran 'bring balance' to Illinois government? That's his goalNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Senate Minority Leader-elect John Curran will take over a caucus that's more than doubled in size by the majority-party Democrats. His goal: "Bring balance...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Trump obsession clouds midterm analysisNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - By Byron York Remember when the conventional wisdom was that abortion would be a huge issue in the midterm elections? Then the election came, and a lot of data pointed t...
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U.S. moves to shield Saudi crown prince in journalist killingNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's high office should shield him from a lawsuit over his role in the killing of a U.S.-b...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Republicans need an economic growth agendaNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - After disappointing midterm election results for Republicans, many understandably pin blame on corrosive figures like former President Donald Trump. His losing record is...