Articles filed under Politics
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Biden finds his footingJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich Oh, I know. He tripped. That's the irony. The week where he showed that he had found his footing going into the fall election, he tripped over a sandba...
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Link finally admits he wore a wire to secretly record fellow lawmaker in 2018Jun 09, 2023 1:00 am - Former state Sen. Terry Link publicly acknowledged for the first time this week that he'd worn a wire to secretly record a fellow lawmaker in 2019. Link, a Vernon Hills ...
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Trump charged over classified documents in 1st federal indictment of an ex-presidentJun 08, 2023 1:00 am - MIAMI - Donald Trump said Thursday that he has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is...
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Atlanta organizers unveil plan to stop 'Cop City' at the ballot boxJun 08, 2023 1:00 am - ATLANTA - Activists announced an effort Wednesday to force a referendum that would allow Atlanta voters to decide whether the construction of a proposed police and firef...
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Columnist Jim Slusher: With the news, 'the way it is' isn't always 'the way it will be'Jun 08, 2023 1:00 am - I like the print newspaper, and its electronic twin our e-edition, because it provides a unique, immutable snapshot of a day. I like the online newspaper for the precise...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Mike Pence's ill-starred presidential runJun 08, 2023 1:00 am - On paper, has there ever been a more qualified candidate for president than Mike Pence? Twelve years in the House of Representatives, four as governor of Indiana and fou...
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UN judges declare 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to stand trial because of dementiaJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands - United Nations judges have declared an 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to continue standing trial because he has dementia and said th...
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Rishi Sunak goes to Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on agenda for Biden meetingJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The war in Ukraine was top of U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's agenda Wednesday as he started a two-day trip to Washington carrying the message that post-B...
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Owner of funeral homes accused of spraying insecticide at cops, assaulting media at Jan. 6 riotJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - An owner of several funeral homes on Long Island was arrested Wednesday on charges that he sprayed wasp killer at police officers and attacked journalists - including an...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: The June rise (and fall) of Joe BidenJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - The president just had a rise over congressional Republicans in the debt ceiling crisis and a fall at the Air Force Academy - one big deal and a small one. The fall: muc...