Articles filed under Politics
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Trump's Republicans scoring on issues Democrats wouldn't mentionAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - You know the first two nights of the Republicans' virtual national convention have gone well when you see that Politico's morning Playbook leads with a lame joke about t...
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In today's supercharged politics, even a garden can start a fightAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - It has long been accepted, at least in some circles, that there is a condition known as Trump Derangement Syndrome. But if there are still any skeptics out there, consid...
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The AP account, 100 years ago, as women won the right to voteAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - One hundred years ago, The Associated Press published this account of the passage of the 19th amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote. The Associated Press August...
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Constable: Are the End Times here? Well, no, says biblical scholarAug 25, 2020 5:30 am - A fridge-sized asteroid hurtles toward Earth as we cope with a pandemic, horrific storms, racial atrocities, wildfires, violence and political pandemonium. "We are at th...
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Saunders: Blaming Trump, but giving Democrats a pass on COVIDAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - At the Democratic National Convention, Kristin Urquiza essentially accused President Donald Trump of killing her father, Mark, who died of the coronavirus after he went ...
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Dion: Trump is not Satan, only incompetentAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - By Marc Munroe Dion Creamsicle-colored Pres. Donald J. Trump uses more makeup and hairspray than my wife, but he is not Satan. I dislike the man intensely, and I hate w...
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Estrich: Nothing really happens at political conventions, so end themAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - I used to love political conventions. As a kid, I watched every minute on TV - good and bad. In 1964, I woke my parents urgently to tell them to send a telegram supporti...
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Guest view: A divided America cannot standAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - Much happened in America before and after the year 1619 that was highlighted by Nikole Hannah-Jones in her Pulitzer Prize-winning paper "The 1619 Project" on the history...
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Four GOP legislators demand ethics, lobbying reform commission hold meetingsAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Four Republican lawmakers implored the co-leaders of a panel designed to present ethics and lobbying reform proposals to restart meetings that have stalled...
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Judge throws out McHenry Township lawsuit over ballot questionAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - A judge on Monday ruled McHenry County Clerk Joseph Tirio was right to not put a question about whether to dissolve the McHenry Township on the November ballot. The town...